Contemplations on Israel and Palestine

Here we offer a series of reflections by our Track Two network member and dear friend, Yoav Peck, from his home in Jerusalem. Yoav is a long time peace activist and current director of capacity-building at Challenge, an NGO for conflict transformation where he deploys his considerable experience as an organizational psychologist in efforts to bring peace to his divided community. He is also executive director at Solidarity of Nations - Achvat Amim, a program for young adults to engage in meaningful partnerships with Palestinians and Israelis in the movement for self-determination for all.

We share these because they have afforded us new, loving and kind insight on the Hamas Israel war. We hope they will likewise be helpful to you.

The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Track Two: An Institute for Citizen Diplomacy.

Our Garbage // December 7, 2024

Creating Hope, At A Time Of Uncertainty // November 24, 2024

What We Can Do With Our Privilege // November 11, 2024

Vacation // October 30, 2024

Jordanian Foreign Minister Tells It Like It Is // October 15, 2024

Lassie Come Home // October 13, 2024

Traditional Yom Kippur Cheshbon Nefesh // October 12, 2024

Lost in the Wilderness // October 7, 2024

As We Fall Into the Abyss, Imagine Peace // October 1, 2024

Making Honey // September 29, 2024

Flying Off The Cliff // September 21, 2024

Killing, Maiming, and Looking for Trouble // September 17, 2024

Time to Listen // September 9, 2024

It's Not A House, It's A Home // September 7, 2024

Linking October 7 and The Occupation // September 3, 2024

The Second Nakba // August 21, 2024

Devastation or Hope? Time to Choose // August 13, 2024

Achvat Amim/Solidarity of Nations: Appeal to Friends // August 13, 2024

Will We See the New Moon? // August 2, 2024

Shattered Lives // July 27, 2024

The Galilee is Burning! // July 4, 2024

Tough Moment // June 30, 2024

The Moment of Truth Has Arrived // June 22, 2024

Firing the Last Shot // June 3, 2024

All God's Children // April 13, 2024

Woolworth's in Jerusalem // March 22, 2024

END THIS WAR! // March 1, 2024

A Slippery Slope // February 28, 2024

The Eleventh Hour // February 14, 2024

Preventable Deaths // January 23, 2024

Willful Ignorance // January 21, 2024

SOUP // January 3, 2024

Peace In Our Time // December 17, 2023

Beyond Power // December 7, 2023

Sisyphus Quits // November 30, 2023

Do The Math, America // November 12, 2023

The Flood // November 10, 2023

Let The Healing Begin // November 7, 2023

We Lived in Pompeii // November 5, 2023

The Elephants Fight... // November 4, 2023

In Israel, More Questions Than Answers // November 2, 2023

Treat The Wounds, But Root Out The Infection // November 1, 2023

As The War Ramps Up, The Israeli Interior Gets Ugly // October 31, 2023

Hangin' Out With Chicken Little // October 30, 2023

Be 'Right' Or Be Effective... A Call To Jewish American Leftists // October 29, 2023

Stop The Invasion // October 23, 2023