OneVoice’s high profile delegation to the Middle East, led by Daniel and Jason Alexander, is off to a great start and the international media has been noticing, as you can see here, here, and here, to name a few. (Unfortunately, the poor sound quality of this clip only emphasizes the funny question at the end, [...]
Independent of whether you support or reject the deal Israel struck with Hamas in order to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, and independent of whether you support the view that peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors is achievable, one thing should be evident to all: Gershon Baskin is a mentsch (Yiddish word for [...]
OneVoice brought Israeli leaders, running the political gamete, to meet with 500 participants in order to discus the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event took place at Tel Aviv’s Cinematheque, and OneVoice conducted 30 roundtable discussions ranging from women’s role in peace building to Israel’s relationship with Turkey. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel [...]
WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!, a documentary that follows Naif Al-Mutawa as he created THE 99, airs on PBS tonight. The documentary discusses the challenges that The 99 team is still facing in getting its comic off the ground and can be watched on PBS, or can be reserved on iTunes.
In case anyone has doubts as to Hamas and Iran’s intentions: nothing less than Israel’s destruction. Their extremism prolongs the conflict and the suffering of both: ordinary Palestinians and Israelis. Iran’s supreme leader assails two-state solution for Palestinians and Israel By Associated Press, Published: October 1 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader assailed a [...]
The following article in the Washington Jewish Week illustrates the work of two OneVoice Youth Leaders in DC, and the overall goal that they and OneVoice strive to achieve. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel Two guys, one voice Obada Shtaya, a 20-year-old Palestinian, was in town with Eyal Shapira, a 25-year-old Israeli, [...]
It is worthwhile to read the speeches given by President Obama, PM Netanyahu, and President Abbas at the UN. These speeches are a window into how each leader perceives his nation’s position and narrative, and are crucial in understanding the varying sides of the debate over statehood. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel [...]
Settlements are a HUGE obstacle to achieving a resolution to the conflict. Daunting. Must be condemned. But this, below, is the biggest obstacle – Palestinians’ refusal to come to terms with a finality of the conflict and the need to accept co-existence with Israel as a Jewish State (or pluralistic homeland or whatever you want [...]
Thomas Friedman’s column addresses the exact concerns that haunt the Middle East peace process today. It is crucial for both sides to make compromises in the negotiations; instead of making speeches that delineate what’s in their own country’s best interest, Netanyahu and Abbas must make some concessions in good faith. Netanyahu must fully freeze the [...]
An exhibit at the Jerusalem Bloomfield Musuem is celebrating Israel’s top 45 greatest inventions, including amazing innovations like the electric car grid, surgical robots, the cherry tomato, and solar power systems. By Abigail Klein Leichman September 26, 2011 A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and [...]