Unsettled

Oren Kroll-Zeldin has produced a crucial and timely work, addressing not only Jewish solidarity with Palestine at a pivotal and historic moment, but also offering a vision of a Jewish future that is fully attuned to our histories and traditions while transcending the ugly nationalism that has characterized our community since the creation of the State of Israel. Kroll-Zeldin illuminates a past, a present, and most importantly a future that is not merely centered around political activism but offers a Jewish voice that brings us into solidarity with social justice movements around the world. This book is a valuable contribution. * Mitchell Plitnick, co-author of Except for Palestine * Kroll-Zeldin’s sensitive and textured examination of what leads some young American Jews to engage in Palestine solidarity initiatives couldn’t come at a better time. Understanding why some individuals choose to reach across the ethnic divide to enact social and political change helps unravel the ongoing mystery of how some people manage to skirt the dominant expectations of their communal upbringing. And it illuminates a key question around how individuals and groups draw markedly different lessons from the same apparent teachings as they move through the world, trying to make it just a little bit better. * Mira Sucharov, author of Borders and Belonging: A Memoir * The young American Jewish activists represented in this book…confidently root opposition to Israeli apartheid and ethno-nationalism—along with dedication to anti-racism, feminism, queer liberation and climate justice—in Jewish ethics and values. They create new and bolder forms of action on social media and in the streets. And they courageously take leadership of a growing anti-Zionist movement in the US, often challenging their own traditional upbringing. I am proud and heartened to welcome the publication of this timely new book. * Rosalind Petchesky, Co-editor/author, A Land With A People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism *