In the Knesset, who is left-wing? Who is right-wing? Are these terms even useful? Investigative journalist, David Sheen, gave a series of lectures for an international audience; he threw out the traditional breakdown of Israeli politics in favor of a new alignment...
Peter Beinart, Jewish-American Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the CUNY Newmark School of Journalism, who works as a columnist, political commentator, journalist, and editor-at-large of Jewish Currents. Beinart has authored several books, including...
Americans for Peace Now (APN) is the sister organization to Israel's preeminent peace movement, Shalom Achshav (“Peace Now “in Hebrew). APN advocates for a two-state solution that ensures peace between Israel and Palestine by calling for an end to Israeli settlements...
A self-described “secular Jew,” documentary filmmaker Stefan Moore wrote about the troubled history of creating the Jewish state for Consortium News. He argues for a shift from fighting for a two-state solution toward a “democratic secular state accommodating both...
The New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA) amplifies Jewish voices with shared values to promote social justice, combat antisemitism, and support a democratic vision of Israel. The NYJA also engages with critical issues that affect the New York community. NYJA hosted a...
A Land for All represents a group of Israelis and Palestinians who offer a new perspective on the two-state solution. Learn more about A Land for All’s proposal for two sovereign states in Israel and Palestine at the Promised Land Museum.
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...
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...
“One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” —Omar El Akkad, Journalist Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in...
“What I saw today made me feel ashamed to be Jewish” – Don Pardo, former Director of Mossad Tamir Pardo, the former Director of Mossad from 2011–2016, recently toured the West Bank, after which he delivered a sobering assessment of the mistreatment of Palestinian...
The Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research published a previously suppressed IDF intelligence report dating from 1948. This report contradicts the Israeli narrative about the major factor in the displacement of Israel’s Arab residents during the...
David Sheen is a Toronto-born, Haifa-based investigative journalist, who has worked for dozens of local, regional, and international news outlets, from Haaretz to Electronic Intifada, since 2010. He has focused extensively on the Israeli far-right, including the...
In the Knesset, who is left-wing? Who is right-wing? Are these terms even useful? Investigative journalist, David Sheen, gave a series of lectures for an international audience; he threw out the traditional breakdown of Israeli politics in favor of a new alignment...