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Any serious conversation about deescalating the current crisis, as well as longer term efforts toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, must address incitement within Palestinian society. Here are seven ways that Palestinian leadership encourages terrorism against Israeli civilians.

David Harris, CEO of American Jewish Committee, the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, received yesterday a Brandeis University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
“David Harris has lived an exemplary life of achievement and service to humankind. He embodies Brandeis’ core value of using one’s talents to improve the world,” said Brandeis University President Ron Liebowitz, who presented the honorary degree during Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2022, attended by thousands of graduates, faculty, trustees, administrators, and families and friends of the students.

Jewish and Asian Pacific communities live and flourish side by side, and recent raised incidents of bullying, assault and naked hatred have shown those ties are unbreakable. We will further cement our cooperation by forming an affinity and solidarity group, the Pennsylvania Asian Pacific American Jewish Alliance (PAPAJA), to work together on issues of common concern to the Jewish and Asian Pacific American communities. We pledge to stand with one another, speak about one another and honor the ideals that our heritage stands for. In doing so, we can help America finally meet its promise of a more perfect union, with liberty and justice for all.

Until May 14, mentioning I was from Buffalo would inevitably turn to talk of chicken wings (Duff’s), lamenting the Sabres and tailgates with Bills Mafia. Sadly, our city has now joined Pittsburgh, El Paso, Poway, Charleston, and far too many other places whose names are associated with modern American mass shootings. I am heartbroken for my hometown and the Black community, which are such a vital part of the Queen City. Working to eradicate the hatred behind this mass murder of people of color is more important than ever. And while that work is the responsibility of all of us who seek to be defined as members of a community of conscience, there is a special place for the Black and Jewish communities.

Until recently the recognition of any religion other than Islam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was rare, and anyone practicing another faith was “vulnerable to detention, harassment and, for noncitizens, deportation,” according to the U.S. Office of International Religious Freedom. But earlier this month, I attended a multifaith conference in the country’s capital, Riyadh, on “Common Values Among the Followers of Religions.” The forum, which brought together leaders and representatives of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism from around the world, was an exciting breakthrough that reflects some remarkable changes.