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A Voice of Reason in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

U.S. Representative Marc Pocan Visits the West Bank During his time in Congress, U.S. representative Marc Pocan has been vocal about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In June 2017, he was the only congressional sponsor of a briefing on Capitol Hill about “life for...

Promoting Interreligious Exchange in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Jewish Voices

A Grassroots Organization with Both Israeli and Palestinian Members While vociferous organizations from one side of the Israel-Palestine conflict or the other may be highly visible, organizations that have members from both sides working together may be missed. Roots...

Dispelling Myths about Israel

Documents & Books

Ten Myths about Israel: A Book Review "Historical disinformation, even of the most recent past, can do tremendous harm," Israeli historian and University of Exeter professor Ilan Pappé writes in his latest book, Ten Myths About Israel, published by Verso Books in...

Claims of Antisemitism at Duke University

Antisemitism

A letter in a college newspaper discussed recent claims of antisemitism. Visit the Promised Land Museum to learn more about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Perspectives Magazine – Winter 2022

Perspectives Magazine

A balanced perspective of the Israel-Palestine conflict, focused on the Creation of State, current events, and an evolving view.

Gabor Maté and Justifying Violence

Jewish Voices

In his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Dr.Gabor Maté writes that “no society can understand itself without looking at its shadow side.” Hungarian-Canadian physician Gabor Maté is a Holocaust survivor, addiction expert, speake,r...

Do West Bank Policies Amount to Apartheid in Israel?

Apartheid

Former Ambassadors Call It Like They See It Apartheid in Israel is controversial when it comes to contemporary discussions of the country. It wouldn’t be surprising to encounter a litany of hurriedly offered reasons why the concept is not applicable to the country’s...

Brennan Urges Biden to Pursue Two-State Solution for Israel-Palestine

Two-State Solution

What Does Brennan’s Letter to Biden Mean for Palestinian Statehood? It isn’t every day that a past director of the C.I.A personally writes a letter to the President. In Joe Brennan’s recent article in The New York Times, he asks Joe Biden to help...

Is Israel Committing War Crimes?

Uncategorized

Who Can Be Trusted to Tell? Top Israeli Intellectuals Urge Human Rights Groups to Investigate War Crimes Last May, more than 180 Israeli scientists and intellectuals wrote a letter to the International Crime Court (ICC) urging it not to accept the state’s...

Gain a Better Understanding of Palestine with These Top Resources

Resources

Have you felt challenged when understanding Palestine and the history of occupation? Perhaps you don’t know where to look. In today’s world – with so much information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – it’s difficult to know where to start. So, where do...

The Reality of Palestine

Families

Throughout history, Palestine was home to people of many religions including Christians, Muslims and Jews. They lived in peace. However, even though the first Zionist congress took place in 1897, the State of Israel was not declared until 1948. What is the current...

Imagine What Life Is Like for Palestinian Children

Palestinian Children

What is life like for Palestinian children? On the wall of the girls’ school in the Palestinian West Bank village of Luban e-Sharqiyah, there is a drawing of a teacher and students. It reads “teach us arithmetic and not beatings,” in Arabic wordplay. Getting to...

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