
The Mother's Day They Erased
In 1870, Julia Ward Howe issued a Mother's Day Proclamation calling for peace and disarmament. In 2026, both parties post tributes while funding wars that kill mothers. Julia Ward Howe wanted to disarm. The politicians posting flowers today want to arm.

















![Israeli trucks seen from another position marked as targets of the operation [Netzarim Corridor - August 23rd, 2024]](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fypejdt32%2Farticles%2F3af6c95f8e4ac5e7349fd172c9673b2b0485c6ba-732x491.webp%3Ffit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75)







![Palestinians displaced by Israeli bombardments on the Gaza Strip, at the border with Egypt [Rafah (Gaza) - Jan 14, 2024 - Fatima Shbair]](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fypejdt32%2Farticles%2Ffa6018b8d02a3421cee9210f7feeed93c73a6371-556x371.webp%3Ffit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75)


![Israeli military forces seen during an operation [Jenin, occupied West Bank - September 2, 2024]](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fypejdt32%2Farticles%2F8bcc83ce61681a7d6c01acc499ca34af79081e60-1200x802.jpg%3Ffit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75)

