Ari Shavit

They must move from a psychological state of victimization to a psychological state of accepting responsibility. The Palestinians must leave behind their…

— Ari Shavit

I think that good things will happen in the Middle East, in Israel, and to American progressive Jewry only if we work…

— Ari Shavit

I think we need a life-loving Palestine living by a Jewish democratic Israel.

— Ari Shavit

“Israel is the only nation in the West that is occupying another people.”

— Ari Shavit

We are still a people in danger. And yet I urge us not to get addicted to it.

— Ari Shavit

“parts of the National Water Carrier”

— Ari Shavit

Israel is very confusing because it seems to be a Goliath, and in some ways it is, when you look at the…

— Ari Shavit

Only a few years ago did it suddenly dawn on me that my existential fear regarding my nation’s future and my moral…

— Ari Shavit

I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.

— Ari Shavit

We had good years, with no violence, in a sense we were victims of our success.

— Ari Shavit

“surreal, man-made miracle. The winter of 1921 is vicious. The valley winds”

— Ari Shavit

“Lost were the depths and riches of the Jewish soul. But the revolutionary Hebrew identity was imperative if the Zionist revolution was…

— Ari Shavit

In 30 minutes, at high noon, more than 200 civilians are killed. Zionism carries out a massacre in the city of Lydda.

— Ari Shavit

At the end of the day, with all due respect, the Jews are the ultimate victims of the twentieth century.

— Ari Shavit

“who were not driven away in 1948 have been oppressed by Zionism for decades. The Jewish state confiscated much of their land,…

— Ari Shavit

Ironically, the people who do not need Israel are gradually taking over Israel, and they're actually pushing out people who so need…

— Ari Shavit

Anyone who has a simplistic idea about the Middle East, or about the conflict, doesn't get it - because there are no…

— Ari Shavit

“Israel is the only nation in the West that is existentially threatened.”

— Ari Shavit

“returned to sow the valley. In the communal dining hall, they sing joyfully. They dance through the night, into the light of…

— Ari Shavit