– by Itamar Shapira – 21/4/2024 Hello, Itamar Shapira here. I am from Haifa, an anti-occupation/war/apartheid activist, a student and a political tour guide. I am also a testifier with the collective AniSiravti (“I refused” in Hebrew), a new initiative of past reserve refusers. We publish testimonies of past and present soldiers who declare their […]
– by Sharon Zhang – 5/4/2024 This article by Sharon Zhang was originally published in Truthout and republished here with permission. Erez Bleicher, the Advocacy and Membership Director of the Green Olive Collective, contributed reporting for this story. Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassies in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Friday to demand an end to the […]
We condemn the attacks, atrocities, and violence being perpetrated against civilians both in the Negev and in the Gaza Strip. Here is a list of demonstrations, mobilizations, and collective actions scheduled for the coming days against collective punishment in Gaza. The Green Olive Collective may not agree with the positions and messaging of every coordinating […]
Here is a list of trusted organizations whose work should be uplifted in the wake of the immense suffering taking place and the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine. We compiled a list of humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza not because the victims in the Negev are unworthy of aid and solidarity, but because in […]
– by Erez Bleicher – 5/7/2023 Last week an international coalition hosted salon events in over 10 cities and at least five countries around the world in opposition to the slated eviction of twelve Palestinian villages in Firing Zone 918 in the occupied West Bank. Events were held in London, Venice, Edinburgh, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, […]
– by Sam Bahour – 3/7/2023 This article was originally published in Haaretz and is shared here with the permission of the author. Following the recent devastation caused by Israeli military raids in Jenin, we are proud to share this reflection situating recent events in a larger political context meant to systematically constrict the development of […]
