In the months since arriving in the United States, time and time again, I’ve been asked the same question: How is it that you remain hopeful about Israel’s future, despite the daily deluge of bad news?

Last week in Boston, I stood in a room to hear three Israeli protective presence activists, as well as one Palestinian who shared his words via video. As I listened, and as hundreds of you joined in throughout the week in New York, DC, and online, I realized that here are the seeds of hope. The four leaders shared their experiences working together, side by side, in the West Bank, standing with Palestinians against settler terror. I felt more optimistic than ever.

They spoke about the responsibility to consistently stand in solidarity with those most marginalized. They told us that just a couple of years ago they were among the few doing this work, and that today there are hundreds of folks interested in joining them. They passionately argued that the norm is changing: that what was once willful disregard for Jewish terrorism is now giving way. A new willingness to reckon, head on, with brutal settler attacks is beginning to replace that apathy.

Late last week, the........

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