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Cities throughout America are Democratic, often raising minimum wages and strengthening rent control. However, in states where Republicans hold unchecked power, state governments are blocking cities from acting. Harold Meyerson reports on preemption and “pre-preemption.”Plus: Standing Together, Israel's biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group's founders, will explain their vision, their strategy, and their recent actions.Also: from the archives, Gary Shteyngart talks about his novel "Super Sad True Love Story" --It's about a world where the Bipartisan Party rules and where everybody gets their news either from Fox Liberty Prime or Fox Liberty Ultra. And then our hero Lenny meets Eunice. (recorded in July, 2011.)

Standing Together, Israel's biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group's founders, explains their vision, their strategy, and their recent actions.Also: Cities everywhere in America are Democratic, and often raising minimum wages and strengthening rent control. But in states where Republicans hold unchecked power, state governments are blocking cities from acting. Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of The American Prospects. Reports on preemption—and on “pre-preemption.”

Standing Together, Israel's biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group's founders, explains their vision, their strategy, and their recent actions.Also: Cities everywhere in America are Democratic, and often raising minimum wages and strengthening rent control. But in states where Republicans hold unchecked power, state governments are blocking cities from acting. Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of The American Prospects. Reports on preemption—and on “pre-preemption.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 292. What These Palestinian & Israeli Activists Need Us to Know: Standing Together's Sally Abed & Alon-Lee Green  Sally Abed, an elected leader at Standing Together and Alon-Lee Green, the National co-Director and a founder of Standing Together, talk us through what is happening in Palestine and Israel right now, their own stories of growing up and living through it, and how we can help in their mission to bring liberation, equality, and peace to all who live on the land: - Why Palestinian liberation and Jewish safety are completely interconnected;  - Who's really benefiting from the U.S. sending billions of dollars to the Israeli government; - The myths Americans have been taught about the Palestinian-Israeli crisis;  - Why Sally says it is vital that Americans not “sit out” the upcoming elections; and - How we can help the PEOPLE on the land today to secure a ceasefire, end the Israeli occupation of Palestine, bring the hostages home, and secure peace, liberation, and safety for all.  On Standing Together:  Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice. While the minority who benefit from the status quo of occupation and economic inequality seek to keep us divided, we know that we — the majority — have far more in common than that which sets us apart. When we stand together, we are strong enough to fundamentally alter the existing socio-political reality. The future that we want — peace and independence for Israelis and Palestinians, full equality for all citizens, and true social, economic, and environmental justice — is possible. Because where there is struggle, there is hope. - To Learn More: https://www.standing-together.org/en - To Join their Mission: https://www.standing-together.org/friends  - To Give:  https://www.standing-together.org/donatehere - If you can attend their NYC event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-for-peace-and-justice-standing-together-nyc-fundraiser-registration-849180350287 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode 146, Joey Ayoub and Dana El-Kurd talk to Sally Abed, Orly Noy and Amjad Iraqi. Abed is a member of the national leadership of Standing Together (עומדים ביחד نقف معًا), a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice. Orly Noy is the chair of B'Tselem, arguably Israel's most well-known human rights NGO, and editor of the Hebrew-language news magazine Local Call. Amjad Iraqi is a member of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, an editor and writer at +972 Magazine, and previously an advocacy coordinator at Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. In this wide-ranging conversation, the hosts and guests spoke about the current state of Israel's political landscape, from its ongoing "Smotrichization" to the political crackdowns, from the normalization of genocidal rhetoric against Palestinians to the necessity of being "chronically optimistic" to push for change in Israel-Palestine. At a time when Netanyahu and the Israeli far-right have effectively taken over politics, and with so many self-described liberals joining in the calls for violence, principled left-wing voices seem all but gone in Israel. Finally, each guest shares their personal theory of change, offering a glimpse into their vision for the future.  These episodes are intended to be evergreen conversations. If you're interested in resources dedicated to real-time information, you can follow us on Instagram where we amplify voices on the ground in Palestine-Israel.

The former president is now calling for his political opponents' ‘vermin' and has pledged to go after the ‘radical left'. Then Israel Defense Minister has said that after 16 years in power, Hamas has lost control of Gaza. In 1998, November 13th was established as ”World Kindness Day” to highlight good deeds and remind us all to be kind to others. Peter Baker, Luke Broadwater, Kristy Greenberg, Conor Lamb, Mark McKinnon, Sally Abed, Alon Lee-Green, and Lauren Brenzel join. 

In the last few weeks, our coverage of this conflict has tried very hard to see the problem from as many angles as possible. In our first episode, we considered the political motivations of Hamas's October 7 attack. In our second episode, we considered the behavior of Israel's government from a critical perspective. In a third episode, we asked whether Israel's military objectives made sense by speaking to a counter-terrorism expert. And last week, we told the 150-year history of Israel, Palestine, and the origins of Hamas by speaking to two historians, one who was clearly more sympathetic to Israel and another who was clearly more sympathetic to Palestine. There is a voice we haven't heard from in this series: a Palestinian voice. Today's interview is with Sally Abed, a Palestinian-Israeli, who is an activist with the group Standing Together. We talk about the "psychosis" and "impossibility" of being Palestinian in Israel, what happens after a ceasefire, and how to build a coalition for peace. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Sally Abed Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since Hamas's October 7th attack, Israeli leftists have felt squeezed between a global left response that has sometimes justified or downplayed the deaths of Israeli civilians, and Israeli society itself, which is largely supportive of the state's campaign of vengeance in Gaza and its crackdown on any expression of dissent. On this episode of On the Nose, editor-in-chief Arielle Angel speaks with Michael Sfard, an attorney specializing in international human rights law and the laws of war; Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and member of national leadership in the Arab-Jewish grassroots movement Standing Together; and Yair Wallach, a social and cultural historian of modern Palestine/Israel at SOAS University of London. They discuss the particular loneliness of the Israeli left in this moment and the precious and endangered horizon for shared struggle beyond it.Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).”Articles Mentioned and Further Reading: “In Gaza, Israel Is Racing to the Moral Abyss,” Michael Sfard, Haaretz“Israelis Must Maintain Their Humanity Even When Their Blood Boils,” Michael Sfard, Haaretz“Statement on Behalf of Israel-based Progressives and Peace Activists Regarding Debates over Recent Events in Our Region,” an open letterOrganizations mentioned by our guests: Standing Together, B'Tselem, Breaking the Silence, Combatants for Peace, Adalah, The Human Rights Defenders Fund

Peace, co-existence and social-justice activist Sally Abed tells Noah what these last, terrible days of grief, anger and fear have been like for her, as an Israeli Arab. This is not for everyone, not at this moment, and if it is not for you, at this moment, don't listen to it. For some people, it is maybe just what they want to hear, at this moment.

Sally Abed, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Fortress of Democracy?— Does anyone really think it would be a good idea for Israel's Supreme Court to fire Benjamin Netanyahu? —Jenin, Again— Two weeks ago, thirteen people died in an IDF operation in Jenin that, today, is all but forgotten. —And No Religion, Too!— A major documentary seeks to understand the soul of secular Israelis. —Our Summer Eats, Drinks, and Favorite Places that Help Ease the Heat— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: What do we drink, what do we eat, and where do we go to mark the advent of “high summer”? All that and Elisha Shelem, demonstrations everywhere, and the music of cellist Ayala Ziv!

Sally Abed, a social activist, and Dina Kraft, a journalist and author, are the anchors of Groundwork, a successful podcast co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund and the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). In this episode they talk about the second season of their podcast.  Link to Groundwork: https://groundworkpodcast.com/ Links to past PeaceCast episodes that featured Salli and Dina:  - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/2001-introducing-groundwork - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/100-accentuating-the-positive-with-dina-kraft - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/232-standing-together Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org  

Sally Abed, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Selectile Dysfunction— There was a weird Knesset vote this week that elected a representative from the opposition to the Judicial Selection Committee but no representative from the coalition, and still somehow led to a breakdown of talks at the President's Residence. So what the hell happened and what does it mean? —101 and Counting— More than 100 Palestinian citizens of Israel murdered by Palestinian citizens of Israel so far this year (and the year is not yet half over). What's happening? —A True Display of Mixed Israeli Society— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Three stars of the team that came in third last week in the Under-20 World Cup Football (Soccer) are Palestinians. Is that a fact that means something that matters? All that and the first Tel Aviv Pride Parade twenty-five years ago, a trip to Sinai and the changing face of Rocky Horror!

Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Politics of Memory— Is it possible to keep politics outside the gates of our cemeteries? —Kids & Vids— Seven Ashkenazi teens at a religious high school for girls make a video full of stereotypes about Sefaradim. Sure, it's icky, but what's it mean? —Definitely Not Live— There's a new duet by two of Israel's most revered, tragic, Yemenite singers, who have been dead for decades. What happens to culture, once AI can vanquish death? —For Some, Like Sally, It's Going to Be a Complicated Week— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: What is it like to be Sally, during this fraught eight-day-week from Holocaust Memorial Day, to Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen, to Independence Day? All that and a farewell to Meir Shalev, Easter in the Galilee and the remarkable music of young Israeli artists inspired by the stories of aging Holocaust survivors.

Since early January, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have participated in weekly protests against the right-wing Israeli government's proposals to weaken the power of Israel's Supreme Court. The protesters have framed their efforts as a bid to save “Israeli democracy”—rhetoric that has alienated Palestinian citizens of Israel, who say Israel was never a democracy to begin with due to its repressive system of control over Palestinians. Senior reporter Alex Kane hosts a discussion with Palestinian activist Sally Abed of Standing Together and Iranian Israeli activist Orly Noy of B'Tselem and the newly formed Mizrahi Civic Collective about who is participating in these protests—and who is sitting them out.Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).” Articles Mentioned:“A Mizrahi Democratic Vision: No to the Constitutional Revolution and No to the Old Order,” Mizrahi Civic Collective (Hebrew)

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Presidential Importunity— President Herzog addressed the nation, looking like he'd just seen a ghost. Many say it was the most important speech of Herzog's life, but was it the speech we need to hear and will it do a damn thing? —A Protest of All its Protestors!— In demonstrations demanding democracy, why does one hear so few Palestinian voices? —How We Holdin' Up?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Kafka would say, Lighten up, dudes! All that and the music of sing-songwriter-Mensch Bradley Burston!

Throwback Episode for this week: Black history month with Aliyah Shaw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-franciska-show/id1316933734?i=1000510135521 Check out my new single: Yehi Ratzon (Kol Isha) https://open.spotify.com/track/4JkeMkpfnQVcGnLXzvzdQo?si=y9lx1cC4QrifuQAtSL5cGA&fbclid=IwAR04zY4rqTxCtDH6xJ4lCvTtG1dYVQGPUaX9Rre98htZlDaPzkvo5ZtQbOc&nd=1 About Our Guest: Sally Abed is a member of the national leadership at Standing Together: the largest Jewish-Arab grassroots movement in Israel. In recent years, Sally has become a prominent Palestinian voice in Israel, advocating progressive causes for social and climate justice, and their highlighting their connection to the struggle for peace and and end to the occupation through building a new majority in Israeli society. Sally is the Co-host of Groundwork - a podcast series about Palestinians and Jews refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. To get in touch: https://twitter.com/sally_abed   Message Franciska to join The Whatsapp Group: franciskakay@gmail.com Launch Your Podcast Today- www.franciskakosman.com   Would you like to be a SPONSOR? Reach out about new sponsorship opportunities for your brand & organizations - franciskakay@gmail.com     Check out www.JewishCoffeeHouse.com for more Jewish Podcasts on our network.

Ever since the elections produced what the elections produced, including a new Minister in charge of the police who used to have hanging on his wall, as a tribute, a picture of a man who murdered 29 Palestinian worshippers in the Tomb of the Patriarch, we've been wondering what our Sally Abed makes of all this. This week, finally, we had a chance to ask. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Same Old, Same Old?— What's Sally think? —Yet Another New Left?— Has the time come for a new left – of, by and for Jews & Palestinians together – that leaves Zionism checked at the door? —What's J Street's Convention Like for Someone Not So American, Not So Jewish?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: What was it like at the J Street Progressive, American, Jewish lobby convention for Sally, who is plenty progressive, but not so much American and not so much Jewish? That and the world's biggest Lego Hanukah menorah, the Bureau for the Search for Relatives, and the music of Osher Bachta!

What exactly happened in the Israeli election? Where is the country heading as Benjamin Netanyahu returns to power with the most right-wing government in Israeli history? And do long-term voting trends offer any hope for the center-left? At the recent J Street annual conference in Washington, Haaretz Weekly podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer moderated a panel titled “A Deep Dive Into Israeli Politics.” The panelists analyzed and explored these questions, pointing to the profound challenges – and possible opportunities – the new political landscape holds. The panel was recorded to share with Haaretz podcast listeners.  On the panel: Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a public opinion expert and strategic consultant, fellow at the Century Foundation, columnist for Haaretz and co-host of the Elections Overdose podcast who has been a consultant for nine national campaigns in Israel.  Gadi Baltiansky, director general of the Geneva Initiative, an NGO that promotes the need to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through educational, diplomatic and political tools. He served as press secretary for former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and was a member of the Israeli official negotiation teams with Syria and the Palestinians. Sally Abed, a member of the national leadership at Standing Together, a grassroots social movement comprising Jews and Palestinians that promotes social, economic and climate justice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode recorded outside of our studio, Mehra Rimer welcomes Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green from Standing Together, a grassroots people's movement in Israel which mobilizes Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel, locally and nationally, around campaigns for peace, equality, and social justice, in order to build power and transform Israeli society.

Sally Abed, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —It Just Doesn't Matter?— Why do some people wake up on election morning with the feeling that it just doesn't matter who they vote for, or if they vote at all? —So Goes the Nation!— We got no secrets. Here's how we're voting. —״Blood: A Strong Occupation for Israel״— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: The anti-Occupation NGO Breaking the Silence runs a faux election campaign for a faux party whose faux slogan is, “A Strong Occupation for Israel.” What do you do with that? All this and Moom Nadir, good ol' punk!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —My War & Yours (& Ours)— Can a Palestinian Israeli (like Sally) and a Jewish, Zionist Israeli (like Noah) find even a common language and common facts to talk about last week's rockets-and-bombs in and out of Gaza? —My Atrocity & Yours (& Ours)— Newly unsealed documents shed some brutal light on an atrocity done in 1956. What should they mean to us today? —Is Israel's Left Paying Too Much Attention to Esoteric Things (Like Climate Change)?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: A candidate for the head of the liberal-left Meretz party says we should stop paying attention to esoteric things like climate change, and instead focus on what really matters: peace and democracy. What's wrong with that? All this and Banot ha-Tom!

Sally Abed, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Violence Season— Is it inevitable that seasons of calm are replaced by seasons of violence, just as winter gives way to spring? —Shmandemic— Israel's government ends the mask mandate and says: Lighten up, happy days are here again. Did the almost 4,000 people a day still getting COVID miss the memo? —Then, Now— Can we, and should we, have a Holocaust Day that is not just Jewish but also Israeli? —What's Our Take Away From PM Bennett's High Take-Away Expenditures?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: After Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is lavishly lambasted, lamented and lampooned after it came out that his family spends 800 shekels a day on take-out, he tweets that he'll pay for the damn take-out with his high-tech millions. What should our take-away be? All this and music for Yom ha-Shoah and every other day of the year

An in-person conversation with Alon-Lee Green and Sally Abed of the progressive Israeli Jewish-Arab movement Standing Together.  Standing Together's website: https://www.standing-together.org/en Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org  

Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Showing Up— Should Israel take as many refugees from Ukraine as want to come? —Another Milestone— Sexual assault charges are dropped against a leading light of the gay community because what he did “does not cross the threshold of criminality.” —Making Shabbat— Should government money go to making Shabbat more “relevant” to secular folks? —Haifa O' Haifa— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we ask Sally, who just moved to Haifa, why she loves the place. All this and the remarkable debut record of Revaya Raisch!

When news broke that four middle-aged women in Israel had been recruited by an Iranian intelligence agent on social media and dispatched on a series of bizarre missions, many Israeli commentators found the story amusing.  Haaretz intelligence and security analyst Yossi Melman tells podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer why he believes the episode is no joking matter. Additionally, he delves into the ongoing controversy over why Princeton University continues to employ Seyed Mousavian, a propagandist for the Iranian regime who gleefully smirked when discussing death threats against a U.S. State Department official. He also asks why top Israeli intelligence officials haven't been able to keep their mouths shut lately, being so eager to brag about their exploits.   Also in this episode: Palestinian-Israeli activist Sally Abed explains how tree planting by the Jewish National Fund ignited Bedouin protests in the Negev and why Bedouin youth are so angry. The incident nearly brought down the Israeli government after United Arab List leader Mahmoud Abbas, a key member of the Bennett-Lapid coalition, refused to vote the party line until the forestation stopped.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Sally Abed discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon Link to Give to Standing Together   —This Would Not Have Happened a Year Ago— United Arab List head, Dr. Mansour Abbas, says that Israel always has been, and always will be a Jewish State, it's time for everyone to accept that. How big a deal is that? —Sara— Did we have Sara all wrong, all along? —This Is Reality, Itamar!— Politicians, professors and pundits are all turning up on Reality TV. Is gravitas dead? —“Happy” New Year?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about how this New Year's finds us: Down in the Duldrummy dumps? Ready to break out? Dazed and confused? Guardedly optimistic? Weirdly sober? It's kind of a window into our souls! All this and the music of Gedy Ronen!

Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Limited— Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's new proposed term-limit law is the sort of law you'd see in Iran, Syria and North Korea. Does he have a point? —Tradition, Tradition!— Can “traditionalism” (mesoratiut) reshape Israeli politics as we know it? —Israelis and Israeliness Abroad— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about what it's like, when we travel, to be Israelis abroad. All that and a boy named Neta Weiner!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Iran, One Month from the Bomb— Experts say Iran can have an atomic bomb by Hanukkah. What, if anything, can Israel do about it? —Who is Sex For?— Is it unseemly for 60 year olds to let the rest of us know they still have sex? —Our Favorite Tel Aviv Coffee Shops and Bars— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we discuss our favorite coffee shops and bars in the city. Sarit Hadad, in honor of coming out in song!

Host Simon Spungin talks about grassroots activism with Dina Kraft and Sally Abed – the hosts of Groundwork, a new podcast about Jews and Palestinians working in Israel's mixed cities for a better future. How the escape and recapture of six Palestinians from an Israeli prison could shake up the discourse within Israel – if the Palestinian narrative is given space alongside the Zionist one. PLUS: Jotam Confino on Angela Merkel's legacy in terms of German-Israeli relations and the fight against antisemitism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —A Year of Abraham Accords— A year ago this week, ambassadors from the UAE and Bahrain celebrated with then-President Donald Trump and then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the launch of the Abraham Accords. With Trump and Netanyahu booted out of office in the interim, what should we make of the accords now? —Escape— After a week glued-to-the-screen, following a manhunt after six escaped Palestinian prisoners, we ask: What just happened? —White-ish Feminism— Some Israeli feminists say they've had enough of “White(ish) Feminism.” Do they have a point? —What Yom Kippur Means to Us— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we discuss what this days-of-awe-holiday-season means to us, each from our own perspective. All that and Sima Noon!

Sally Abed, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —What We Learned While Skipping School— Kids are finally returning to desks-and-whiteboards after missing almost all of last year. What did we learn from the pandemic about how to make schools better? —73 Days In— The Knesset goes into a “summer recess” after the most tumultuous session anyone can remember. How's the new government doing, 73 days in? —Wigging Out— We watched a movie about an ultra-Orthodox woman ambivalating over whether to stop wearing a wig, as women of her station are expected to wear, and came to opposite conclusions about what it all means. —3 Beautiful Audio Essays by the Lovely & Incomparably Beautiful Miriam Herschlag— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, an encore presentation of three (count ‘em!) lovely, incomparably beautiful little audio essays by the lovely and incomparably beautiful Miriam Herschlag. All that and the uncategorizable music of musician, painter, sculptor and performance artist Ayelet Avni!

Sally Abed, Noah Efron and Tel Aviv Review host Gilad Halpern discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Noodge— Should the government tax us into acting right? —Pedagogies of Prejudice & Prejudices of Pedagogy— Can you teach co-existence? Decency? Some social scientists say “no.” —By the Grace of Heaven— A movie about ultra-Orthodox Bnei Brak during the pandemic upends everything we thought we knew. But is it the whole picture? —What's the Point of All Our Yammering About Israel in English?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, Sally, Gilad and Noah (each hosts of labor-of-love, English-language podcasts about Israeli politics and culture) talk about why we bother, which is to say, what we hope to accomplish by yammering into microphones in English about Israel. What's the point? All that and the jazz genius of Faraj Suleiman!

This episode features the hosts of Groundwork, a new podcast about Palestinian and Jewish Israelis refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. Sally Abed is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and an elected member of the national leadership of Standing Together, a Jewish-Arab social movement in Israel. Dina Kraft is a Jewish-Israeli journalist based in Tel Aviv who reports for the Christian Science Monitor. She is the former Israel correspondent for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and was formerly an Associated Press correspondent based in Jerusalem and Johannesburg. Dina was also the producer and host of the podcast The Branch. She was our guest on our 100th episode, on December 2019, to talk about The Branch. Links: Groundwork: https://groundworkpodcast.com/ PeaceCast's episode #100: https://peacenow.libsyn.com/100-accentuating-the-positive-with-dina-kraft Standing Together: https://www.standing-together.org/english Email Ori with ideas or feedback: onir@peacenow.org Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate

Groundwork is a new podcast about Palestinians and Jews refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. When war broke out between Israel and Gaza this past May, some of the worst inter-ethnic fighting in Israel's history erupted between its own citizens. The violence showed that even in mixed cities, where people often talk of coexistence, there are deep political, ethnic, and economic divides.Lod was the epicenter of this recent violence: there were shootings in the streets, neighbors attacking one another, lynching. In this episode, Groundwork's hosts Dina Kraft and Sally Abed speak with Lod activists Rula Daood and Dror Rubin about the complicated history of Lod, what they think led to the violence in May, and what's next.CREDITSSally Abed is a staff member and an elected member of the national leadership at Standing Together. In recent years, Sally has become a prominent Palestinian voice in Israel that is putting forward the holistic view that identifies the interrelation between the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories, growing social and economic disparities within Israeli society, the threat of climate change, and attacks by the government on democratic freedoms and Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel.Dina Kraft is a veteran foreign correspondent based in Tel Aviv where she's The Christian Science Monitor correspondent. She began her overseas career in the Jerusalem bureau of The Associated Press. She was later posted to AP's Johannesburg bureau where she covered southern Africa. She's also reported from Senegal, Kenya, Pakistan, Jordan, Tunisia, Russia, and Ukraine. Dina has taught journalism at Northeastern University, Harvard University, and Boston University. She was a 2012 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and a 2015 Ochberg Fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.Dina hosted “The Branch” podcast, about ties between Jews and Palestinians and her work has also been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Haaretz among other news outlets.Yoshi Fields is the co-founder and producer of Groundwork and has worked in the podcast industry for about 5 years. In 2018, he moved to Israel-Palestine and has worked on several podcasts in the region, focusing on both political and human interest stories, including as a producer at Israel Story, The Branch, and Unsettled.Through his work, Yoshi aims to empower the voices of others, and facilitate the expression of their stories. He has previously hiked the Himalayas while carrying out a research study on the intersection of love and Buddhism, and worked in a hospice for a year writing about the experience of mortality for health workers.Groundwork is powered by the Alliance for Middle East Peace and the New Israel Fund.

Groundwork is a new podcast about Palestinians and Jews refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. When war broke out between Israel and Gaza this past May, some of the worst inter-ethnic fighting in Israel's history erupted between its own citizens. The violence showed that even in mixed cities, where people often talk of coexistence, there are deep political, ethnic, and economic divides.Lod was the epicenter of this recent violence: there were shootings in the streets, neighbors attacking one another, lynching. In this episode, Groundwork's hosts Dina Kraft and Sally Abed speak with Lod activists Rula Daood and Dror Rubin about the complicated history of Lod, what they think led to the violence in May, and what's next.CREDITSSally Abed is a staff member and an elected member of the national leadership at Standing Together. In recent years, Sally has become a prominent Palestinian voice in Israel that is putting forward the holistic view that identifies the interrelation between the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories, growing social and economic disparities within Israeli society, the threat of climate change, and attacks by the government on democratic freedoms and Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel.Dina Kraft is a veteran foreign correspondent based in Tel Aviv where she's The Christian Science Monitor correspondent. She began her overseas career in the Jerusalem bureau of The Associated Press. She was later posted to AP's Johannesburg bureau where she covered southern Africa. She's also reported from Senegal, Kenya, Pakistan, Jordan, Tunisia, Russia, and Ukraine. Dina has taught journalism at Northeastern University, Harvard University, and Boston University. She was a 2012 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and a 2015 Ochberg Fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.Dina hosted “The Branch” podcast, about ties between Jews and Palestinians and her work has also been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Haaretz among other news outlets.Yoshi Fields is the co-founder and producer of Groundwork and has worked in the podcast industry for about 5 years. In 2018, he moved to Israel-Palestine and has worked on several podcasts in the region, focusing on both political and human interest stories, including as a producer at Israel Story, The Branch, and Unsettled.Through his work, Yoshi aims to empower the voices of others, and facilitate the expression of their stories. He has previously hiked the Himalayas while carrying out a research study on the intersection of love and Buddhism, and worked in a hospice for a year writing about the experience of mortality for health workers.Groundwork is powered by the Alliance for Middle East Peace and the New Israel Fund.

Haifa is our final stop in the Mini-Series. It's known as the poster child for co-existence in Israel. But here too violence broke out in May. Among those at the protests against the violence were longtime Haifa residents and activists, Jafar Farah and Merav Ben-Nun. We speak with them about how Haifa has changed over the years, what they think led to the recent violence, and what needs to change.  The show is hosted by Sally Abed and Dina Kraft. We are powered by the New Israel Fund and The Alliance for Middle East Peace. Learn more about our show at Groundworkpodcast.com Jafar Farah lives in a primarily Arab neighborhood of Haifa called Wadi Nisnas. It's where some of the recent violence took place. He is the founder and director Mossawa, an organization that promotes equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel.  Merav Ben-Nun is a founder of the bi-lingual Arabic and Hebrew Hand-in-Hand School in Haifa and a longtime civil rights activist in the city.  This episode was produced by Dina Kraft and Yoshi Fields. Edited by Yoshi Fields. Scoring by Joel Shupack. Theme music by System Ali. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions. 

In May, Lod was the epicenter of the worst inter-ethnic fighting between Israel's own citizens since 1948. There were shootings in the streets, neighbors attacking one another, lynching. In this episode we speak with Lod activists Rula Daood and Dror Rubin about the complicated history of Lod, what they think led to the interethnic violence in May, and what's next. The show is hosted by Sally Abed and Dina Kraft. We are powered by the New Israel Fund and The Alliance for Middle East Peace. Learn more about our show at Groundworkpodcast.com  Rula Daood is a Palestinian citizen of Israel who lives in Lod. She's the national co-director of Standing Together, a grassroots movement of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis.  Dror Rubin is a Jewish Israeli and a community organizer.  He works at a joint Jewish-Arab community center in the mixed neighborhood of Ramat Eshkol, the epicenter of the recent clashes in the city.  This episode was produced by Dina Kraft and Yoshi Fields. Edited by Yoshi Fields. Scoring by Joel Shupack. Theme music by System Ali. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions. 

We begin our Mini-Series where the violence in May all started - Jerusalem. We speak with Jerusalem activists Nivene Sandouka and Suf Patishi about what it's actually like on the ground, what they think led to the interethnic violence in May, and what's next.  The show is hosted by Sally Abed and Dina Kraft. We are powered by the New Israel Fund and The Alliance for Middle East Peace. Learn more about our show at Groundworkpodcast.com  Nivene Sandouka is a Palestinian from East Jerusalem and the executive director of Hoqukna, an organization supporting East Jerusalem Palestinian's civic and political rights. Suf Patishi is a Jewish Israeli who lives in West Jerusalem. He works in the Knesset as a parliamentary advisor and is a longtime member  of Standing Together - Israel's largest grassroots movement of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. This episode was produced by Dina Kraft and Yoshi Fields. Edited by Yoshi Fields. Scoring by Joel Shupack. Theme music by System Ali. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions. 

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on https://www.patreon.com/posts/52610627   —“A Coalition Exposition”— Eight documents tell us tons about what Israel's new government plans to do, and plans not to do, and also about the exquisite tensions knitted into the fabric of this right-center-left/Jewish-Arab/religious-secular/straight-and-queer/feminist-and-not-so-feminist coalition. —Bye Bye Bibi Bye Bye— Benjamin Netanyahu dominated Israeli politics for a dozen years. What legacy did he leave? —The Bare Necessities of the Naked Truth— Why are so many Israelis squeamish about nudity? —All Bets Placed?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we place bets on how long Israel's new government is gonna last. Plus, a celebration of Alon Tal, on his journey from the Promised Podcast to the Knesset! All that and the fresh-from-the-barricades music of the Barak Cohen Band!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Still Crazy, After All These Tears— A cease fire has taken affect, dust has settled, dead have been buried, and rubble has begun to be cleared. But what, if anything, has changed? —Who’s Afraid of Fifth Elections?— So maybe 5th elections are a good idea! —Dissenting Court or Courting Dissent?— Did the Supreme Court just save Israeli democracy (or destroy it)? —You Okay?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we check in with one another and ask how we are doing, personally, as the violence recedes, as the corona virus seems to be forgotten, and the movie theaters are reopening. All that and the grunge garage band rock of The Grasshoppers (Ha-Hargolim)!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —“F*cked Up, Horrible Chickens”— Rockets and missiles from the south and mob violence most everywhere else: Why did Israel just dissolve into bloodshed? —“If I Forget Thee, O’ Jerusalem Day”— How do you celebrate the “reunification” of Jerusalem (and how don’t you)? —Will Social Media Be the Death of Me?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about the roles played by Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok and Instoosh in our Hobbesian war-of-all-against-all moment. All that and the music of Trace Kotik, in celebration of his brand-new debut record, Everything Has Been Done by Now, So Now, Everything is Possible…!

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, Sally Abed (for a bit) and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —(Qui Est-Ce Que) J’Accuse?— Forty-five people are crushed to death by a crowd at an all-night revelry at Mount Meron. Who or what is to blame? —All in the Family— Is “family-uber-alles” the only thing that cuts across lines of religion, language, ethnicity, sexual orientation and all other things that divide one Israeli from the next? —Ethnic What?— On last week’s podcast, Sally called Israeli policy in Jaffa “ethnic cleansing.” This week she tell more about what she means, and why she thinks the label fits. —They Made You Do What?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about the labyrinthine procedures one needs to follow these days traveling back and forth between Israel and the US, after Allison and Noah just ran that gauntlet. All that and the music of Stephane Legar, in honor of his new single, Na’im Meod!

Sally Abed, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Our Bennett-factor— The liberal, center-left newspaper Haaretz endorses Naftali Bennett, a privatize-anything-that-moves and annex-anything-God-promised-to-us-in-the-Bible right wing ideologue, as our next prime minister. What gives? —Jaffa, Lit— Jaffa explodes in violence and protest. What and who are to blame? —Hebrew & Me— Maybe the most intimate question we know: What does Hebrew mean to us? —The Demonstrations and Violence in Jaffa: A First-Hand Look— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we hear from Sally, who was arrested at one of the Jaffa demonstrations last week, what the demonstrations was like, what the arrest was like, and whether doing hard time really hardens a woman, like in the movies. Also, how bad is prison hooch, really? All that and the great debut EP of the one-and-only Romi Mor!