Aida Touma-Sliman

Overview

Aida Touma-Sliman born Nazareth, Palestine July 16, 1964. Christian-born Arab peacemaker. Israeli citizen and member of the Knesset. Co-founder and CEO, Women Against Violence (WAV), 1992. Co-founded Al-Badeel, a coalition against honor killings, 1993. Joined Women in Black, 1989. Coordinator of Engendering the Peace Process, 1995-96. Offered food and medical relief to West Bank during Israeli invasion of West Bank and Gaza, 2001. Upon election to Knesset, assumed leadership of Committee on the Status of Women and the newly established Anti-Racism Caucus, 2015.

Quotations

“The women on the other side of the fence deserve to live lives free of occupation and checkpoints.” (International Women’s Day protest, 2015, +972 magazine; photo tlv1.fm)