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PeaceCast Americans for Peace Now
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PeaceCast is a podcast produced in Washington by Americans for Peace Now, the sister-organization of Israel’s preeminent peace movement, exploring issues and trends relating to peace and security for Israel, focusing on Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians and efforts to resolve it. If you care about Israel, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, about Israel’s future as a democracy and a Jewish state, this podcast is for you. Episodes feature experts, activists, advocates and scholars whose work or passion is Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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#305: Picking Pomelos with Peace Now at Kibbutz Be'eri
Impressions from a Peace Now volunteering action at the Gaza border community that suffered the heaviest toll on October 7th.
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#304: UNRWA's Gaza Challenge with William Deere
A recording of a November 30th APN webinar.
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#303: Gaza - The Civilian Challenge with Larry Garber and Dave Harden
Dave Harden and Larry Garber are former directors of the West Bank and Gaza office of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In this episode, they discuss the challenges of addressing the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the rebuilding of Gaza after the war ends.
Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org
Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate
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#302: Eyal Lurie-Pardes on the Push to Rebuild Jewish Settlements in Gaza
Ideological settlers are seriously talking about plans to resettle the Gaza Strip, to re-establish Gush Katif and turn back the clock on the 2005 disengagement, which they perceive as a national trauma. Eyal Lurie Pardes, a visiting fellow at Washington's Middle East Institute, discusses this matter.
Eyal's article on this topic in the Forward: https://forward.com/opinion/568553/israel-settler-movement-gaza-reoccupy/
Eyal's article on the Israeli government's curtailing the freedom of expresion during the Gaza war: https://www.mei.edu/publications/amid-gaza-war-palestinian-citizens-israel-feel-target-witch-hunt
Contact Ori: oir@peacenow.org
Donate to APN: https://peacenow.org/donate
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#301: ... Meanwhile in the West Bank with Peace Now's Hagit Ofran and Yoni Mizrachi
A recording of an APN November 9th webinar with Hagit Ofran and Yonatan Mizrachi, the co-directors of Peace Now's Settlement Watch Project.
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#300: Arnon Avni, a Peace Activist on the Gaza Border
Arnon Avni, an Israeli cartoonist and graphic designer, is a member of kibbutz Nirim, near the Gaza border. He is a longtime peace activist with Peace Now, Israel’s preeminent peace movement. On October 7th 2023, he hid in his home’s bomb shelter with his wife and two grandchildren, escaping the terrorist attack. Five people were killed in Nirim that day. Others were kidnapped to Gaza. Despite the shock and the pain and the grief, Avni still believes in peace and is determined to pursue it.
Support APN: https://peacenow.org/donate
Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org
Customer Reviews
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Pro-peace Zionist talk
I’m new to the Zionism discussion. I’m also new to the Israel-Palestine issue. This podcast is starting to help me form my own identity as a liberal Zionist in the US whilst learning about the devastation and conflict occurring between the two parties.