Sally Abed (born 1990 or 1991) is a Palestinian-Israeli peace activist and politician. She a leader in the Standing Together movement and a member of Haifa's city council.[1]
Life
editAbed grew up in Mi'ilya, an Arab village in the western Galilee.[1] Her family was not political; her father had given up politics following an arrest in the 1980s for his involvement with the Communist Party.[2] Both of her parents worked for the Israeli government.[2] She became interested in justice from a young age, and would "stand up against – but also have compassion for – the class bully". She received the nickname "the justice princess" from her mother.[1]
Abed attended Earlham College in the United States, where she earned her bachelor's degree in economics and political science.[3]
Prior to the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, Abed had been planning for Haifa's municipal elections, where she was campaigning as "head of a new joint Jewish-Arab list".[1] As of April 2024,she had been elected to Haifa's city council.[2] That same month, she was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Haifa Museums.[3]
In November 2023, Abed and fellow Standing Together leader Alon-Lee Green went on a speaking tour on the East Coast of the U.S. to discuss their work.[4][5]
Personal life
editAbed and her husband live in Haifa's Wadi Salib neighborhood.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "A Radical Word, "Peace"". Alliance for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ a b c Wiener, Jon (2024-04-11). "Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ a b c חיפה, מוזיאוני (2024-04-17). "Sally Abed appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Haifa Museums". Haipo. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Boorstein, Michelle (2023-11-17). "Israeli peace activists tour U.S. campuses and find a 'new war zone'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Minsberg, Talya (2023-11-17). "Israeli and Palestinian Activists Ask Americans to Take Side of Peace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-22.