Daniel Lubetzky

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky In a recent story, an Israeli TV channel featured OneVoice’s campaign for Israel-Palestine to host the 2018 world cup.  As the story articulates, this ambition may seem just like a fantasy, but according to the philosophy of the OneVoice campaign, there is no reason why Israelis and [...]

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky A recent article in Haaretz highlights the majority opinion of Palestinians that hope for peace with Israel and wish to achieve political goals via non-violent means.  Results also showed that many Palestinians have more support in Fatah leadership and less in Hamas than in years prior.  Published [...]

Amos Oz speaks the OneVoice language like few others – maybe only King Abdullah and Queen Rania do a better job.  Here is a solid piece analyzing the proper use of force, and the only way out of this conflict –by recognition of the simple fact by Israelis and Palestinians that both peoples have a [...]

This article by Tom Friedman is one of the more balanced and insightful articles on the fall out in the Turkey-Israel relation, worth reading. June 1, 2010 When Friends Fall Out By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN As a friend of both Turkey and Israel, it has been agonizing to watch the disastrous clash between Israeli naval [...]

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky A new reality TV show plans to have a group of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers cohabit and develop peace negotiations; the intent is not to solve the Mideast conflict, but to bring the two sides together in a more symbolic manner.  This concept is not new, but [...]

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Security sources report that Syria has been delivering arms from clandestine depots in Syria to bases in Lebanon. This accusation heightens fears that Syria’s President Bashar Assad is becoming close with Hizbollah, and by extension, its friend, Iran. As part of this concern, some worry that should [...]

In a prior blog entry here, I shared an insight from Linda Gallanter, that your goal when raising children should be to give them purpose, rather than for them to be "happy." If they find purpose, they will find happiness.  If you obsess with their immediate happiness as a goal, they may just end up [...]

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky In 1947, Fred Monosson and his color video camera captured some of the earliest color images of Israel.  His son almost threw the reel of film away, after recently finding it in the attic, but the treasure was saved after he mentioned it to an Israeli film [...]

Anyone who has been following the news today about the Gaza flotilla debacle and the tragic course of events, including the loss of lives, of hopes, and of peaceful respectful relations would not be faulted for being gloomy and depressed and for throwing in the towel, thinking that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is just not going [...]

Am on my way back from DC to NYC after a briefing with Paul McCartney on behalf of OneVoice (on whose Honorary Board he sits).  Earlier during rehearsals, I was struck at the beautiful simplicity and deep truth of the lyrics of Ebony and Ivory: EBONY AND IVORY, LIVE TOGETHER IN PERFECT HARMONY, SIDE BY [...]