| May 4, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThousands of years of history is a lot to capture in one Jewish American Heritage Month, which is celebrated in May. But an old joke admirably condenses it into one sentence: “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat.” Passover is a perfect example of this...
| Feb 9, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOne day last spring, Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank declared a general strike to protest years of repression they faced under Israeli rule. The nonviolent strike came as Israel attempted to evict seven Palestinian families from their homes in...
| May 19, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMost of the news stories I see about Israel and Palestine focus on recent events. For example, in the latest violence, 213 Palestinians in Gaza are dead (including 61 children) plus another 16 in the West Bank — compared to about 10 Israelis (including two children)....
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI believe that all people share a common cause for basic freedoms. Yet whenever I speak out about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, I’m cautioned to “be careful” — that I’ll only be able to have a fruitful dialogue by recognizing grievances on “both sides.”...
| Apr 21, 2021 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast summer, Black Lives Matter protests in the United States after the murder of George Floyd echoed around the world. Evoked by the worldwide visibility of the brutal killing on video, this solidarity also reflected visceral anger against police violence in a host...
