Quakers in Belgium & Luxembourg are deeply concerned by the bombing of Iran and Lebanon by Israel and the USA, which is breaking international law and repeating the tragic mistakes of military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan. We know that stability and security are achieved through dialogue, diplomacy and careful long-term peacemaking. War is not the answer.

At the very centre of the Quaker faith lies the experience of the Inward Light: in every human being there is implanted an element of God’s own Spirit and divine energy. Known to Friends as “that of God in everyone”, this element forms the basis the Quaker way of life of which non-violence is an essential expression. We totally oppose all wars, all preparation for war, all use of weapons and coercion by force, and all military alliances. No end could ever justify such means.

We endorse the recent statements on this war by Britain Yearly Meeting and the American Quaker Friends National Committee on Legislation