Last May, Sapir Slutzker Amran went viral for her work documenting and supporting aid trucks on the journey to Gaza as they were attacked by people destroying humanitarian aid. As a Mizrahi Jew, a woman, a feminist, a human rights lawyer, as an activist, Sapir doesn’t see Palestinians as just her neighbor. She sees them as her own people. We sat down with Sapir to hear more about her experiences, the power of solidarity, and her work with marginalized communities.

This episode was produced and edited by Yoshi Fields. Groundwork is produced by Elisheva Goldberg, Nick Acosta, Yoshi Fields, Julie Subrin, and Dina Kraft. Theme music by System Ali. This show is a joint production between the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) and New Israel Fund. You can learn more about them on their websites www.allmep.org and www.nif.org. On this podcast, hosts and guests express their views. These do not necessarily reflect the official views or stances of the organizations.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis fill the streets alongside Einav Zangauker, shouting, “Deal! Now!” Einav’s son Matan was taken hostage by Hamas almost one year ago, and she has since become a leading voice for the hostage families. Her demand is simple–that her son, and the rest of the hostages held in Gaza, come home. This episode tells the story of one mother’s fight, against great odds, to demand better, to bring her son home safely, and to lead a movement for change.

This episode was reported by Dina Kraft and produced and edited by Julie Subrin. Groundwork is produced by Elisheva Goldberg, Nick Acosta, Yoshi Fields, Julie Subrin, and Dina Kraft. Scoring by Joel Shupack with music by Blue Dot Sessions. Theme music by System Ali. This show is a joint production between the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) and New Israel Fund. You can learn more about them on their websites www.allmep.org and www.nif.org. On this podcast, hosts and guests express their views. These do not necessarily reflect the official views or stances of the organizations.

Last season, Elisheva Goldberg took us on a trip to Umm al Khair, a village in the West Bank carrying on the legacy of the late peace activist Hajj Suleiman. Now, amidst home demolitions and settler violence, we return to Area C for an update on the people living there and the solidarity movements working to support them.

Listen back to Elisheva's first piece, “A Quiet Transfer,” from Season 2 of Groundwork.

Learn more about these movements below:

Combatants for Peace

Breaking the Silence

Yesh Din

Center for Jewish Nonviolence

Shatil

Rabbis for Human Rights

Achvat Amim