Daniel Lubetzky

To the PeaceWorks Family, With deep sadness I write to let you know that Mr. Richard Urowsky, founding Chairman of the Board of the PeaceWorks Foundation, passed away yesterday due to complications of cancer that spread out over his body. As some of you know, Mr. Urowsky had been struggling with some ailments over the [...]

This article (shared below in full) talks about a Saudi man who takes holidays to go fight the Shiites in Syria. It is a compelling read. I initially pondered if a silver lining of the Syrian war was that the extremists on both sides would deplete each other – with Iranian proxies like Hezbollah and Assad’s [...]

Daniel’s alma mater, Stanford Law, reconnected to see what their grad is up to these days. Read the full story of where Stanford led Daniel after the jump. KIND is also offering Stanford students, alumni, faculty, and staff the opportunity to submit their own “Do The KIND Thing” idea to ideas@kindsnacks.com. Ideas must be received [...]

I just learned that Dov Lautman passed away this weekend.  Dov was one of the foremost Israeli business leaders.  More important, Dov was one of the biggest supporters of Arab-Israeli economic cooperation and of resolving the political conflict between Israel and all of its neighbors.  Dov was a true pioneer in this space – I [...]

I’m amazed by Israel’s many breakthrough scientific and medical contributions.

Gershon Baskin share’s an honest note with Palestinian readers. He proposes: “The Palestinian leaders, with the support of the people, should state the following: When Israel is prepared to recognize the rights of the Palestinian people for a nation-state of their own, based on the June 1967 borders with agreed-to minimal territorial swaps, with the [...]

Iranian journalist, Amir Taheri offers his thoughts and suspicions of President Hassan Rouhani. Only time will tell how the new Iranian President will fare. Read Taheri’s full piece after the jump. Opinion: The Dangers of Double-talk for Rouhani Written by : Amir Taheri on : Friday, 11 Oct, 2013 Since 1979, when the mullahs seized power in Iran, [...]

Yesterday, a delegation of Israeli politicians from the Caucus for Ending the Israeli-Arab Conflict traveled to the Mukata, the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah, to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. OneVoice helped organize the meeting, which followed the successful July 31 visit, where Palestinian officials came to the Israeli parliament as a sign of [...]

I strongly recommend this one hour feature documentary that my uncle Jorge shared – about a violin, two violinists, and a continent in ashes. Heartbreaking and redemptive at the same time. So much inhumanity. And so much humanity to counteract it. So much darkness in our human race. And so much light to stand up to [...]

  Peace talks arrive at the door of the Knesset. It’s time to move forward in steps towards peace.     Peace talks arrive in the Knesset For the first time, parliamentary caucus to host a delegation of PA officials for a gathering in support of renewed negotiations   By Haviv Rettig Gur July 30, 2013, [...]