I’ve found a political reawakening, and learned that the only way this will end is if we turn our enemies into our partners
It is important for us to raise a different voice’ | BBC
As conflict escalates across the Middle East, I met two Londoners – one Israeli and one Palestinian – who shared with me their grief and trauma and thoughts for the future, one year on.
October 7 Reflections: In Search of Peace, Justice, and Security | AFT
“Palestinians and Jews who want peace, security, freedom, justice, and self-determination, who are fighting for a better life and for peace. We need to listen to their voices. These are our allies. They have shown us a path forward.”
Oct. 7 didn’t start time; it was an outcome’: Vivian Silver’s son on staying true to her legacy | CBC
Yonatan Zeigen has taken up his mother’s cause of ending conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
‘We must have hope, we can’t go on killing one another’ | Irish Independent
author Colum McCann speaks to friends from two sides of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian divide
Bereaved families cross the Israeli-Palestinian divide | The Groundtruth Project
With the dark plumes of war sweeping across the region, it is hard to find any daylight for dialogue where people dare to reach out across the divide and talk about peace.
Finding Reconciliation Amid the Fog of Grief and Loss | NYU
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians discussed the path to embracing their shared humanity at the semester’s first NYU in Dialogue event
NYC universities model ‘respectful dialogue’ ahead of protests marking Oct. 7 anniversary | Gothamist
As New York City’s college campuses brace for protests marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing war, administrators are hosting events modeling “respectful, open dialogue.”
What Should I do with this Pain? | Tom Dispatch
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Use Their Grief to Advocate for Reconciliation and Peace Together
Javier Bardem on Gaza: ‘We cannot remain indifferent’ in call for hostage release and cease-fire | AP News
Two of his close friends, one Israeli, one Palestinian, both lost daughters to violence years ago and have bonded together in their shared pain and desire to help create positive change.