A Jewish/Zionist Case for a Just, Bi-National/Federation
Israel/Palestine
Netanyahu Needs A War
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Yoav Peck, an Israeli peace activist, emphasizes the need for Israelis to come together to overcome the evils of Netanyahu.
Israel/Palestine
Moving from Demographic Discord to Sustainability
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Alon Tal argues that of the many divisive issues that have been at the heart of historic tensions between Jewish and Arab Israelis, few have been as acrimonious as population growth.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Communities of Faith Must Join to Demand an Arms Embargo
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The viability of a two-state solution in the Israel/Palestine conflict depends on the conscience of people within the United States.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
The Problem with Solutions
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Noah Habeeb asks us to remember that in order to successfully implement a just solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict, we need to focus on the process of solving it, not just the solution.
Politics & Society
A Two-State Solution is the Only Option
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Alon Ben-Meir writes: “Israel and the Palestinians must choose to either live in peace or in a state of constant hostilities and bloodshed. The Palestinians’ right to a state of their own, coupled with unanimous international support, makes the two-state solution the only viable option.”
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
On the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Back to Democratic Basics
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Sam Sussman outlines why Democrats should be critical of the Netanyahu goverment and the Occupation, now more than ever.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Moving Beyond Despair
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Don Waxman proposes a pragmatic approach which will “focus on campaigning for interim measures that Israel could easily adopt, measures that would dramatically improve the lives and enhance the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.”
Israel/Palestine
Repenting for What Israel Did to Gaza – Without Condoning the Wrongs Committed by Hamas
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The human suffering is monumental. The political consequence was a major rightward turn in Israel that shaped the 2015 Israeli elections.
US_Politics
Coexistence, Equality, and Universal Principles in Israel/Palestine: Regrouping in the Absence of a Two-State Solution
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The most urgent focus must be on the worsening conditions faced by Palestinians, not on theoretical arguments about one state vs. two.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Bringing the Values of Open Hillel Into Postgraduate Life: An Open Letter
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Where will all the Open Hillelnikim go once they’ve left campus? What will become of this movement? How will you engage the Jewish community beyond campus? In short, how will you engage with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as an American Jew?
Articles
Letter to a Jewish Girl
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I write this letter for the Jewish girl who was afraid to put her name to this letter for fear of being deemed too controversial to be hired within the American Jewish community. I write this letter for the Jewish girl who debates the news schizophrenically with herself inside her head. I write this letter for the Jewish girl who was told that her politics went wrong when she let a few experiences with “good Arabs” distract her from the bigger picture.
Articles
Dispatches from the Open Hillel Movement: An Introduction
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This collection of pieces was born out of a gathering of ideas and debate modeled by the Open Hillel conference — a needed intervention in the contemporary echo chamber of Jewish American discourse about Israel.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Nakba, Occupation, and the Search for Original Sin: A Response to Wendy Somerson
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My approach and Somerson’s should be two examples of dueling alternatives on the American Jewish Left, hopefully beyond the Left, in search of both a correction (tikkun) and a conclusion (siyum) to the injustices of one people dominating another.
2014
What Terms for Middle East Peace Would Actually Work?
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By championing this detailed peace plan, the United States could change the psychodynamics of the struggle between Israel and Palestine and make negotiations fruitful.