Why document 50 years of Jewish peace activism?
Why document a movement that has failed for 50 years to achieve its objective? The director of the American Jewish Peace Archive answers a tough question.
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Blood Soiled Hands and the Dreams of Our Fathers (On Israel Independence Day)
The vision of those who founded the state, as inscribed in the Declaration of Independence, was of a state based on the principles of freedom, justice and peace, as envisioned by Israel’s prophets. This Independence Day, alongside celebrations of our…
My song speaks of my love for Israel: Theodore Bikel, z”l speaks
Theodore Meir Bikel, z”l, human being extraordinaire, actor, singer, activist, and peace pioneer died on July 21, 2015 at the age of 91. May his memory be for a blessing. Two months before he died, on May 6, 2015, I…
A Letter from Israel Right Now
Much of this is taken from an email to a good friend. Tel Aviv Rally. July 2014. By A. Daniel Roth I am glad that you got this conversation started. I need to be thinking this way about making a…
Why so silent on peace negotiations, Israeli left?
This is a guest post by A. Daniel Roth, an educator and journalist living in South Tel Aviv. He was born and raised in Toronto and lived in a commune of the Hashomer Hatzair movement in New York City. Daniel is a member…
Seeing "Budrus" in Ramallah
It is one thing to know that peace-loving Palestinians exist, but quite another to join several hundreds [700, I have since learned] of Palestinians giving a standing ovation five minutes long to a film about non-violence. Last Wednesday night, I…
Brit Tzedek + J Street =
If you’ve missed the news, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom and J Street have entered into negotiations to incorporate the former into the latter, uniting the grassroots votes with the financial clout, respectively, to protect Obama’s back in Congress. As someone privy…