Adva Center
The Adva Center conducts policy analysis, advocacy work, and public
outreach to inform policy makers and the general public in Israel and
abroad about equity and social justice issues in Israeli society. Adva
analyzes equality and inequality in Israel in a way that integrates
gender, ethnicity and nationality.
Ariga
Ariga is a web-based source of news and resources from Israel,
emphasizing the peace process. It carries information from pro-peace
and human rights groups in Israel and Palestine.
B'Tselem
An Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem strives to change
Israeli policy in the Occupied Territories and ensure that the Israeli
government protects the human rights of residents there and complies
with its obligations under international law.
Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development (CJAED) is an Israeli non-profit organizations, established in 1988 by a group Jewish and Arab Business people. The guiding principle of the Center and its activities is that Jewish-Arab economic cooperation in Israeli is essential for peace, prosperity, and economic stability in Israel and the region at large. CJAED acts through a wide range of programs on the premise that Israel's primary resource is its people; that Israel's strength lies in its pluralism and democracy, and that the Arab community must be integrated into Israeli mainstream economy and society.
Council for Peace and Security The
Council for Peace and Security is an association of national security
experts, including former high-ranking officers in the army, police and
security agencies, retired diplomats, directors general of government
ministries, and academics. The Council for Peace and Security believes
that peace is a necessary requirement for Israel's security.
Courage to Refuse
Courage to Refuse ("Ometz Lesarev") is the group of over 550 (and
counting) Israeli reserve soldiers who have declared their
unwillingness to serve in the Occupied Territories.
The Geneva Initiative
The official home page of the Geneva Initiative includes a wealth of
information, mostly in Hebrew, about the Initiative, such as background
info., press clippings, interviews, key elements, and maps. The full
text of the Initiative is also available here in English (as it is on
the Meretz USA web site) and Arabic. Also check out the Joint Partner Campaign
in English.
Givat Haviva Institute
Givat Haviva, the educational, research and archival center of the
Kibbutz Artzi Federation, is Israel's premier institute devoted to
Jewish-Arab rapprochement, trade union studies, kibbutz education, and
diverse other areas of educational and cultural content.
MidEastWeb - Middle East News, Views & ReferenceMidEast
Web strives to promote dialogue and coexistence through the internet by
weaving a world-wide web of Arabs, Jews and others who want to build a
new Middle East based on coexistence and neighborly relations.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website contains a wealth of valuable information about Israel.
Peace Now
Peace Now (Shalom Achshav), the largest grassroots movement in Israel's
history, was founded in 1978 by 348 reserve IDF officers who believe
that while Israel must always be ready to defend itself, violence and
occupation are not the answers to the Middle East conflict. Of
particular interest is Peace Now's "Settlements Watch" project.
The People's Voice
The People's Voice ("Hamifkad HaLeumi") is an Israeli-Palestinian
public intiative spearheaded by Sari Nuseibeh and Ami Ayalon that aims
to advance the peace process by collecting signatures of Palestinians
and Israelis on a joint statement of intentions based on the "two
states for two peoples" formula.
Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights is a multi-denominational group of rabbis and
rabbinical students that seek to counter Israeli abuses of human rights
in the Occupied Territories.
Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research A
multi-disciplinary academic framework shared by the faculties of the
humanities, social sciences, and law at Tel Aviv University, the TSC
promotes systematic research and thinking on issues connected with
peacemaking processes and conflict resolution.
The Other Israel
The Other Israel is the bimonthly publication of Gush Shalom - the
Israeli Council for Israeli/Palestinian Peace, founded by Uri Avnery.
Their positions tend to be somewhat left of Meretz.
YachadYachad (aka "Yahad" or "Yakhad") - Social Democratic Israel, the successor to the Meretz party in Israel, changed its name on June 26, 2005 to Meretz/Yahad. See above.
Zionism-Israel Information CenterZionism-Israel.com
is a website that provides a wealth of general information in English
about Zionism and its history, including many links and source
documents.