Stay ConnectedPeaceCast is a podcast produced in Washington, DC by New Jewish Narrative (formerly Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu). We engage in nuanced conversations with people working towards peace and progress in Israel and Palestine. Episodes feature experts, activists, advocates and scholars whose work or passion is Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Learn more about New Jewish Narrative: https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN Director of Prgrams Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by Tamar Cohen, the Resource Development Director at Comet-ME. Comet-ME is an Israeli-Palestinian NGO providing off-grid renewable energy, clean water, and wireless internet infrastructure to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the occupied Palestinian territories. Among other projects, Comet-ME is currently working on a grassroots emergency project to install community-run security cameras in Palestinian villages in Area C of the West Bank.
Learn more about Comet-ME: https://comet-me.org/
New Jewish narrative: https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/
Recording of a conversation between Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind from September 3, 2025.
Senator Welch recently reintroduced the SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act. This important legislation seeks to codify the Biden Administration Executive Order that imposed sanctions on those "undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank." While these sanctions did not end settler violence, their absence is keenly felt. Settler attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank have skyrocketed by 30% since the repeal of the sanctions in January.
In conversation with NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind, Senator Welch shared his perspective on why this bill matters now, how it fits into the broader struggle to hold the Israeli government accountable, and what role the US can play in advancing peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from August 25th, 2025.
Experts share updates on the evolving humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Featuring:
Dr. Tarek Loubani, a medical doctor and founder of the Glia project, which provides medical aid and services in war-torn regions, Palestine the first among them. He is currently working at a hospital in Gaza.
Dr. Lee Mordecai, an Israeli historian who is well known for his recent documentation of war crimes in Gaza, especially as they relate to starvation.
Karam Al-Shanti, a native Gazan who works for the Red Cross and is currently based in Belgium.
This webinar was cosponsored by New Jewish Narrative, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Satyam, Combatants for Peace, Rabbis for Human Rights, Partners for Progressive Israel, Mizrahi Civic Collective, and Smol Emuni.
Moderated by: Annie Kantar, award-winning Israeli writer, and Noam Shelef, New Jewish Narrative's Vice President for Communications.
NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined here by Aliza Schoffman Land and Sirin Smoom from Lissan. Lissan, Arabic for language or tongue, advances a vision of a bilingual Hebrew-Arabic Jerusalem by promoting linguistic justice and equal access to basic rights and services for all Jerusalem residents through Hebrew language instruction to East Jerusalemites.
Learn more about Lissan's mission: https://www.lissan.org/?lang=en
Lissan's current programs: https://www.lissan.org/our-work?lang=en More about New Jewish Narrative: https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/
In this episode of PeaceCast (recorded on August 1, 2025), Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by NJN's Director of Government Relations, Madeleine Cereghino, for a conversation about the mass flood of legislative actions revolving around Israel and Palestine that have hit Washington in the last handful of weeks. This episode addresses the basics of how to take action and contact your Representatives and Senators (especially since at the time that this episode is airing, they should all be in their home districts for August recess!), and touches on the ongoing conversation surrounding Palestinian statehood.
To take action on items that NJN has sent out alerts about: https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/take-action
Recording of a webinar hosted by NJN and J-LINK on July 29, 2025.
The situation in Syria continues to evolve rapidly, with significant implications for regional stability and international relations. With regional alliances shifting and global attention elsewhere, what is the current state of play in Syria? What role can Syria play in future diplomacy? And how might its relations with Israel and the West evolve?
New Jewish Narrative and J-LINK cohosted a webinar featuring:
Dr. Samir Altaqi -- A former Syrian member of parliament, former advisor to the prime minister, and a leader in track-two diplomatic efforts
Amb. Alon Liel -- Former Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israeli Ambassador to South Africa
Dr. Dafna Rand -- Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Moderated by: Noam Shelef, New Jewish Narrative's Vice President for Communications.
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from July 24th, 2025.
Project Rozana, a longtime partner of NJN's that works to promote cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis in healthcare, is working to open a new health care clinic in Gaza – an initiative that NJN is proudly supporting.
The conversation featured two Project Rozana leaders: Mohammad Asideh, Rozana's Director of Advocacy and the Executive Director of the Rozana's Palestine office, and Ken Bob, the Chair of Project Rozana USA (and an NJN board member). The conversation was moderated by NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind.
Make a donation: https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/give?comments=Gaza%20Clinic
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from July 8th, 2025.
On July 7th, President Trump is met with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, DC. In the days leading up to and following the meeting, the rumors (and the Truth Social posts) have been coming fast and furious. Nobody really knows yet what this meeting means.
Some of the questions being asked include: Is a ceasefire about to be announced? Will it be genuinely linked to a process to finally end the Gaza war? When will the hostages be set free? And when can Gazans get unfettered access to humanitarian supplies?
To help us make sense of all of this, New Jewish Narrative hosted a conversation with two experts in Washington foreign policy: NJN's Madeleine Cereghino and journalist Ron Kampeas.
This is a recording of a NJN webinar from June 18th, 2025.
Navigating issues related to Israel/Palestine in the queer community – and in some of the broader progressive spaces – can be challenging. There is a history of using Israel's relatively LGBTQ friendly environment to try to distract from the Occupation, a practice which has earned the label "Pinkwashing." At the same time, there are the sometimes unfair asks that are made of Jews and/or Israelis.
To help us make sense of how to navigate these intersecting identities and issues, NJN hosted a webinar with two leading Jewish and progressive leaders known for their thoughtfulness and nuance.
Idit Klein (she/her) is the President & CEO of Keshet, the national organization for LGBTQ equality in Jewish life, a role she has held since 2001. Under her leadership, Keshet has mobilized tens of thousands of Jewish leaders to make LGBTQ+ equality a communal value and priority for action.
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie (he/him) is a social activist, storyteller, writer, and community leader. He is the Co-Founding Spiritual Leader of the thriving Lab/Shul community in New York and the creator of the ritual theater company Storahtelling, Inc.
This webinar was moderated by Noam Shelef (he/him), NJN's Vice President for Communications. Noam is not only a veteran advocate of peace and human rights in Israel/Palestine, he also spent part of his career leading efforts to uphold LGBTQ rights in workplaces.
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from June 19th, 2025.
The Israeli government's decision to begin a bombing campaign in Iran on Thursday marked the beginning of a new chapter in the conflict. All of us are trying to make sense of the military action, the diplomatic fallout, and what the consequences will be for Israel, the region, and for the United States. New Jewish Narrative hosted an emergency webinar with Ambassador Dan Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and one of the experts best able to brief us on what's really happening—and what comes next.
Ambassador Shapiro was in conversation with Hadar Susskind, President and CEO of New Jewish Narrative.
Learn more about NJN - https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/
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