Below is Tzippy Livni’s code of democratic values, based off of recent events in the Middle East, and decades of history: Current events in the Middle East highlight the urgency of adopting at the global level what true democracies apply at the national level – a universal code for participation in democratic elections. This would [...]
This video is very well done, regardless if one thinks that Israel should return to her 1967 borders. As the video describes, some Israelis are very concerned about returning to their previous borders from a defense perspective, and it is important to understand their viewpoint. Others feel that Israel would be able to [...]
Although this article by Tom Friedman over simplifies the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, it promotes a laudable lesson: Israeli and Palestinian leaders need to come together over a share goal, instead of working separately to advance their own agendas. The lessons learned from Mubarak’s ousting from Egypt teach that non-violence and leveraging political and [...]
Below is an interview between two OneVoice Youth Leaders, Danny Shaket and Ahmad Omeir, that was featured on NPR. The two Youth Leaders, along with host Michel Martin, discussed their perspectives about the President’s meeting with Netanyahu. This clip shows the insights and potential change that can come from youth leading grassroots movements on the [...]
This weekend, President Obama addressed the AIPAC community at their annual Policy Conference. The President reaffirmed America and Israel’s valuable friendship and discussed the pressing need for striking peace in the region. Read the full remarks below. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release May 22, 2011 REMARKS [...]
By Adeena This week, Daniel had the honor of visiting the White House to meet with President Obama and a group of Jewish American Heritage leaders! Check out some of these great pictures including some where you can see Daniel speaking to the President about OneVoice, Michelle pensively posing with Abe, and Daniel and Michelle [...]
Below are President Obama’s remarks about the palpable moment of opportunity that we are currently facing in the Middle East. Shortly after delivering this speech, the President met with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the opportunities for Israel and America’s partnership, and a summary of that dialogue follows. The White House Office of the Press [...]
Samer, the Executive Director of OVP saw this near his village and shared it because it really captures the challenges of how Palestinians and Israelis are attending to the conflict: “We are living in a fantasy, they are living in denial.”
This New York Times article about the effects of Hamas and Fatah’s recent union is worth reading: May 4, 2011 Hurting Moderates, Helping Militants By NATHAN THRALL THE rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah officially agreed this week to reconcile and form a unity government. In response, Israel has decided to punish the [...]
A Syrian military document was leaked that exposes Assad’s efforts to suppress democracy activists with lethal force and hide behind from it by using hidden snipers – basically planning to do what has been reported by activists all week – killing peaceful protesters but doing so from undeclared sources, and then pointing the blame to [...]