Just World Educational is delighted to announce that for the last two weeks of October 2019 we will be hosting Palestinian rights activist Yousef Aljamal on a speaking tour of …
Our ‘Story/Backstory’ project produced great new discourse-expanding resources
One of Just World Ed’s major projects in Spring 2019 was the “Story/Backstory” project, in which– over a 13-week period– JWE President Helena Cobban produced weekly packages providing richly informed …
Dr. Alice Rothchild’s blog posts from Jordan
In late March and early April 2019 our board member Alice Rothchild, MD, a retired OB/GYN physician, traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with her colleagues Sonia Dettman …
Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jail: Facts and resources
Prepared with the help of Yousef al-Jamal According to the Ramallah-based prisoners-rights organization Ad-Dameer, as of March 2019, 5,450 Palestinian political prisoners are in Israeli jails and they are scattered …
Quandt, Tamimi are guests on JWE podcast episodes
In the second half of each of the two latest episodes of the “Story/Backstory” podcast, Just World Ed president Helena Cobban presented a conversation with an invited guest. In Episode …
JWE’s new materials on Gaza, Hamas, and one-state proposal
As we approach the first anniversary of the Palestinians’ Gaza-based “Great March of Return ” mass nonviolent action, Just World Educational has been preparing a lot of GMR-related informational resources …
Episode 2 of “Story/Backstory” looks at US role in Palestine-Israel peacemaking
This week, in Episode 2 of our “Story/Backstory” project, JWE President Helena Cobban explored Washington’s 45-year-long monopolization of all peacemaking between Israel and its Arab neighbors (with a special focus …
JWE and Helena Cobban launch new “text+voice” project
Just World Educational is pleased to announce the launch of a new multimedia project, featuring the work of JWE’s president Helena Cobban. The project is titled “Story/Backstory”. Each week, Helena …
Laila El-Haddad’s podcast on Cast Lead, current Palestinian challenges– and more!
Gaza-Palestinian writer and activist Laila El-Haddad and Just World Educational President Helena Cobban had a spirited discussion of Israel’s 2008-09 “Cast Lead” assault on Gaza, and its legacies, in JWE’s …
Gaza’s Yousef Aljamal in FB Live discussion January 12, on legacies of Cast Lead
Gaza-Palestinian social activist Yousef Aljamal will be the featured resource person in a Facebook “Live” discussion that Just World Ed will be hosting on Saturday, January 12, starting at 12 …