We are in distress about the current violence in Israel/Palestine which has inflicted suffering on both Palestinians and Israelis. The situation is both achingly familiar and distressingly different. We hope that through our committee we can provide some opportunities in the near future for us to come together as a congregation to discuss the root causes, the ever-changing situation on the ground, and paths forward. There is no shortage of webinars, opinion pieces, and analyses. Below, there are many links with a range of perspectives on the situation — not in any particular order.

• Statement by Reconstructing Judaism/Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
• Progressive Israel Network, of which Reconstructing Judaism is a member, has links to a variety of statements from member organizations. Here is a recent webinar they sponsored.
• Democracy Now Interviews with Palestinians Rashid Khalidi & Hanan Ashrawi
• U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s speech to the House of Representatives
• Mark Blattner's statement from Portland Jewish Federation
• Opinion piece by Nadav Tamir, Head of J Street Israel, in the Times of Israel

Also, here are some resources on Israel/Palestine collated in 2015 for a class by Joel Beinin.