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This month, we're launching a special, two-part episode to mark the anniversary of the first Oslo agreement. In Part 1, host Andrew Hirsh spoke with a pair of OneVoice colleagues, Hela Lahar and Ezzeldeen Masri—the former Israeli, the latter Palestinian—to learn what it felt like to watch this process unfold—and to understand the heartbreak that came with its demise.

Today, in Part 2, young activists from the region join the program to discuss what Oslo means to them, and how it has affected their lives.

Want to learn more about the Oslo Accords? Click here: www.britannica.com/place/Israel/The-Oslo-Accords

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Andrew Hirsh
Edited by Andrew Hirsh
Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch
Image courtesy of Ezz Masri/OneVoice

This month, we're launching a special, two-part episode to mark the anniversary of the first Oslo agreement. In Part 1, host Andrew Hirsh speaks with a pair of OneVoice colleagues, Hela Lahar and Ezzeldeen Masri—the former Israeli, the latter Palestinian—to learn what it felt like to watch this process unfold—and to understand the heartbreak that came with its demise.

In Part 2, Andrew will speak with young activists from the region who never lived in the era of optimism and progress that Hela and Ezz experienced.

Want to learn more about the Oslo Accords? Click here: https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel/The-Oslo-Accords

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Andrew Hirsh
Edited by Andrew Hirsh
Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

On this special episode of EveryDay Voices, Andrew Hirsh interviews his co-host, Ezzeldeen Masri, who just returned from a journey to the West Bank—his first visit in six years.

They discussed what has changed in the region since Ezz's last trip, how it felt to be in Palestine yet unable to see his home in Gaza, what our regional partners at Zimam are achieving on the ground, what gives him hope, and more.

You can find and subscribe to the show by searching for EveryDay Voices on Apple, Spotify, and SoundCloud, or by visiting onevoicemovement.org/everydayvoices.

This show is part of our international programming, OneVoice Connect, and if you'd like to learn more about this work, and how we can help your community engage in constructive discourse and action around the conflict, visit onevoicemovement.org/program.

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Andrew Hirsh
Edited by Andrew Hirsh
Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch
Image courtesy of Ezzeldeen Masri

Earlier this month, the specter of unjust evictions in Sheikh Jarrah led to Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians, incendiary balloons and rockets from Hamas, Palestinian attacks on Jewish Israelis, and a heavy response from Israeli military and police. While Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, hundreds of civilians are dead, many thousands in Gaza are displaced, millions are traumatized, and ethnic tensions inside Israel have boiled over into violence—threatening the future of Arab-Jewish coexistence.

To help us understand this crisis, we’re joined today by two guests who experienced it far too intimately: Khaled Gannam from the Gaza Strip, and Tamar Cohen-Mordechai from southern Israel.

Our interview with Khaled begins at 4:37.

Our interview with Tamar begins at 43:19.

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Andrew Hirsh
Edited by Andrew Hirsh
Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

It’s been 15 long years since a Palestinian election. And while they could be delayed or cancelled, that streak could end next month. What would it mean for Palestinians—particularly young adults—to cast votes? What if elections fall apart? To help us understand these questions, and plenty more, we're joined by Wasim Almasri: Regional Program Manager at Alliance for Middle East Peace.

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Andrew Hirsh
Edited by Andrew Hirsh
Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch

On March 23, in the midst of a pandemic and economic crisis, Israel will hold its fourth election in two years. You read that correctly: After two rounds of voting in 2019 and one last year, Israel has been unable to form a stable government. Why does this keep happening? How does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now facing criminal charges, remain a top contender? Will this election break the cycle, or will Israelis head back to the polls in a matter of months?

To help us understand this unprecedented moment, we’re joined by veteran journalist Shmuel Rosner: editor of TheMadad.com and a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute. Rosner has also served as a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a political editor for the Jewish Journal.