The mainstream right may well regain power, with the support or leadership of Gantz and Lapid, which is better than Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. But that would mean a return to the status quo we have been protesting against for so many years.
Peter Beinart points out that Herzog was associated with some illiberal statements, but he ignores that they were salvos in the heat of an election campaign. . .
12 progressive Jewish organizations issued a statement on July 3rd, but the crisis has deepened with Israel’s military assault in Jenin.
While protesting now against their extremist government, Israelis also need to resolve the Palestinian conflict in the future. That means finding new solutions to challenges like the Palestinian call for a “Right of Return.”
We’re presenting subjects ranging from Israel’s current crises to discussions of the Nakba, the welfare state in West Bank settlements, and a speech by a CUNY law school grad.
Israel needs a two-state solution for its own sake, let alone for Palestinians, which is why we should oppose settlement expansion making it less likely.
The author (pictured above) asks: “How do I convince my own people, and the people on the other side, that we both have a legitimate right to live here?”
Changing course through the mutual confirmation of each other’s history and desires, pain lived and pain inflicted, is essential.
A veteran Israeli peace activist reflects on the futility of the violence, and recalls his four visits to Gaza during better times.
The Nakba was a terrible tragedy that can’t be ignored. It would not have happened if Palestinian and other Arab leaders had not initiated an all-out war.
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