PeaceCast

#297: Amir Tibon on US-Israel Relations Sep 29, 2023

Recording of a September 28th 2023 APN webinar with Haaretz's diplomatic correspondent Amir Tibon.

296: Crooked Timber: Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin’s New Book on Israeli Democracy Sep 21, 2023

Recording of a September 21st 2023 APN webinar with Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin.

#295: Oslo at 30 with Arnon Degani Sep 08, 2023

Dr. Arnon Degani, a scholar who focuses on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the producer of a Hebrew language podcast on the Oslo process, comes back to PeaceCast for a deeper dive into the topic on the 30th anniversary of the Oslo agreements. Arnon was our guest a year ago on episode # 255. contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#294: Shanda: Letty Cottin Pogrebin on Shame and Disgrace Aug 31, 2023

Recording of an August 31rd APN webinar with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, discussing her new book.

#293: Amos Guiora on Israel's Protest Movement and Criminal Complicity Aug 28, 2023

Amos Guiora is a professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, the University of Utah. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel, and in the past few months has become very active in Israel’s pro-democracy protest movement, both in the US and Israel.

Here are links to the two articles he mentions in this episode, published in The Hill:

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4095672-us-must-respond-to-israels-toleration-of-west-bank-settlers-pogroms-terrorism/

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4142038-biden-needs-to-have-a-tough-talk-with-israels-netanyahu/

And here is a link to the University of Utah College of Law’s Bystander Initiative, which Prof. Guiora founded and runs: https://sjquinney.utah.edu/news-articles/new-initiative-studies-ecosystem-of-abuse/

#292: Shahira Shalabi on Mixed Cities in Israel Aug 14, 2023

Recording of an August 14th APN webinar. Shahira Shalabi is the Co-Deputy CEO for Programs of the Abraham Initiatives, where she runs the mixed cities program. Before joining the Abraham Initiatives, she served as the Deputy Mayor of Haifa, was a member of the Haifa city council, and was among the founders of the Palestinian feminist movement in Israel.

#291: Adam Rasgon on Profiling the PA's Hussein Al-Sheikh Aug 09, 2023

Adam Rasgon, a journalist specializing in covering Palestinian affairs, is the co-author of a recent Foreign Policy profile of Hussein Al-Sheikh, the chief assistant of the Palestinian Authority's President Mahoud Abbas. He is also the chief PA's liaison to Israel. In this episode he discusses the story he co-authored with the New York Times' Aaron Boxerman.

Link to the Foreign Policy story: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/31/palestine-hussein-al-sheikh-nationalism-fatah-west-bank-palestinian-authority-israel/

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#290: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on Israeli violations of Palestinian Human Rights Jul 31, 2023

Recording of a July 31st APN webinar with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

Albanese's new report is available here: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session53/advance-versions/A_HRC_53_59_AdvanceUneditedVersion.pdf

#289: Israel's Democracy Crisis with Susie Gellman and Hadar Susskind Jul 25, 2023

A recording of a July 24th APN webinar to discuss the repercussions of the Isaeli government's assault on democracy.

#288: Groundworking with Sally Abed and Dina Kraft Jul 18, 2023

Sally Abed, a social activist, and Dina Kraft, a journalist and author, are the anchors of Groundwork, a successful podcast co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund and the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). In this episode they talk about the second season of their podcast.

Link to Groundwork: https://groundworkpodcast.com/

Links to past PeaceCast episodes that featured Salli and Dina: - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/2001-introducing-groundwork - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/100-accentuating-the-positive-with-dina-kraft - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/232-standing-together

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#287: Lior Amihai Updates on Settlements and Anti-Settlements Protest Jul 11, 2023

A recording of a July 10th 2023 webinar with Peace Now's Executive Director Lior Amihai.

#286: Punching the Giant - Rochelle Berman on Her Time in the West Bank Jul 03, 2023

APN intern Rochelle Berman spent her gap year in the West Bank, observing occupation friction points. In this episode, she reflects on this unique experience.

#285: US-Palestinian Relations with US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr Jun 30, 2023

A recording of a June 29th 2023 APN webinar with Hady Amr, the US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs.

#284: Diaspora Communities and Israel-Palestine with Mira Sucharov ad Omar Dajani Jun 16, 2023

A recording of a June 16th 2023 APN webinar.

#283: Israeli Society and the Conflict with Daniel Bar-Tal Jun 12, 2023

Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal is one of the world's leading experts on intractable condlicts. In his new book, Sinking into the Honey Trap - The Case of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bar-Tal lays out his analysis of Israeli society's attitude toward its conflict with the Palestinians. The book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Sinking-into-Honey-Trap-Israeli-Palestinian/dp/1637237162.

Write to Ori onir@peacenow.org

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#282: West Bank Settlements 56 Years into the Occupation with Hagit Ofran Jun 05, 2023

A recording of a June 5th 2023 APN webinar.

#281: Returning the Key - a Conversation with Yair Barak Jun 01, 2023

On the 56th anniversary of the Six Day War, which marks the beginning of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, this episode features a small story that may inspire some hope for ending the occupation, for Isreali-Palestinian peace and reconciliation. This episode's guest is Yair Barak, who at the time of the war was a reserves soldier in the IDF and participated in the fighting in Jerusalem. He recently returned to the Muslim Waqf in Jerusalem's Old City a key to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which he took during the war, 56 years ago. His story was recently featured in a Haaretz magazine piece by Nir Hasson.

#280: Israel's High-Tech Surveillance of Palestinians with Breaking the Silence's Ori Givati May 17, 2023

This episode is a recording of an APN May 15th 2023 webinar with Ori Givati of Breaking the Silence on the high tech programs the Isreali military uses to surveille Palestinians.

#279: Shikma Bressler, a Leader of Israel's Pro-Democracy Protest Movement May 03, 2023

This episode is a recording of a May 3rd 2023 APN webinar with Dr. Shikma Bressler, one of the chief leaders of Israel's protest movement.

#278: Understanding Israeli Withdrawals with Dr. Rob Geist Pinfold Apr 18, 2023

Dr. Rob Geist Pinfold is a Lecturer at Durham University's School of Government and International Affairs in the United Kingdom. His new book is titled Understanding Territorial Withdrawal - Israeli Occupations and Exits. It analyzes Israel’s withdrawals from occupied land, as well as its non-withdrawals. The book is available on Amazon here and on Oxford University Press here.

#278: Palestinian Politics and Public Opinion with Dr. Khalil Shikaki Apr 17, 2023

This episode is a recording of an April 17th APN webinar with Palestinian political scientist and pollster Khalil Shikaki.

#277: Nonviolence in Palestine with Ali Abu Awwad Apr 08, 2023

Ali Abu Awwad is the Co-founder & General Manager of Taghyeer (Change), a Palestinian organization that leads a national nonviolence grassroots movement in the West Bank. It strives to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on freedom, dignity, and security for all. Abu Awwad is one of Palestine’s most prominent nonviolence activists. This episode is an edited version of a talk he gave at Washington DC’s Busboys and Poets’ Peace Café on April 4th 2023. It was produced in cooperation with the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), of which Taghyeer is a member organization.

Taghyeer’s website: https://www.taghyeerpal.ps/

ALLMEP’s website: https://www.allmep.org/

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#276: Exploitation of Palestinian Workers in Israel with Assaf Adiv Apr 04, 2023

Assaf Adiv is a longtime activist in the field of Palestinian labor rights. He is the Executive Director of MAAN Workers Association, a nonprofit that functions as a labor union. It works to advocate for and safeguard the rights of Palestinians who work in Israel and in Israeli West Bank settlements. Maan's website: https://eng.wac-maan.org.il/ Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

275: The 1936-1939 Arab Revolt, then and now, with Oren Kessler Mar 30, 2023

Palestine 1936 The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict is the newly published book by Oren Kessler, an Israel-based author and journalist. In this conversation, Oren discusses his book, the Revolt, and their relevance today. The book is available here on Amazon.

#274: Netanyahu's Government and the Occupation with Peace Now's Lior Amihai Mar 29, 2023

This episode is a recording of a March 29th 2023 webinar with the executive director of Israel’s Peace Now movement, Lior Amihai. Before becoming Peace Now’s executive director last month, Lior served as the executive director of the Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din. Prior to his five years there, Lior co-headed Peace Now’s Settlement Watch project for almost six years. He holds a master’s degree in human rights studies from London’s University College. The webinar recording started a bit late, so a couple of minutes at the very beginning of the webinar were cut off. Peace Now’s web site: https://peacenow.org.il/en/ Donate: https://peacenow.org/donate

#273: New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman on the Crisis in Israel Mar 01, 2023

A recording of APN's March 1st webinar with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on the political crisis in Israel.

#272: Sharing the Promised Land, with Shuli Dichter Feb 17, 2023

Newly released in English, Shuli Dichter's book Sharing the Promised Land: In Pursuit of Equality Between Jewish and Arab Citizens in Israel combines personal stories with a blueprint for true equal relations between Israeli Jews and Arabs. In this conversation he talks about his vision for Jewish-Arab realtions in Israel and explains the concept of "civic Zionism."

Shuli's book on Amazon.

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#271: A Conversation with Israeli Protest Organizers Feb 14, 2023

This episode is a recording of a Februry 14th 2023 APN webinar with three of the organizers of the pro-democracy Israeli protest movement: Limor Moyal, Nery Life-Choma and Offir Gutelzon.

#270: Emil Grunzweig's Murder, 40 Years Later Feb 07, 2023

Janet Aviad was among the founders of Israel's Peace Now movement. 40 years ago, she stood next to Emil Grunzweig, a leading Peace Now activist, when he was killed by a right-wing Israeli at the end of a Peace Now demonstraton. In this episode, she talks about the event and the long shadow it cast on Israeli public life. Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#269: A Sobering Reality: A Young Palestinian Leader's Perspective with Yara Amayra Jan 27, 2023

Yara Amayra is a young Palestinian civil society activist and opinion leader.

This episode features her conversation with APN's strategic communications maven Maxxe Albert-Deitch and APN intern Eliza Schloss.

#268: The Day after Abbas with INSS' Noa Shusterman Jan 20, 2023

Noa Shusterman is the Israel-Palestinian Research Program Coordinator at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Israel's leading think tank. In this episode, she talks about the memorandum she co-authored with Udi Dekel, proposing a path for the government of Israel to address the transition in Palestinisn leadership.

The report, The Day After Abbas: Strategic Implications for Israel, is available here: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-day-after-abu-mazen/

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#267: The Price of Criticizing Israel's Human Rights Record with Kenneth Roth Jan 18, 2023

A recording of an APN January 18th 2023 webinar with Kenneth Roth.

#266: Confronting Netanyahu's Attack on Democracy with ACRI's Noa Sattath Jan 10, 2023

Recording of a January 9th 2023 webinar with Noa Sattath, the executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). Sponsored jointly by APN and the New Israel Fund.

#265: Silenced on Twitter: Palestinian Journalist Said Arikat Dec 27, 2022

Said Arikat, the Washington correspondent of the Palestinian daily newspaper Al-Quds, recently learned that his Twitter account has been suspended. In this episode, Ori discusses this odd experience with Said and explores with him what it’s like to be a correspondent for a Palestinian news organization in Washington.

Listen to our 2019 conversation with Said Arikat and Amir Tibon: https://peacenow.libsyn.com/73-covering-the-conflict-from-dc

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#264: Israel's Incoming Government and Civil Society Dec 22, 2022

A recording of a Decenber 22nd 2022 webinar with the leaders of three Israeli anti-occupation organizations: Shaqued Morag of Peace Now, Jessica Montell of Hamoked, and Avner Gvaryahu of Breaking the Silence.

#264: Daniel Kurtzer - How Should Biden Respond to Israel's New Government? Dec 10, 2022

Recording of APN's December 9th 2022 webinar with Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer.

#263: Tantura - Alon Schwarz on his new documentary Dec 05, 2022

Alon Schwarz is the director of the newly released documentary film Tantura. In this episode he discussess his film and what he hopes it will accomplish.

Tantura's web site: https://www.tantura-film.com/

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

#262: We are Not One: Eric Alterman on his New Book Nov 22, 2022

A recording of a November 22 webinar with Eric Alterman on his new book, We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel.

#261: Post Israeli Election Analysis with Dahlia Scheindlin Nov 04, 2022

Recording of a webinar analyzing of Israel’s November 1st Knesset elections. The webinar took place on Friday, November 4th. It featured pollster and political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin In a conversation with Libby Lenkinsky, Vice President for Public Engagement at the New Israel Fund, J Street’s President Jeremy Ben-Ami, and Americans for Peace Now President and CEO Hadar Susskind.

#260: The Other Israel Film Festival 2022 Oct 28, 2022

Isaac Zablocki is the director of the Other Film Festival, which will be launched on November 3rd 2022 in New York. In this episode, he talks about several of the films that evolve around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which are featured in this year's festival.

For more information and registration: https://www.otherisrael.org/

#259: Israel's Upcoming Elections with Haaretz's Allison Kaplan Sommer Oct 26, 2022

A recording of an APN October 26th 2022 webinar with Haaretz journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer, less than a week before Israel's general elections.

#258: Israelism - Eric Axelman's New Documentary Oct 24, 2022

Eric Axelman is a film director and producer. His new documentary, Israelism, features young American Jews who were raised to defend the state of Israel, but when they went there, what they saw on the ground shocks and deeply disturbed them, and motivated them to become activists against Israel’s occupation and in support of Palestinian rights. Through their stories, the film examines the deepening divide over Israel within the American Jewish community.

Israelism's web site: https://www.israelismfilm.com/

Contac Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#257: ALLMEP's Avi Meyerstein on Funding People-to-People Programs Oct 19, 2022

This episode is a recording of an October 19th 2022 webinar with the founder and president of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), Avi Meyerstein on the special congressional initiaive to fund Israeli-Palestinian people-to-people programs.

For the Mitvim report that Avi authored on the subject, click here

#256: The Jerusalem Youth Chorus with Founder Micah Hendler Oct 19, 2022

Micah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus. In this episode, he talks about the choir and about the power of music to bring people together. On the JYC’s web site, you can find more details and videos.

#255: Arnon Degani's Oslo Podcast Sep 30, 2022

Dr. Arnon Degani is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Avraham Harman Research Center for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a Research fellow at the Israeli think tank MOLAD. He is also the creator of an 8-part Hebrew language podcast on the Oslo Accords. The podcast dispells some of the chief misconceptions about the Oslo Accords, their background and their impact. In thus episode, Dr. Degani discusses the objective of the podcast, which will hopefully be re-produced for the English speaking audience. For the Oslo Podcast (Hebrew) click here. To contact Ori write to: onir@peacenow.org To donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

#254: Israel's Upcoming Elections with Tal Schneider Sep 21, 2022

A recording of a September 21st 2022 webinar with Israeli journalist and political analyst Tal Schneider.

#253: Putting the Green Line on the Map with Chen Arieli Sep 12, 2022

Chen Arieli is the Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv. This episode is an audio recording of a September 8th 2022 webinar, in which Arieli spoke about her initiative of producing new maps for Tel Aviv public schools, which clearly delineate Israel's borders, including the Green Line that separates sovereign Israel from the occupied West Bank.

Click here for a transcript of this episode. Click here to donate to APN.

#252: The Holocaust through a Palestinian Prism with Bishara Bahbah Sep 02, 2022

Dr. Bishara Bahbah, a Palestinian-American scholar, journalist and actiivist, is the author of a recent Haaretz arrticle titled "What Palestinians Really Think About the Holocaust." In this episode, Dr. Bahbah discusses his article and why he decided to publicly address such a sensitive topic.

#251: Between Bombs and Blockade: Mental Health in Gaza Sep 01, 2022

A recording of a September 1, 2022 webinar with Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei and Dr. Suad Lubbad, mental health practitioners in the Gaza Strip.

Suad Lubbad is Project Officer at the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) in the Gaza Strip. The projects she leads mainly handle early childhood development, child health, nutrition, education, protection and hygiene. She holds a PhD in human development.

Yasser Abu Jamei is the director general of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, a leading mental health services provider, and the cofounder of the Palestine Global Mental Health Network. His recent focus is an approach that integrates public health and human rights into mental health in the Gazan context.

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#250: AIPAC vs. Democracy with Ruth Messinger and Mik Moore Aug 26, 2022

This episode is an audio recording of an August 25 APN webinar with Ruth Messinger and Mik Moore to discuss their jointly authored article recently published by The Nation.

The article is available here: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democracy-middle-east-israel-palestinians/

#249: Occupation Bureaucracy with Breaking the Silence's Joel Carmel Aug 11, 2022

A recording of an August 11th 2022 APN webinar featuring Joel Carmel of Breaking the Silence (BtS).

Link to BtS's report: https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/inside/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Military_rule_testimony_booklet.pdf

Write to Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#248: Israel's Upcoming Elections with Chemi Shalev Aug 04, 2022

This episoed is a rcording of an August 4th APN webinar with Israeli political analyst Chemi Shalev.

#247: The Dove - APN's Storytelling Event, in Partnership with NSL Jul 27, 2022

The Dove is an annual storytelling event that features young Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in Washington DC for the summer program of New Story Leadership. This July, The APN-NSL Dove is back after a 2-year COVID hiatus, with inspiring storytellers. The event took place on July 26th, 2022.

#246: PIN Update on Masafer Yatta Jul 15, 2022

This episode is a recording of a July 14th 2022 webinar, sponsored by organizations that comprise the Progressive Israel Network (PIN), focusing on the ongoing crisis at the South Hebron Hills Palestinian villages of Masafer Yatta. Disussants are Israeli human rights activists.

#245: A New Online Palestinian Encyclopedia with Prof. Alex Winder Jul 06, 2022

Alexander (Alex) Winder, is a professor at Brown University focusing on Palestinian history, and the co-editor of the Jerusalem Quarterly, published by the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS). Prof. Winder is one of the editors of the new Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. In this episode, he introduces the project and explains its significance. The encyclopedia is here: https://www.palquest.org/ and the Institute of Palestine Studies is here: https://www.palestine-studies.org/

#244: Israeli Politics and the Occupation with Dana Mills Jul 06, 2022

This is an audio recording of a July 6th 2022 webinar with Dana Mills, the acting executive director of Israel's Peace Now (Shalom Achshav) movement. A transcript of this webinar: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39760#.YsbzpHbML84

Peace Now's report about the record of the first year of the Bennett-Lapid government in relation to settlement construction can be found here: https://peacenow.org.il/en/the-first-year-of-the-bennett-lapid-government

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#243: Young Progressive Jewish Americans on Israel, Palestine, and the Conflict Jun 23, 2022

This is a recording of a June 23rd 2022 webinar with the young members of APN's team to explore the ways in which young progressive American Jews are thinking, talking, and acting about Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians. Participating are APN's new Communications and Development Associate Maxxe Albert-Deitch, her predecessor Claire Davidson Miller, and our intern Eliana Blumberg, in conversation with APN’s Director of Government Relations, Madeleine Cereghino. For a transcript of this episode, click here.

#242: New Israeli Restrictions on Foreign Nationals in the West Bank Jun 15, 2022

This is a recording of a June 15th, 2022 webinar featuring Jessica Montell, the executive director of the Israel human rights organization Hamoked to discuss the new set of regulations issued by Israel's Ministry of Defense, governing the entry of foreign nationals into the West Bank and their residence in it.

The compendium of new regulations is available here. Hamoked's analysis of the new regulations available here. Hamoked's website is here.

For a transcript of this episode click here.

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#241: Yossi Alpher on Israel's Chief Strategic Challenges Jun 08, 2022

This episode is a recording of a June 7th 2022 in-person event in Washington DC with strategic affairs analyst Yossi Alpher regarding Israel’s existential challenges.

Yossi's new book is availablel here.

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#240: Billboard Brouhaha with Eran Nissan Jun 03, 2022

The Israeli progressive organization Mehazkim put up billboards throughout Israel showing the Israeli and Palestinian flags and saying, "We were Meant to Live Together." One of them, near Tel Aviv, was ordered taken down by local authorities because it was deemed too offensive. Eran Nissan is with Mehazkim. In this conversation, he lays out the rationale behind the billboard campaign and addresses the reaction to it as a metaphor to current Israeli attitudes to the conflict with the Palestinians.

For a transcript of this episode click here.

#239: Journalism under Occupation May 26, 2022

Recording of a webinar with veteran Palestinian journalists Daoud Kuttab and Mohammed Daraghmeh on the challenges of covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a Palestinian journalist.

#238: Settlements Update with Dana Mills May 24, 2022

This episode is a recoring of a May 19th 2022 webinar with Dr. Dana Mills, the acting director of Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) on the Israeli peace movement currenrt efforts to curtail Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.

#237: Palestinian Municipal Elections with Larry Garber May 02, 2022

Larry Garber is back from the West Bank, where he spent a month documenting the second round of the Palestinian municipal elections as a member of a Carter Center expert team.

The team’s report is here.

Contat Ori.

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#236: Jerusalem in Crisis: Webinar Featuring Daniel Seidemann Apr 25, 2022

Recording of an April 21st APN webinar with Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann on the tension in Jerusalem and beyond. Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

#235: "I Refuse to Give Up My Optimism" - In Memory of Sid Topol Apr 06, 2022

This episode is a tribute to longtime APN Board member Sidney (Sid) Topol, who passed away on March 30th, 2022. Sid was an icon of the US pro-Israel pro-peace movement.

The recordings of Sid, from September 2013 and April 2014, which served to edit this episode, were made by Aliza Becker for the American Jewish Peace Archive: An Oral History of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Activists, which she directs.

#234: The Changing Pro-Israel Politics on Capitol Hill Apr 05, 2022

Recording of an April 5th, 2022 webinar with Stacy Burdett and Dan Kalik.

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#233: Death Tango - Yossi Alpher on his New Book Mar 31, 2022

This episode discusses the dramatic events of March 2002 and the violence of March 2022 and the twenty years that separate them. Our guest is Yossi Alpher, the Israeli strategic affairs expert, a prolific author and analyst, who has for many years been writing APN’s weekly analysis Hard Questions Tough Answers.

The conversation evolves around Yossi's new book, Death Tango: Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat and Three Fateful Days in March.

Yossi's new book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Tango-Sharon-Yasser-Fateful/dp/1538162075/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9ZHTQCPV3Q8V&keywords=Death+Tango&qid=1648755342&s=books&sprefix=death+tango%2Cstripbooks%2C48&sr=1-1

Yossi's column discussing the book on APN's website: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39288#.YkX2wyjMJD8

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#232: Standing Together Mar 30, 2022

An in-person conversation with Alon-Lee Green and Sally Abed of the progressive Israeli Jewish-Arab movement Standing Together.

Standing Together's website: https://www.standing-together.org/en

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231: Al-Walaja under Threat of Demolitions Mar 29, 2022

A recording of a March 29th 2022 webinar with activists Mark Zivin and Aviv Tatarsky to discuss their efforts to stop the mass demolition of Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Walaja, East Jerusalem.

#230: New Confederation Plan with Hiba Husseini and Yossi Beilin Mar 21, 2022

Recording of an APN March 21 2022 webinar with Dr. Hiba Husseini and Dr. Yossi Beilin, the co-authors of a new plan for a Palestinian-Israeli confederation, titled the Holy Land Confederation Plan. Link to the plan: https://ecf.org.il/media_items/1538 Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

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#229: Ambassador Thomas Nides on Israelis, Palestinians, and Peace Mar 16, 2022

This episode is a recording of a March 15th 2022 webinar with the US Ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, co-moderated by APN Board member and the President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, and APN's President and CEO Hadar Susskind.

#228: Let the Flag Fly Mar 12, 2022

Palestinian flags are not outlawed in Israel. So why do Israeli police officers in East Jerusalem and elsewhere systematically confiscate Palestinian flags, and why does the police go to such great lengths to remove Palestinian flags from the public domain? This question is the focus of a new petition to Israel's Supreme Court, submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). Eyal Lurie-Pardes, who co-wrote the petition with ACRI's Tal Hassin is the guest on this episode.

To review the petition (Hebrew): https://01368b10-57e4-4138-acc3-01373134d221.usrfiles.com/ugd/01368b_a54922e33dd94c7eaba0f7d53958ed98.pdf

To read Ori's Haaretz article on this topic: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-why-are-israelis-so-frightened-by-the-palestinian-flag-1.10260854

To contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#227: Everyday Voices Podcast on Settler Violence with Ori Nir Feb 28, 2022

This episode is an edited version of a conversation Ori had on February 21st 2022 with Andrew Hirsh and Ezzeldeen Masri of OneVoice, for their podcast, Everyday Voices.

We discussed West Bank settler violence.

For more on OneVoice: https://www.onevoicemovement.org/

For the Everyday Voices podcast: https://www.onevoicemovement.org/everydayvoices

Ori’s Haaretz article on this subject: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-for-israel-s-settlers-it-s-war-their-target-palestinian-land-and-bodies-1.10559557

Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

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#226: A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism with Rabbi Jill Jacobs Feb 24, 2022

A recording of a February 24th 2022 webinar to discuss a new publication by Truah, A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism. A conversation on this topic between the CEOs of T’ruah and APN, Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Hadar Susskind.

A transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39211#.Yhjr8O7MIq0 A link to T'ruah's booklet: https://truah.org/antisemitism/

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#225: The Dark Side of the Blue Box: JNF and the Occupation Feb 15, 2022

This episode is an edited version of an APN webinar with Maya Rosen and Daniel Roth, the co-authors of a new report on the ways in which the work of a huge organization that owns large portions of Israel's land reserves dispossesses Palestinians, both in the West Bank and inside Israel. Find the report here. Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#224: Shabak on Facebook with Prof. Hillel Cohen Feb 11, 2022

This episode of PeaceCast features Professor Hillel Cohen, an exceptionally creative Hebrew University scholar studying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His current article in Israel Studies Magazine is titled: Marketing the Occupation to the Palestinians of the West Bank: Shabak Facebook Pages in Historical Context.

Link to the article: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/842361

Hillel Cohen’s web site: https://pluto.huji.ac.il/~hilcoh/

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#223: Rabbis for Human Rights with Michael Marmur Feb 08, 2022

Rabbi Dr. Michael Marmur is the Chair of the Board of the Israeli human rights organization Rabbis for Human Rights. He is also an Associate Professor of Jewish Theology at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. In this episode, he talks about the organization he leads and about the impressive show of support for its activists who were attacked by settlers as they helped Palestinian villagers plant olive trees in the northern West Bank.

A transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39160#.YgPkLu7MIq0

Rabbis for Human Rights’ web site: https://www.rhr.org.il/eng

Rabbi Michael Marmur’s bio: http://huc.edu/directory/michael-marmur

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#222: Trump's Peace with Barak Ravid Jan 27, 2022

A recording of a January 27th 2022 webinar with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid on his new book. Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org Donate: https://peacenow.org/donate

#221: Visa Waiver for Israel & Palestinian-Americans' Travel Rights Jan 18, 2022

The governments of the US and Israel are negotiating terms for including Israel in the US Visa Waiver Program. Will these terms address Israel's restrictions on travel into and through Israel for Palestinian Americans, and Israel's harsh treatment of Palestinian and other Arab Americans who enter Israel?

Discussing these restrictions are two prominent Palestinian Americans, performing artist Maysoon Zayid and Hanna Hanania, a dentist and Palestinian rights activist.

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#220: Meet Dana Mills, Peace Now's Acting Director Jan 18, 2022

Dana Mills is the acting Executive Director of Israel's peace movement Shalom Achshav, Peace Now. She is also a scholar, a professor, an author and a dancer, and a longtime peace activist.

A transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39106#.YebbtP7MJD8

Peace Now on the web: https://peacenow.org.il/en

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#219: Exploring "The Hope" with Uri Ashi Jan 10, 2022

Uri Ashi is the author of a newly published Hebrew book, The Hope, an Illustrated Guide to Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

In this episode, he discusses his book and the impact he hopes it will have on Israeli society.

Link to Uri’s website (Hebrew): https://hatikvah.co.il/

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#218: Settler Violence and the IDF with Ori Givati Jan 05, 2022

Ori Givati is the advocacy director of Breaking the Silence. He is discussing a new BTS report, a collection of IDF soldiers' testimonies on settler violence.

A link to the transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39080#.YdXi0mjML85

A link to the report: https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/inside/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OnDuty-Testimonies-En.pdf

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#217: Christmas in Bethlehem 2021 with Vera Baboun Dec 21, 2021

Vera Baboun is the former mayor of Bethlehem. She was mayor between 2012 and 2017, the first woman elected for mayor in Bethlehem, and throughout her adult life has been a peace advocate.

In this episode, she describes the atmosphere in Bethlehem on the eve of Christmas 2021, and wishes us all a happy holiday. Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

#216: Dana Mills on Peace Now's New Settler Violence Report Dec 16, 2021

A recording of a December 16th, 2021 webinar with Peace Now's Dana Mills on a new Peace Now report analyzing the relationship between West Bank illegal outposts and anti-Palestinian violent acts by extremist settlers.

For the report, click here

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#215: The PLO’s Film Archive with Karnit Mandel Dec 13, 2021

Karnit Mandel, a documentarian who specializes in archival work, talks about her new film, “Shalal: A Reel War,” which was recently aired on aired on Israel’s Hot 8 cable TV channel which co-produced it with Israel's New Fund for Cinema and Television.

Mandel’s documentary examines the audiovisual material that was part of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s archive in Beirut and was confiscated by the Israeli military during the 1982 Lebanon War.

Haaretz ran this magazine piece about the documentary

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#214: Upside-Down Love with Sari Bashi Dec 09, 2021

The recording of a December 9th 2021 webinar with Sari Bashi, an Israeli human rights lawyer and the co-founder of Gisha. Bashi recently published a Hebrew-language book, “Maqluba: Upside-Down Love,” about her relationship with her partner, a Palestinian professor from Gaza.

Bashi, who writes the popular Umm Forat blog, has won critical acclaim for her book and is working on an English translation.

A transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=39035#.YbNtRtDML85

Link to Bashi's blog: https://www.ummforat.com/en/

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#213: Masafer Yatta Faces the Occupation Dec 01, 2021

Ali Awad is a Palestinian activist and resident of Tuba, a village in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills. Maya Rosen is a Jerusalem-based activist with All That’s Left, an anti-Occupation collective. Together they discuss the challenges facing the Palestinian residents of this southern part of the West Bank.

For a transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38978#.YaeV4fHMIq0

For more information and ways to support Masafer Yatta: www.savemasaferyatta.com

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#212: Rep. Andy Levin on his Two-State Solution Act Nov 29, 2021

Congressman Andy Levin recently (D-MI) introduced groundbreaking legislation intended to re-define the United States’ role as a catalyst for Israeli-Palestinian peace. By implementing tangible steps that would accelerate progress toward peace and discourage steps that push it further out of reach, Congressman Levin’s Two-State Solution Act injects new hope into the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

A transcript of this episode

The Two State Solution Act

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#211: Encountering Palestinians with Leah Solomon Nov 12, 2021

Encountering Palestinians with Leah Solomon

Leah Solomon is the Chief Education Officer of Encounter, an organization that focuses on introducing US Jewish community leaders to West Bank Palestinians and their life under Israeli occupation.

In this episode, an in-person conversation in Jerusalem, where she lives, Leah talks about the organization, its mission and philosophy, and about the satisfaction of witnessing American Jewish leaders changing their attitude toward Palestinians and the conflict.

A transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38936#.YY62K73MI6E

Encounter on the web: http://www.encounterprograms.org/

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#210: Michael Sfard on Terrorist Designation of Palestinian NGOs Nov 08, 2021

This episode is a recording of an APN November 8th 2021 webinar with leading Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard on the Israeli government's designation of six West Bank-based Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations.

For a transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38922#.YYmAvb3MI6E

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#209: Settler Violence with Hagit Ofran and Lior Amihai Oct 15, 2021

Hagit Ofran of Israel's Peace Now movement and Lior Amihai, the executive director of the Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din analyze what is behind the current uptick in Wesst Bank settler violence.

This episode is a recording of an October 14 2021 APN webinar.

Transcript of this show: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38864#.YWmJ5dnMI6E

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#208: Farewell to Marcia Freedman Sep 23, 2021

A tribute to Marcia Freedman, an American-Israeli social justice activist, a feminist, and a peace activist who passed away on September 21st. It is an edited down conversation between Freedman and Aliza Becker, the founder of the American Jewish Peace Archive. A link to the Archive's web site: https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/the-american-jewish-peace-archive-2015-02-26 A link to Marcia's memoir: https://smile.amazon.com/Exile-Promised-Land-Marcia-Freedman/dp/093237977X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=marcia+freedman&qid=1632346037&sr=8-3 Write to Ori: onir@peacenow.org

#207: DeLee and Pressberg Retrospective Sep 14, 2021

This episode is the second in a two-part series, featuring past leaders of Americans for Peace Now as the organization marks its 40th anniversary. This conversation is with Debra DeLee and Gail Pressberg, who led APN through the better part of three decades. Debra was APN's President and CEO for 21 years, ending in 2018. Gail was the organization's Washington director in the 1990s.

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#206: Rosenblum Retrospect: APN's Early Years Sep 10, 2021

Americans for Peace Now is this year marking its 40th anniversary. The organization was founded in 1981, and its first director was Mark Rosenblum.

In this episode, Mark talks about the early days of APN.

This is the first in a two-part series of conversations with APN’s past CEO. The second will feature Gail Pressberg, who headed APN’s Washington office, and Debra DeLee, who led the organization for 21 years, from 1997 to 2018.

These past leaders of APN will be among many guests at our 40-year virtual Gala on October 7th 2021, in which we will honor our chair of the Board James (Jim) Klutznick and his family.

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#205: MachsomWatch Sep 03, 2021

MachsomWatch was founded in 2001, when three Jewish women from Jerusalem first saw a military checkpoint in the West Bank. Today, it is comprised of some 200 Israeli women, all volunteers, who have taken it upon themselves to bear witness to the occupation, and advocate for Palestinian human rights. We spoke with two of them, Aviva Hay and Anat Tueg.

For a transcript of this episode: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38714#.YTqWCp1Kj85

MachsomWatch's web site: https://machsomwatch.org/en

MachsomWatch's virtual photo exhibition: https://www.haaretz.com/haaretz-labels/INTERACTIVE-1.10140478

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#204: Israel-Palestine in US Public Opinion with Shibley Telhami Sep 02, 2021

American public attitudes toward Israel and Palestine have dramatically shifted in the past few years. In this webinar, Dr. Telhami analyzed the recent developments and the overarching trends on this matter. Shibley Telhami is a leading expert on US public opinion on Israel-Palestine. Dr. Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development and the Director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has advised in one form or another every administration from George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama.

For a transcript of this podcast click here: https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38695#.YTEvYY5Kj85

To view the webinar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIPVa8EJfM&ab_channel=AmericansforPeaceNow

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#203: Extend with Sam Sussman Aug 19, 2021

Sam Sussman is the co-founder and director of Extend, a nonprofit organization which seeks to introduce young American Jews to Palestinian and Israeli human rights, civil society, and political leaders. In this episode, he talks about the program and its goals.

Extend's web site: https://www.extendprograms.org/

A transcript of this episode: http://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=38619

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#202: Screaming about Ice Cream Aug 17, 2021

A recording of an August 16th 2021 APN webinar, in partnership with Just Vision and Jewish Currents, hosting Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen and the company's Chair of the Board Anuradha Mittal. Moderating the discussion are Jewish Currents Editor-at-Large Peter Beinart and Just Vision's Executive Director and President Suhad Babaa. The Conversation evolved around Ben and Jerry's decision to stop selling its ice cream products in settlements in the occupied territories.

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#201: Introducing Groundwork Aug 11, 2021

This episode features the hosts of Groundwork, a new podcast about Palestinian and Jewish Israelis refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. Sally Abed is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and an elected member of the national leadership of Standing Together, a Jewish-Arab social movement in Israel. Dina Kraft is a Jewish-Israeli journalist based in Tel Aviv who reports for the Christian Science Monitor. She is the former Israel correspondent for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and was formerly an Associated Press correspondent based in Jerusalem and Johannesburg. Dina was also the producer and host of the podcast The Branch. She was our guest on our 100th episode, on December 2019, to talk about The Branch.

Links:

Groundwork: https://groundworkpodcast.com/

PeaceCast’s episode #100: https://peacenow.libsyn.com/100-accentuating-the-positive-with-dina-kraft

Standing Together: https://www.standing-together.org/english

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#200: Two Hundred Episodes - Looking Back and Forward Aug 03, 2021

More than four and a half years ago, we launched PeaceCast, Americans for Peace Now’s podcast. Since then, we recorded 200 episodes. This celebratory episode features a conversation between Ori Nir and PeaceCast’s new co-host, Claire Davidson Miller. We have exciting plans for PeaceCast’s future, and would love your input.

With any feedback or ideas, please email Ori at onir@peacecast.org

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