I feel optimistic still. Part of that is my recent learning about the uprising of the American Jewish community to promote peace. I have learned about historians, organizations and academicians in both the US and Israel that recognize the problem in Palestine transparently and already translating this into action!

Israelism is an excellent documentary to watch and it emphasizes some of the items I raised in previous posts. The documentary gives me hope for peace.

“The story comes from two young American Jews – Simone Zimmerman and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs: Eitan joins the Israeli military, while Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield’, America’s college campuses. But when they witness Israel’s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken.”

trailer

https://youtu.be/wnla4Qg18gI?si=ZBWva4TlwGm6cW0Y

Available to watch on demand (it is an eye opener and must watch in my opinion)

https://kinema.com/events/israelism-hvun7b

Similarly, attending a virtual event yesterday by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) gave me hope. They are so active to the extent that they were teaching kind methods to talk to your Jewish family and friends about Israel. There are also other organizations like “if not now” movement. There are also multiple organizations in Israel calling to end the apartheid.

I also recognize that the more Israeli regime exercise violence against Palestinians, the more antisemitism grows. To my surprise, antisemitism emerges in the US mainly from white supremacists! But that will be another article/research worth looking into and how it is connected to the practices of Israeli regime.

Hope things go well for everyone and we are all guided to the straight path.