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'Its Time: The Great Peace Conference' an arena was filled with hope for the future for Israelis and Palestinians. 'This homeland is bleeding,' one Palestinian speaker said, 'and if we don't stop it now, we'll all be on the way to collective suicide'

Yuval was required to torch two residential buildings; Michael realized how many civilians were likely to be killed during every bombing he observed; Tal broke down when Israel entered Rafah. They are willing to suffer the price for their refusal....

Some groups are trying to draw attention to the carnage in Gaza. But after October 7, most Israelis don’t want to be bothered. It is difficult if not delusional to speak anymore of a peace camp on the Israeli left.

An all-too-rare organization of Israeli Palestinians and Jews works for an unfantastical solution to the enduring conflict. What sets Standing Together apart is the realism that informs their strategy, politically marginal as that realism now may be.

The biggest demonstration since the beginning of the war on Gaza defied the police and brought together all those calling for a ceasefire on the streets of Tel-Aviv

Eight new draft refusers speak about the occupation, the anti-judicial reform protests, and conscientious objection as a tool of protest.

Left-wing high schoolers describe how the anti-government protests have provided a window for the mainstreaming of views long deemed illegitimate. Young people are more willing to hear about the occupation, army refusal is growing more widespread.

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Shahar Perets, who was sentenced to prison for refusing to join the Israeli army, talks about meeting Palestinians for the first time, her visits to the West Bank, and how Israeli society represses the occupation.

Reader Comments: 2020 elections and What Next; Organizing Rural Manufacturing Workers; Honoring Veterans - Ending War; Bolivia; the Yiddish Immigrant Left from Popular Front to Cold War; Resources; Announcements; more....