Arab-Israeli conflict

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on Israel and its allies to define their end goal, amid renewed violence between Hamas and Israel. Calls for a ceasefire from CJPME and the UN Secretary-General have…

Through the international news agency for peace and nonviolence Pressenza, we have been covering for years: the mass attacks, violence and blockade of the Gaza Strip, the settlements and violence in the West Bank – by the Israeli governments, the…

Thousands of deaths, again and again, how many more will we need? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become a real equation impossible for humankind to resolve. Yet we are not supposed to have been lacking in spirit, reason, and common sense…

400 Israeli teenagers sign letter addressed to the prime minister, saying ‘annexation means deepening the conflict while entrenching occupation, violence, and racism.’ By Oren Ziv – +972 Magazine, Four hundred Israeli teenagers from around the country have signed a letter…

We continue our discussion of President Trump’s long-awaited Middle East plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he has described as the “deal of the century.” The plan was drafted by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner without any input from Palestinians…

These are dark times politically. But amid the gloom, there are real sources of hope in Israel-Palestine — not least all the people fighting to make it a better place. By Haggai Matar Here’s a new year’s resolution: I want…

Without a cartoon villain to rail against, the energy required to end the occupation is in danger of dissipating. By Aron Keller Given that Benjamin Netanyahu presided over the rightward shift of Israeli society and the hollowing out of its…

Many recent developments signal an early implementation of the “deal of the century” despite Palestinian rejection. Yara Zarir for openDemocracy 25 August 2019 The “deal of the century” is the peace plan proposed by the Trump administration to end the…

By Hillel Schenker On Saturday night, May 29th, I was one of an estimated 100,000 Israelis who responded to the call to demonstrate in defense of the Israeli democracy that is being steadily undermined by the right-wing government. Despite the…

When diaspora Jews and those living in Israel join with Palestinians, they forge a more powerful and just movement to end the occupation. ~By Rafi Ellenson May 24, 2019 I watched the Israeli Defense Forces throw several stun grenades — one…