I’m a pro-Palestinian Jew. I’m also a Zionist.

And despite what you may think, these two statements are not contradictory.

I support Palestinians’ rights to a state of their own, their right to food and water and humanitarian aid, their right to peace, their right to live as equal citizens in Israel, and their right to live in the Levant.

I also support Jews’ rights to a state of their own, their right to food and water and humanitarian aid, their right to peace, their right to live as equal citizens in a future state of Palestine, and their right to live in the Levant.

Neither Israelis nor Palestinians are going anywhere. They don’t have anywhere to go. Neither group should be expelled and neither group should be oppressed.

I also recognize that Israel has caused harm to Palestinians, and Palestine has caused harm to Israelis. In the end, if we truly want peace, both groups are probably going to have to forgive things no one should have to forgive.

But if we spend all our time blaming people and talking about all the faults of the “other side”, we’re not going to move forward. If we refuse to work together, we will be unable to build a better future.

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