Some people regard Israel as evil. Others defend it as if it can do no wrong. As ardent opponents of the occupation who see no contradiction between being pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian, we know that some of what Israel’s critics say is true. And some of what its defenders say is also true.
Our goal is to present a third narrative, to weigh the claims and counter-claims in this ongoing debate in order to help those who want to pursue peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Featured Posts
Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn About Protecting Jews
Trump’s new executive order on antisemitism targets university campuses and the left. It doesn’t address the more virulent antisemitism on the right — by far the bigger danger to Jews.
‘Unsettling Ideology’: A deep dive into Settler Colonialism, Part II
…perfect justice, Kirsch argues, would mean restoring the Land of Israel to the Jews who were driven out of it by the Romans and also to the Palestinian Arabs who have been denied sovereignty by the Jews. “But any attempt to secure the country for just one of these peoples would inflict suffering on millions…”
Arab & Jewish Israelis ‘Standing Together’
Bringing Arabs & Jews together is a rebuke to rejectionists on university campuses & social media. BDS added Standing Together to its boycott list, damning it for “normalizing” interactions with Israeli Jews—a threat to sclerotic orthodoxies of left & right, alike.
Recent Posts
Israel and Jews in Crosshairs of NYC Mayoral Race
A charismatic young socialist, who is also a Muslim immigrant with a highly critical track record on Israel, has a significant chance to become the next Mayor of New York. Jewish New Yorkers need not panic.
Some Good News for a Change
On May 9th, the “It’s Time” Peace Summit, backed by 60 Israeli and Palestinian peace organizations, was held in an all-day conference at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center, with 5,000 activists packing the building, and tens of thousands connected via social media.
Two-State Solution’s Dead? What’s the Alternative?
… there are roughly seven million Israeli Jews and seven million Palestinian Arabs living in the borders of the British Mandate. … The most workable way to share is to divide the land … also the only way to achieve, for both sides, the minimum of national rights that both have legitimately pursued.
Israeli Right-wing Gov’s Grotesque Agenda
The protesters’ banner reads: “It’s time for a government of Recovery.” This analysis is by the national chair of Canadian Friends of Peace Now, who joins us as a contributing writer.
Israel has had enough of Netanyahu
Netanyahu knows [that if] elections were to be held tomorrow, he’d be thrown out of office. … and he’d likely wind up spending time in jail, like his predecessor, the former prime minister Ehud Olmert.
When reality truly overwhelms your worst imaginings
This is a Cri de Coeur from Israel for the government to end this nightmare by completing the deal it originally signed to release the remaining hostages, currently abandoned and left to their torturous fate.