Zak Witus is the Young Leadership & Education Manager at the New Israel Fund.
Zak Witus
By Zak Witus
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Opinion It’s tradition to plant trees in Israel for Tu B’Shvat. That custom has a dark history
A beloved Hebrew school ritual is contributing to displacement and unrest in the Middle East
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Opinion A Palestinian was shot and paralyzed over a generator. Now Israel threatens to take his home
The Israeli High Court ruled against permanent legal status for residents of Masafer Yatta, an area that Israel says is a firing range.
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Opinion It’s time for Jews to join Palestinians in civil resistance to the occupation
It’s time for Jews to join with Palestinians and engage in intercommunal civil resistance to the Israeli occupation. Though ending this vicious regime depends on a multitude of factors, joint nonviolent resistance by Palestinians and Jews constitutes an essential element. We are both a part of this living, binational movement against the ongoing oppression of…
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Community In The Jordan Valley, Israelis Harass And Threaten Bedouin Shepherds
After years of reading, writing and arguing about the place, I finally visited Israel and Palestine for the first time back in February, under the auspices of Achvat Amim, a five-month-long educational and volunteer program founded upon the principle that every person has a right to self-determination in the place that he or she calls…
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