Because Where There is Struggle, There is Hope

Wed, April 3, 2024 5:30 PM - Wed, April 3, 2024 7:00 PM at JMC Library

The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel presents a talk featuring Standing Together with Itamar Avneri and Rula Daood.

Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in
pursuit of peace, equality and social and climate justice. While the minority who benefit from the
status quo of occupation and economic inequality seek to keep us divided, we know that we — the
majority — have far more in common than that which sets us apart. When we stand together, we are
strong enough to fundamentally alter the existing socio-political reality. The future that we want —
peace and independence for Israelis and Palestinians, full equality for all citizens and true social,
economic and environmental justice — is possible. Because where there is struggle, there is hope.

About the speakers

Itamar Avneri is a social and peace activist community organizer and a member of national leadership in Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad-Naqif Ma'an). He is also a member of the Israeli Climate Forum, founded by President Yitzhak Hertzog, and a Ph.D. student in History of Science at Bar-Ilan University.

Rula Daood is the National co-Director of Standing Together and speech pathologist by profession. She is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, born and raised in the Galilee village of Kafr Yasif and began her activism in her home city and later became involved in promoting Jewish-Arab partnership in mixed (Jewish-Arab) cities. Before joining Standing Together, Rula worked as a community organizer, organizing events and protests that drew hundreds of activists.