Ben Arad is the third young Israeli since October 7 to refuse enlistment in protest over the war in Gaza publicly; On April 1, 2024 he was sentenced to 20 days in military prison. He was sentenced to 20 days in military prison, expected to be prolonged when he refuses enlistment again. Arad joins Tal Mitnick and Sofia Orr, who

Israel’s Conscientious Objectors Stand on the Shoulders of Giants By Ariel Gold According to legend, the organization I lead, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, was founded in August 1914 when a British Quaker and a German Lutheran shook hands at a railway station in Cologne. With England on the cusp of joining World War I, they pledged, “We are one in

A Ramadan ReflectionBy Rabia Harris Ramadan is the month of revelation. It is famously celebrated as the lunar month in which the Qur’an first began to unfold out of the invisible realm and into this world of ours through the heart and tongue of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. The Qur’an itself tells us as much. What

¡Presente! Edward Stonebraker (1960-2024) Edward Richard Stonebraker, 63, of Girard, Ohio, passed away suddenly at home on January 1, 2024. As a skilled trades worker, Stonebraker was a dedicated member of the labor movement and a committed ally to diverse social movements, both domestically and internationally. Stonebraker was born on October 29, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Amanda

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SECURE A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE, featuring Congressman Jonathon Jackson, Dr. James Zogby, and Ariel Gold, facilitated by John Nicols    A ceasefire is the immediate priority: to stop the killing, to allow unimpeded humanitarian aid to flow, and to ensure reconstruction in Gaza begins. A ceasefire is also essential to begin to lay the path to accountability