Jenni Frazer finds a book on cartoons related to Britain, Israel and Palestine tells us much about our own history.
Tim Benson: The Daily Express cartoonist who mocked the Kaiser with mud in WW1 trenches →
Review: Drawn to the Promised Land, Jewish Renaissance →
Review: Drawn to the Promised Land, The Jewish Chronicle →
Review: Drawn to the Promised Land, Morning Star →
Review: Drawn to the Promised Land, Jewish News →
Until Israelis and Palestinians see more than a ‘faceless enemy’, there will never be peace - Samir El-Youssef →
One question has been frequently asked since the beginning of the Hamas-Israel war: “What will happen when hostilities end in Gaza?” And the only positive answer thus far has been a call to resume peace negotiations endorsing a two-state solution. This solution, it’s been claimed, is the only way to prevent what happened on and since 7 October from ever happening again. Read more here.
Ms. Magazine: Rest in Power Alice Shalvi →
The late Alice Shalvi was an Orthodox mother of six, a remarkable intellectual—and a breaker of glass ceilings who advanced women’s equality in realms both secular and religious.
Read MoreTimes of Israel: Wartime Diaries - Mishka Ben-David →
Mishka Ben-David might seem – at first – like a harmless and cuddly grandpa, but the truth is that he’s lived many secret lives...
Read MoreFinancial Times: 'Our dream of a future for both peoples is the victim of this tragedy’ - Sari Nusseibeh →
As someone who is one year younger than Israel and lived in Jerusalem for the longer part of my life, the horrors now being relayed about the suffering of Israeli civilians and the devastation of entire living quarters in Gaza make me feel estranged from myself.
Read MoreCNN: “I reported on Hamas in Gaza for over a decade. Here are the questions I’m asking myself now” - Ilene Prusher →
We arrive at Erez Checkpoint. Israeli soldiers thumb through our passports, examine every item in our bags, then wave us through. After a long walk through a barricaded no-man’s land, Palestinian officers register our names and passport numbers, then press us for a list of people we’re planning to meet.
Read MoreHa'aretz: Interview with Mona Yahia →
‘In January 1969, nine Jews were hanged in Baghdad after being convicted of espionage. A few minutes away, 15-year-old Mona Yahia hid in her home for fear of the crowd. Those sights remain fresh and are beautifully captured in her new semi-autobiographical novel’
Read MoreCBC: Amal Elsana Alh’jooj leads Montreal cross-community action for peace and solidarity in the wake of the war in Gaza →
Along with Canadian Jewish community leader Brian Bronfman, president of the Peace Network for Social Harmony, Amal has co-drafted a message in the wake of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dozens of leaders from Montreal's civil society have signed their message and are discussing future collective actions to maintain peace and promote collaboration between Jewish and Palestinian communities in the city. Read more.
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