| Oct 25, 2023 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLike many of us, I’ve been glued to media coverage of the terrible violence in Gaza and Israel. I was deeply shaken by the brutal killings of over a thousand Israelis on October 7. The families of Israelis killed and taken hostage deserve justice for these crimes. But...
| 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.”...