Stories from Around the Movement

“It felt healing to retire belligerence in favor of unity.”

“Am I ready to give up elements of my own safety, like so many of my friends did on our CJNV trip, to fight for a world where everyone’s…

“50 years of occupation is too much…I know unequivocally that it is not my Judaism.”

“The time has come for Jews of the world to say enough is enough. End the occupation.”

“Our incomparable position is that fighting for a future where we discuss peace without sacrificing the freedom and dignity of all people…

“The choice is not between Palestine-hating Zionism and self-hating anti-Semitism. It is one between recognizing the humanity of…

“We cannot let those who uphold endless occupation claim to speak for American Jewry.”

“Now more than ever, this is the time for young Jews to get involved in anti-occupation work, and more broadly, anti-fascist work.”

“Holding the tension of the occupation together with my love for Israel is the best way to be pro-Israel, pro-Jew, and pro-human.”

“As Jews, our role in the movement to liberate Palestine should be as allies. That includes challenging some of the base ideas of the…

“It’s not always easy to be a rabbinical student or a rabbi and to be openly anti-Occupation.”

We never talked about the occupation at school. And at Hebrew school, my Jewish camp, or my Jewish youth group? Certainly not.