
Zak Witus is an educator and political organizer. He holds a master’s in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago. Follow him on Twitter @ZakWitus

Zak Witus is an educator and political organizer. He holds a master’s in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago. Follow him on Twitter @ZakWitus
The Israeli High Court ruled against permanent legal status for residents of Masafer Yatta, an area that Israel says is a firing range.
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…
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…