A Civilian Occupation: The Politics of Israeli Architecture is a collection of essays, photographs, maps, plans, and statistical data which explore Israel’s urban and architectural planning and the ideology it relies on. The book features contributions by Meron...
In The Punishment of Gaza, veteran Israeli journalist Gideon Levy tracks the development of Israel policy between 2005 and 2009. He finds that Israel’s goal is to deny Palestinians the opportunity of forming an independent state; these policies have transformed Gaza...
Gideon Levy is one of the most famous and controversial journalists in Israel. The Independent has described him as both “the most hated man in Israel” and the “most heroic.” Levy, in turn, describes Israelis as living in a “bubble”—unaware of their government’s...
Gideon Levy is an award-winning Israeli journalist and author, best known for writing opinion pieces and a weekly column in the Haaretz newspaper. His book, The Punishment of Gaza, uncovers how Israel’s occupation of Palestine has shown its utmost brutality in Gaza. ...
Daphna Levit, a writer who was born in Israel and served in the army, is co-author of Israeli Rejectionism: A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process (2011) and Wrestling with Zionism: Jewish Voices of Dissent (2020), which shares a chronology of Jewish voices...
Denis Goldberg was a Jewish, South African, anti-apartheid activist accused alongside Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia Trial and imprisoned for 22 years. Goldberg became a vocal critic of Israel and a supporter of the Palestinian cause, saying: “There is no doubt in my...
Gideon Levy is a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. In this video, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy argues that Israel is on its way to becoming a fascist state. Read more about Gideon Levy at the Promised Land Museum. You can see our previous post on Gideon...
Many interested in Israel-Palestine have asked the question: “Where is the Palestinian Mandela?” But Nelson Mandela’s grandson Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela has argued that this question emerges from a distortion of his grandfather’s legacy. Who Was Nelson Mandela?...
Palestine Open Maps (POM) is a platform that uses mapping technologies in collaboration with researchers to showcase visual stories of the geographical transformation of historic Palestine over the last 70+ years. The project combines 1940s British Mandate of...
Dr. Joshua Shanes, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Arnold Center for Israel Studies at the College of Charleston in South Carolina wrote an article for Haaretz titled “Liberal Zionists, Face the Facts: There’s Already Only One State From the...
In 2018, Wikimedia Israel gathered archival images from the early 20th century with expired copyrights and published about 28,000 images to Wikipedia’s platform for free, public access. The photos give insight into life of Palestinian families in the region—Muslim,...
Rami Elhanan is a 7th generation Jerusalemite who describes himself as Jewish, Israeli, and “before everything else […] a human being.” In 1997, his 14-year-old daughter was killed by Palestinian suicide bombers. He shared his story and how he was able to find peace...
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veterans who served in the Israeli military and share what they have witnessed and experienced in the Occupied Territories. Read, listen, and watch their testimonies here. Donate on their website. Visit the organization’s...
Justin Sadowsky is a civil rights attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Legal Defense Fund. Sadowsky has played a key role in fighting the United States’ “terror watchlist,” defending the rights of incarcerated Muslim Americans, and defeating...
Suzanne Weiss is a member of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. She gave a speech at the 2022 Al Quds rally for Palestine, in which she expressed solidarity with the Palestinians who are resisting Israel’s oppression, bombardment, blockades, and...