Elana Sztokman
Studies show that women’s inclusion in decision-making is necessary for lasting peace.
Why We Started a New Women’s Political Party in Israel
Tag: israel
The Controversial Centerpiece of the Other Israel Film Festival
Chanel Dubofsky
Tsemel never wins. As in, she tells the camera, her clients always end up serving time. The point of continuing is to challenge the Israeli court system, which has been corrupted by the Occupation. “Why appeal if you don’t believe in the courts?,” Tsemel is asked. She replies, “To change them.”
An Israeli Official Called My Family a “Second Holocaust” — and I Felt Relieved
Lynne Peskoe-Yang
In a recent meeting, the Israeli Minister of Educati called my family part of “a second Holocaust. My family isn’t ‘the second Holocaust. We’re the Diaspora.
A Filmmaker Listens to Germans, Jews and Palestinians
Noa Kattler Kupetz
“I am not comparing events, I don’t believe in comparing suffering, but I do think that the Holocaust and Nakba shape the collective identity of two people. I would like people to find the space to hear about it, to be more educated,” Bloch told Lilith.
In Wartime, a Surreal Modesty Contest
Talia Lavin
As conflict rages in Israel and Gaza, a group of women in Crown Heights has decided that covering up young girls’ bodies is the only solution.
On Mothers, Sisters, Narrative and War
Talia Lavin
As narratives of the ongoing conflict in Israel abound, the stories of mothers provide a human anchor for international anguish.