Daniel Lubetzky

by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky In her opening speech of Parliament, the Queen of England articulated that her “government will continue working towards a two-state solution that sees a viable Palestinian state existing in peace and security alongside Israel.”  This is an important because her words are intended to set the government’s [...]

I just re-read an essay I wrote (as therapy, I guess) back on September 11, 2001 and a couple days after, trying to capture the thoughts and feelings of New Yorkers after the World Trade Center terrorist attack. It is worth remembering what the city and its people went through. It is worth honoring the [...]

Uri Avnery is in his 80s.  The wisdom of his years – and his fascinating journey – shows in the articles below, but he retains a youthful optimism and a crisp analytical mind that are much needed in today’s world. Below are two very solid articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – the latter being extraordinarily [...]

The OneVoice Movement has been running for the past couple years a program called Imagine 2018, where they are asking Israelis and Palestinians to share their vision of what their lives and future would look like if the conflict were to be resolved and a two state solution achieved. OneVoice will soon be unveiling its [...]

A troubling portrayal in the New York Review of Books by Peter Beinart of American Jewish leadership and Israeli society is a must reading. The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment June 10, 2010 by Peter Beinart In 2003, several prominent Jewish philanthropists hired Republican pollster Frank Luntz to explain why American Jewish college students [...]

by Adeena Schlussel This great video will be shown at the opening plenary of the Rio Forum, before 2000 civil society and world leaders.  Watch Darya speak about OneVoice and Daniel speak about PeaceWorks Foods as a model to harness market forces to bring people together.  Others featured in the video include the UN Secretary [...]

At KIND, PeaceWorks, and OneVoice, almost by definition, I think our team members are motivated by the desire to make the world a better place, and the empowerment and joy comes with the journey. And yet I found myself really intrigued to follow this video that breaks down these implicit assumptions and helps us all [...]

by Kim Walker on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky OneVoice teamed up with students at Tirtza Grannot [the Academy of Commercial Communications] in Tel Aviv to create moving visuals that address many of the key issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The best 40 were then exhibited and a winner was chosen. The winning poster is below, [...]

  "When the power of love overcomes the love of power , the world will know peace." – Jimi Hendrix (thanks to Len and Libby Taubman for forwarding)

by Kim Walker on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky British newspaper The Independent recently highlighted Natalie Portman for her new vegan shoe line and her involvement in good causes, including OneVoice!   April 17, 2010 Best celebrity: Natalie Portman By Chosen by Harriet Walker After Lily Allen for New Look and the car crash that was [...]