Coalition of Women for Peace

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Coalition of Women for Peace

Abbreviation	CWP
Founded	2000[1]
Type	Non-profit NGO
Focus	"bringing together women from a wide variety of identities and groups."[1]
Area served	Israel and the Palestinian territories[1]
Method	"public campaigns and education and outreach programs, working to develop and integrate a feminist discourse on all levels of society."[1]
Website	Official site (English)

The Coalition of Women for Peace (Hebrew: קואליציית נשים לשלום) is an umbrella organization of women's groups in Israel, established in November 2000. It describes itself as "a feminist organization against the occupation of Palestine and for a just peace.".^[1] CWP says that it is "committed to ending the occupation and creating a more just society, while enhancing women’s inclusion and participation in the public discourse".^[1]

The groups that founded the Coalition of Women for Peace are Machsom Watch, Noga Feminist Journal, Women in Black, The Fifth Mother, TANDI, Bat Shalom, New Profile and NELED.^[2]

The Coalition of Women for Peace came to an agreement on their principles for a solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a conference in Nazareth in November 2000.

1. the struggle to end the occupation on the basis of two states for two peoples
2. Jerusalem as two capitals for two states
3. a just solution to the refugee problem based on UN resolutions
4. involvement of women in peace negotiations
5. reducing Israel's militarism
6. social and economic justice for all
7. equal citizenship of the Palestinian citizens and integration of Israel into the Middle East

In 2009 the Coalition of Women for Peace held a series of ideological and political debates to revise these principles to reflect the current positions of its activists. This includes a political solution based on historical justice and international law (recognizing the two state solution as only one possible outcome) and support for the Right of Return of Palestinian refugees.^{[citation needed]}