The Possibility of Hope

By Yehuda Kurtzer
JTA
May 5, 2025

"Those of us who are not in power need to reawaken the possibility of hope - to be the kind of people who will things into being - and we need to ensure the viability of those other possible futures.

"This can include investments in Israel's struggling coexistence and peace-building sectors, and parallel efforts to rebuild trust between Jews and our neighbors here as well. We can push harder for conversations about the future of postwar Israel and plans to rebuild hope and trust for the Palestinian people for the days after Hamas rule...

"Building hope, change and sustainability travel hand in hand. And since the political sands will inevitably shift one day, we'd better be among those planning for that future and prepared to seize those moments.

"And ultimately, we can promote a new discourse about hope for weary people who see no light at the end of the tunnel."

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אנחנו מכנסים הוגים מובילים, פעילים חברתיים, ומחוללי שינוי לעתיד, אמריקאים, ישראלים ופלסטינאים, המחויבים לשיפור החברות שלהם.

نحن أمريكيون وإسرائيليون وفلسطينيون نبني ونكوّن روابط من أجل التعلم والتفكير والمشاركة معًا حتى نشجع الحلول التقدمية بشأن القضايا التي تهمنا جميعًا.