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Combatants for Peace is a binational grassroots movement that was founded by former Palestinian and Israeli combatants in 2006. Its goal is to end violence and occupation and to promote a peaceful and just solution to the conflict. The movement…

Dear Foreign Ministers of the G7, We are speaking to you as a bi-national movement of Israelis and Palestinians who call for peace. As you sit down to discuss the fate of our region please listen carefully to our voices. …

Soul Behar Tsalik and Iddo Elam, both 18-year-old, will refuse to enlist in the Israeli Army in protest over the war of destruction in Gaza and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian lands. The two will arrive this week at Tel-Hashomer…

By Emad Kiyaei  Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran, Tehran finds itself in a unique position to curb the cycle of violence. The question is whether Iran and the U.S. can leverage this moment to strike an immediate freeze-for-freeze deal…

We, Israeli citizens residing in Israel and abroad, call on the international community – the UN and its institutions, the United States, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and all states around the world – to intervene immediately…

In a recent article, Gilbert Doctorow asks the question about Israel and the Middle East ( “More on tails wagging dogs and vice versa”) Which of the United States or Israel uses the other for its foreign policy? Is Israel…

The situation in the Middle East is heading towards an escalation rather than a peaceful solution, following the announcement of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah by Israeli air strikes. The assassination was confirmed a few hours ago…

The three Israeli conscientious objectors Itamar Greenberg, Yuval Moav and Oryan Mueller were sentenced to a second term in military prison for their refusal to serve in the IDF and to take part in the destruction of Gaza. Greenberg and…

Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered by ideology, prejudice, and myth. Many tread carefully when discussing Israel lest they be accused of antisemitism. In an earlier article, I…

After the asymmetric punishment inflicted by Israel in Gaza, all basic infrastructure, schools, mosques, hospitals and 90 per cent of buildings were reportedly destroyed by systematic aerial bombardments resulting in over 40,000 Palestinian civilian casualties and several thousand more buried…