It may surprise many, but OneVoice continues its work and its message for a two-state solution through empowerment of the ordinary citizens on both sides who are fed up and want this conflict to end once and for all. Below are a few pictures from recent town hall meetings conducted by our executive leadership in [...]
Many signs point to Hezbollah’s increasing presence in the Palestinian territories, a sharp departure to Arafat’s model of Palestinian nationalism being the realm of Palestinian groups only. This is among the most serious (and least addressed) developments over the last few years. In my work with OneVoice, one of the things I notice often is [...]
The rumors in the Jewish community about Barak Hussein Obama’s "Muslim" connection are embarassing, dumb, and wrong. Every day I get email forwards with silly allegations and fear-mongering. Very sad, not just because it is based on lies and ignorance, but also because it reflects deep prejudice and fear from a religion that has been [...]
A very interesting article from Reuel Marc Gerecht on Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda and what I call "pseudo-Islamic terrorists" (militant extremist assassins who usurp and tarnish a noble religion to advance their absolutist aims) appears in the Washington Post. He is either extraordinarily well informed, and providing some real hope, or just engaging in wishful [...]
Here is a note I got today from one of our team members in Gaza: I know well that you understand the sensitivity of the day to day situation in Gaza, we absolutely experiences the conflict between the moderate people who live unacceptable and unbelievable life and the extremists who enjoy the role they play [...]
My friend Carmella had commented I looked like an angry assassin at the beginning of this CNN interview. Now that I saw it, I couldn’t agree more! I hate fake smiles when you are waiting, but now I understand why politicians give those long phony grins. Anything is better than that scary seriousness!
David Troube wrote an insightful article about what is behind much of the "Boycott Israel" movement. The real motive of the boycotters 22/02/2008 By David Toube Perhaps it is global warming, but hasn’t the Boycott Israel season started unnaturally early this year? A few weeks after rejecting a boycott resolution, the students’ union of the [...]
Thanks to Janera Soerel for an exceptionally explicit and precise interview and article tackling a lot of issues revolving OneVoice, PeaceWorks, and the philosophy underlying them.
One of my favorite movies ever, which I just saw recently after many years, is The Mission. Like all great movies, its power to entertain and its message stand the test of time… The Mission juxtaposes the idealistic beauty of devout god-fearing religious heroes who serve humankind, vis a vis the amoral (if not immoral) [...]
Taken from this article about the Gaza-Egypt border debacle, this picture struck me as a sad allegory not just to the challenges of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and of building of a Palestinian State, but further to so many of the challenges faced today in the Middle East, from the peace process, to the struggle [...]