Our Inability to Engage with Israel Critically Will Spell the End of the State
Earlier this week, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich openly confirmed his plans for the de jure annexation of the occupied West Bank in a bid to prevent a Palestinian state. This vision is not only alarming on its own, it is chilling because of what it evokes. The map resembles Apartheid-era South Africa, with fragmented and disconnected bantustans carved across the land.
We Need Action, Even if it Comes with Discomfort
This past week saw some of the largest and most sustained protests by Israelis against the war and in support of a hostage release and ceasefire deal. These voices are also being amplified internationally, including here in Canada. Increasingly, Israelis are pleading with the global community to intervene and “save Israel from itself,” even going so far as to call for halting weapons shipments.
There is a Partner for Peace. Will We Engage?
Last week, we wrote to you about the pending vote on new housing units in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. This week, the Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration approved the plan. More than 500 of you signed our petition demanding that Canada act urgently, using every diplomatic and political tool available to stop this development from moving forward.
The Israeli Government Wants to Bury the Idea of a Palestinian State. We Must Act.
While our attention remains fixed on the ongoing war and devastation in Gaza, this week Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a plan to develop 3,000 housing units in the unlawful E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Occupation Will Never Bring Peace or Security
The news coming out of Israel, and the growing backlash to it, has reached a fever pitch. Yesterday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to occupy Gaza City. You can read our statement on this decision here.
Gaza is Starving
While destruction, despair, and starvation have plagued Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war following the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, the scale these crises have reached is now impossible to ignore.
Trust, Trauma, and the Quiet Power of Neutrality
We are once again caught in an agonizing limbo, refreshing social media feeds, scanning for leaks, and grasping at any indication of progress toward a ceasefire and hostage deal.
The Choice Between Complicity and Change
For obvious reasons, over the past two weeks we’ve written to you about the war with Iran: the complexities surrounding the decision to launch a military response, what was accomplished, and whether it was worth it.
If War Has to Be Done, So Does Peace
After almost two years of devastation, grief, and paralysis, we may finally be approaching a turning point. Following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, reports have emerged of a possible deal to end the war in Gaza.
When War is Normalized
Today, we are not on day seven of war, we are on day 623 of a continuing and more deeply entrenched war. That distinction matters deeply, because when we begin accepting the war in Gaza as a new normal, as the new status quo, we start normalizing a reality that should never be accepted.