PeaceCast

This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from May 28th, 2026, moderated by Noam Shelef. Join New Jewish Narrative for a timely conversation with Hagit Ofran, Israel's foremost expert on settlement activity and Director of Peace Now's Settlement Watch. The Israeli government is advancing construction in E1, a settlement plan long recognized – by Israelis, Palestinians, and the international community – as a decisive threat to a future political agreement. On June 1, bids are expected to open for new construction tenders, with the submission period closing on July 6. Recent government actions indicate a coordinated effort to prepare the ground for E1's implementation. What does this mean for the future? What might come next? And what action can we take now to keep the worst from happening?

In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined Yoni Shimshoni, retired IDF Brigadier General. Some of our listeners may be familiar with Yoni's work as part of Commanders for Israel's Security, a volunteer movement of over 550 retired IDF colonels and generals as well as Mossad, Shin Bet (Internal Security), Police, NSC and Diplomatic corps equivalents. He recently wrote the opinion piece "Israel cannot live securely on force alone," arguing that overreliance on force is likely to provide less – not more – security for Israelis in the long run. Read the op-ed: https://en.cis.org.il/2026/03/28/israel-cannot-live-securely-on-force-alone/ Learn more about CIS: https://en.cis.org.il/

This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from April 28th, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. This conversation features Eid Suleiman Hadaleen, Becca Strober, and Mattan Berner-Kadish. Drawing on lived experience and on-the-ground work, this discussion both centers the realities too often abstracted or ignored and shines a light on the partnerships that exist on the ground. Our panelists tackle questions such as: What does daily life under occupation actually look like? What is the impact of settler violence? What does it take for Jews and Palestinians to confront it together? EID SULEIMAN HADALEEN is a Palestinian activist and community member from Umm al-Khair, in the South Hebron Hills, working to protect his community and resist displacement. BECCA STROBER is an Israeli-American organizer and educator on the Israeli occupation who works closely with Israeli and American Jewish communities. They are the Director of Achvat Amim - Solidarity of Nations, and run the Instagram page @becca.explains.the.occupation. MATTAN BERNER-KADISH is an Israeli-American activist who has spent much of his life between the United States and Israel/Palestine. He leads From Here Forward, a grassroots documentation, education, and leadership-building project.

This episode features the audio from a NJN webinar, originally recorded on April 7, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. Join New Jewish Narrative for a conversation with Mik Moore and Libby Lenkinski, moderated by Hadar Susskind, to explore how art and culture can shift public narratives, open space for nuance, and help create the conditions for meaningful political change. Together, they'll explore questions like: How are artists and performers shaping today's political conversations? What role should storytelling and satire play in advocacy and organizing? How are cultural narratives around Israel and within the American Jewish community evolving in this moment?

This episode features the audio from a NJN webinar, originally recorded on February 19, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. The Knesset is currently considering a bill that would create a death penalty for Palestinians who kill Israelis, but not for Israelis who kill Palestinians. It circumvents basic rights like due process and equal protection, and exemplifies the racist mindset that animates the current Israeli government. This webinar provides an overview of the bill, the state of play in the battle to stop it from becoming law, and what this struggle can teach us about the fight for our values in Israel's current political climate. This webinar features Bentzi Sykora, the Policy Director at the Israeli think tank Zulat; Shira Ben Sasson-Furstenberg, the Israel Director of the New Israel Fund; and Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the CEO of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.