The Long Answer
Sally Abed and Jess Bricker take a deep dive into the hardest questions around Israel-Palestine. Sally is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Jess is a Jewish citizen of Israel, and the two of us are determined to fundamentally change the reality in Israel-Palestine. If we want our joint struggle for justice, peace and equality for all to succeed, we’re going to need to talk about a lot of things. Join us.
Episodes
How do we move from mobilization to actually winning this fight for our future? In the season finale, Sally and Jess reflect on the moment we’re in—societal fatigue, collective amnesia, and rising political violence in Israel-Palestine and around the world. They explore why old paradigms and mainstream opposition politics can’t meet this moment, what kind of alternative is needed, and how to build durable political power rooted in ...
When does anti-Zionism cross into antisemitism? How do we talk about antisemitism in progressive spaces at a moment when antisemitism is both rising globally and being politically weaponized? Sally and Jess sit down with Elad Nehorai to discuss what antisemitism is, what it isn’t, and how it shows up across the left and the right.
Sally Abed lives in Haifa and is a member of the national leadership of S...
What does it mean to be a Palestinian citizen of Israel in 2025? As Israel gears up for elections in the coming year, Sally and Jess unpack the complex reality of being a Palestinian in Israel. From the organized crime epidemic and poverty to identity and imagination, we delve in to what Palestinian citizens want, and how to mobilize Palestinians in a joint struggle with Jewish Israelis to build the political power we...
Do words matter? How do we stay principled while mobilizing the masses?
In this episode, Sally and Jess sit down with Standing Together co-directors Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green. They dive into how it felt to see PACBI call for a boycott of Standing Together while the movement was one of the leading forces mobilizing people in Israeli society against the war on Gaza. Together, they discuss the messy terrain of grassroots organizin...
For over two years, the world has watched Israel carry out daily atrocities in Gaza and wondered: how did Israeli society allow this to happen? How could there be a powerful protest movement demanding the return of Israeli hostages, while opposition to the bombardment, mass killing, and starvation of Palestinians remained so limited? In this episode, Sally and Jess speak with Prof. Eran Halperin, head of social psychology at the He...
Everyone everywhere is talking about what they want the future in Israel-Palestine to look like, but what do we want it to look like? Sally and Jess discuss whether they have consensus about their ideas for the future, and how we should go about mobilizing people in Israeli society toward a political solution. Sally Abed lives in Haifa and is a member of the national leadership of Standing Together. Sally was elected to the Haifa...
As we reach two years since October 7th and Israel’s assault on Gaza, Sally and Jess reflect on the power and pitfalls of empathy, and whether building on something beyond it can create a stronger foundation for solidarity in the struggle for justice and peace.
Sally Abed lives in Haifa and is a member of the national leadership of Standing Together. Sally was elected to the Haifa city council in February 2024, becoming the first P...
From identity and belonging to responsibility and organizing, Sally and Jess unpack why they’re here and why they’re part of a joint Jewish-Palestinian struggle for justice, peace and equality in Israel-Palestine. Sally Abed lives in Haifa and is a member of the national leadership of Standing Together. Sally was elected to the Haifa city council in February 2024, becoming the first Palestinian woman ever to lead a joint slate in ...
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