Sally Abed

Sally Abed (; born 1991) is a Palestinian-Israeli peace activist and politician. She is a leader in the Standing Together movement and a member of Haifa's city council.

Early life and education Abed grew up in Mi'ilya, an Arab village in the western Galilee. Both of her parents worked for the Israeli government. She returned to Israel in 2015.

Career and activism

Political career 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". She was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Haifa Museums in April that same year. At the time, she stated that protests were organized to demand a ceasefire and an end to the occupation, emphasizing that a military offensive in Gaza could not guarantee the safety of Israelis. They visited D.C., New York City, and the Boston area where thousands of people came to hear them speak. Abed has emphasized the importance of a bilateral cease-fire and two-state solution, and says she only believes this will happen if Israeli Jews believe it is in their own self interest. Her goal is to continue building a social movement to shift the narrative that Israeli security can only be achieved by military occupation of Palestinian territories.

Personal life Abed and her husband live in Haifa's Wadi Salib neighborhood.