Portland Jews and Palestinians whose families in Israel and Gaza have been and continue to be impacted by the current escalation gathered for a press conference October 30th, 2023 at the Portland office of Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. This follows last week's release of a joint Palestinian-Jewish statement signed by a number of local Palestinians and Jews calling for a
Since its inception in 1948, Israel, against seemingly insurmountable odds, has evolved into the premier military force in the Middle East. Israel's success in a series of wars against its Arab neighbours, and later, against Palestinian liberation organisations, can be attributed in part to the strong friendships it has formed with Western powers. Chief amongst those allies were Britain and France, and now, the United States.
Joel Beinin had Israeli family members kidnapped by Hamas. Nael Saker's Palestinian relatives were killed by Israeli airstrikes. Both want a path to peace.
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