The struggle of Israel's peace movement

以色列和平运动的斗争

The Documentary Podcast

2025-12-09

29 分钟
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wo years ago a group of Jewish and Palestinian peace activists stood almost alone in Israel in calling for a ceasefire, as Israel launched a massive offensive on Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks of 7th October 2023. Emily Wither returns to hear how the lives of these activists have changed. She explores whether their message of peace and coexistence is breaking through at a time when societal divisions are deeper than ever. The group Standing Together, known for their matching purple t-shirts, is a group of Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel (referred to by the state as Israeli Arabs, the country’s largest minority making up over 20% of the population). It is unusual in either Israel or Palestine to find a mixed group working together for a shared cause and advocating for coexistence. Standing Together has received criticism from both sides of the conflict; with many Israelis calling them traitors and some Palestinian groups calling for a boycott of the movement. Despite all this the group say the only way to achieve a lasting peace is for the communities to work together. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from Assignment, investigations and journeys into the heart of global events.
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  • I'm Emily Wither and two years ago in the wake of October 7th,

  • I met a small group of Jewish and Palestinian peace activists who stood almost alone in Israel and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • I've returned to find out what's happened to this peace movement when communities are more divided than ever.

  • We're deep in.

  • a valley now we've descended from the hilltops the ground is very stony you have to watch your step and we're just about to enter into the olive grove a kind of climbing over a collapsed wall it looks like and there's a long line of volunteers snaking across the fields It's 8am near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and we're joining a group of around 20 Israeli activists,

  • rabbis and international volunteers.

  • They're here to help Palestinians harvest their olives in response to rising settler violence.

  • They feel if Israelis are present, Palestinians are less likely to be attacked by settlers.