Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: New Jewish Narrative
- Pacific Time Virtual Program
Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine is a five-part series that invites participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.
In each session, we feature a scholar, organizer, or public leader offering a distinct critical lens—followed by moderated conversation and public Q&A. The goal isn't consensus. It's clarity: hearing arguments on their own terms, understanding what's at stake, and sharpening our ability to think and speak with rigor in a time of polarization.
This session: Hadar Susskind
Hadar Susskind is president and CEO of New Jewish Narrative, a new national Jewish organization formed from the merger of Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu, working to build a new, values-driven story about Israel/Palestine in American Jewish life. In this session, he brings a diaspora-grounded political lens to what it means to pursue peace, security, and justice now—how narratives shape policy, how coalitions get built, and what concrete choices communities can make when "business as usual" no longer feels tenable.
Who this is for: Anyone seeking a serious, pluralistic exploration of Israel/Palestine—students, educators, organizers, and community members ready to engage difficult questions, encounter disagreement, and think critically about what they hear. No prior expertise is required.
What you'll leave with: Clearer insight into the debates and choices shaping Israel/Palestine today, exposure to a sharply defined political framework on its own terms, and sharper tools for critical, informed engagement—in study, dialogue, and public life.
You may be interested in other sessions in this series:
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | Hadar Susskind | New Jewish Narrative: Diaspora-grounded political lens on peace, security, and justice |
| February 1 | Reda Mansour | Diplomacy, Poetry, and the Druze Perspective |
| February 8 | MK Aïda Touma-Sliman | Activism and Feminist Organizing among Palestinian Citizens of Israel |
| February 22 | Rula Daood & Nadav Shofet | Standing Together: Jewish-Palestinian grassroots organizing against occupation and for shared futures |
| Daniel Boyarin | On The No-State Solution: recovering Jewish peoplehood beyond the nation-state |
- Format: brief introduction to our guests, ~60 minutes of moderated conversation, and ~25–30 minutes of participant Q&A
- Recording: this session will be recorded. Access to the recording will be available separately (details to follow).
- Conversation norms: we welcome disagreement and will moderate to keep the conversation rigorous and respectful. Q&A is for concise, good-faith questions; personal attacks, dehumanizing language, or advocacy of harm will be moderated.
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