EveryDay Voices Episode 2: The Ramifications of Annexation, Part 2 by OneVoice Movement

When we hear about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the United States, we frequently view it through the lens of the news media, pro-Palestine and pro-Israel interest groups, politicians, and academia. What's missing is the people on the ground, who actually live in Israel and Palestine. Their voices, their stories, are rarely heard here in the United States. And sometimes, by listening to them we hear a different story about what's really happening on the ground.

In this second episode of Everyday Voices, we spoke with an Israeli-American and a Palestinian-American about the prospects of unilateral Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. However, unlike some other analyses, we asked what such a reality would mean not just in terms of politics and borders, but on a personal level for the people of Israel and Palestine themselves.

The OneVoice Movement is a global initiative that supports grassroots activists in Israel, Palestine, and internationally who are working to build the human infrastructure needed to create the necessary conditions for a just and negotiated resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Written and recorded by Ezz Masri and Alec Ewig
Edited by James Feder

Music: Kalte Ohren (septahelix remix) by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59527 Ft: starfrosch
Photo: Chris Yunker https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-yunker/