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Land seizures and separation barriers in Al-Walaja — The human cost of occupation

Real people’s lives are at stake. There is a moral responsibility for all people invested in a two...

Urging Diplomatic Solutions Isn’t “Encouraging Terror” — Just Ask the IDF

The “debate” over Israel’s future isn’t between hawks and doves, it’s between those who insist on the dogged...

Charedi Knesset Member’s Slandering of Reform Jews Ignites Backlash From Fellow Members

Hareidi MK Israel Eichler’s comparison of Reform Jews to mentally ill patients diminishes not only Reform Judaism but...

I need two states.

Alan Elsner, Special Advisor to the President at J Street, shares a poem he wrote about the need...

A Visit to East Jerusalem

I know that I am part of a large majority of American Jews whose ideas are not represented...

Join Me — The Jewish Struggle for Palestinian Rights

There's a civil rights campaign taking place right now that is just as important, just as urgent and...

Israel’s Home Demolitions Policy Is Morally Wrong

Israel has every right to defend itself against terrorism and one can only sympathize with citizens who feel...

In the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, There is No Status Quo

We must reject the status quo because it does not exist. We must embrace a positive vision because,...

Progressives Can’t Stay Silent on Anti-Semitism

Amidst a serious and important conversation about Israel’s future, human rights and the occupation, there’s a problem with...