#352: Sanctions to Stop Settler Violence: U.S. Policy and the Path Forward, with Senator Peter Welch
Release Date: 09/05/2025
#357: When Doves Try: The History of Israel's Peace Now Movement
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by author and journalist Micah L. Sifry to discuss his new book, When Doves Try: Israel’s Peace Now Movement 1978-1983. This book tells the story of how a handful of young Israeli reserve officers helped ignite the country’s largest grassroots peace movement, which our listeners know as Peace Now, or Shalom Achshav. Micah Sifry first encountered Peace Now as a college student, researched its rise while living on a kibbutz during Israel’s 1982 Lebanon War, and has followed its trajectory ever since. Blending...
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#356: War Is Stupid with Orli Matlow
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN Director of Programs Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by comedian and podcast host Orli Matlow (host of War Is Stupid: An Antiwar Podcast About War) Read more about War Is Stupid: An Antiwar Podcast About War: Listen to War Is Stupid: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNvZw9ofCuL9a0SUDFOJcT_kRAEfYhZ-N
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#355: Inside the Moment: Gershon Baskin on What’s Next for Israel & Gaza
PeaceCast
This episode of PeaceCast, cohosted by NJN's President and CEO Hadar Susskind and NJN and T'ruah board member Rabbi Esther Lederman, is a recording of a webinar hosted on November 18th, 2025. In the month since the Trump-brokered ceasefire went into effect, the fighting has mostly stopped and the living hostages have been returned to Israel (as have most of the deceased hostages). Yet, we’ve seen few signs of progress towards the next stages of President Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war and rebuild Gaza. Dr. Baskin is uniquely positioned to speak on these issues. His...
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#354: Making Sense of the Trump Plan with Laura Rozen and Joel Braunold
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from October 1, 2025, hosted by Hadar Susskind. At an unusual press conference at the White House on Monday September 29 — with Prime Minister Netanyahu at his side — President Trump unveiled a plan to end the Gaza War. The document, which was emailed to reporters during the event, included 20 substantive points—some of which are supposed to happen whether or not Hamas accepts the plan. To help us make sense of these developments, NJN hosted two seasoned observers of American diplomacy for this webinar. Laura...
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#353: Security Cameras in the West Bank
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN Director of Prgrams Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by Tamar Cohen, the Resource Development Director at Comet-ME. Comet-ME is an Israeli-Palestinian NGO providing off-grid renewable energy, clean water, and wireless internet infrastructure to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the occupied Palestinian territories. Among other projects, Comet-ME is currently working on a grassroots emergency project to install community-run security cameras in Palestinian villages in Area C of the West Bank. Learn more about Comet-ME: New Jewish narrative:
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#352: Sanctions to Stop Settler Violence: U.S. Policy and the Path Forward, with Senator Peter Welch
PeaceCast
Recording of a conversation between Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind from September 3, 2025. Senator Welch recently reintroduced the SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act. This important legislation seeks to codify the Biden Administration Executive Order that imposed sanctions on those “undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank.” While these sanctions did not end settler violence, their absence is keenly felt. Settler attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank have skyrocketed by 30% since the repeal of the sanctions in January. In...
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#351: The Humanitarian Situation in Gaza: An Update
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from August 25th, 2025. Experts share updates on the evolving humanitarian situation in Gaza. Featuring: Dr. Tarek Loubani, a medical doctor and founder of the Glia project, which provides medical aid and services in war-torn regions, Palestine the first among them. He is currently working at a hospital in Gaza. Dr. Lee Mordecai, an Israeli historian who is well known for his recent documentation of war crimes in Gaza, especially as they relate to starvation. Karam Al-Shanti, a native Gazan who works for the Red Cross and is...
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#350: Linguistic Justice: How Language Shapes Accessibility in East Jerusalem with Lissan
PeaceCast
NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined here by Aliza Schoffman Land and Sirin Smoom from Lissan. Lissan, Arabic for language or tongue, advances a vision of a bilingual Hebrew-Arabic Jerusalem by promoting linguistic justice and equal access to basic rights and services for all Jerusalem residents through Hebrew language instruction to East Jerusalemites. Learn more about Lissan's mission: Lissan's current programs: More about New Jewish Narrative:
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#349: How To Talk To Your Congressperson About Israel and Palestine (with NJN Director of Government Relations, Madeleine Cereghino)
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast (recorded on August 1, 2025), Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by NJN's Director of Government Relations, Madeleine Cereghino, for a conversation about the mass flood of legislative actions revolving around Israel and Palestine that have hit Washington in the last handful of weeks. This episode addresses the basics of how to take action and contact your Representatives and Senators (especially since at the time that this episode is airing, they should all be in their home districts for August recess!), and touches on the ongoing conversation surrounding...
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#348: What's Going On With Syria? (co-produced with J-LINK).
PeaceCast
Recording of a webinar hosted by NJN and J-LINK on July 29, 2025. The situation in Syria continues to evolve rapidly, with significant implications for regional stability and international relations. With regional alliances shifting and global attention elsewhere, what is the current state of play in Syria? What role can Syria play in future diplomacy? And how might its relations with Israel and the West evolve? New Jewish Narrative and J-LINK cohosted a webinar featuring: Dr. Samir Altaqi -- A former Syrian member of parliament, former advisor to the prime minister, and a leader in...
info_outlineRecording of a conversation between Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind from September 3, 2025.
Senator Welch recently reintroduced the SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act. This important legislation seeks to codify the Biden Administration Executive Order that imposed sanctions on those “undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank.” While these sanctions did not end settler violence, their absence is keenly felt. Settler attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank have skyrocketed by 30% since the repeal of the sanctions in January.
In conversation with NJN President and CEO Hadar Susskind, Senator Welch shared his perspective on why this bill matters now, how it fits into the broader struggle to hold the Israeli government accountable, and what role the US can play in advancing peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.