Standing Together (movement)

Standing Together
עומדים ביחד (Omdim Beyachad)
نقف معًا (Naqif Maʿan)
Formation2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Focus
HeadquartersTel Aviv–Jaffa
Location
Membership (December 2023)
c. 5000[1]
Official language
Co-Directors
  • Alon-Lee Green
  • Rula Daood
Websitestanding-together.org/en (English)
standing-together.org (Hebrew/Arabic)

Standing Together (Hebrew: עומדים ביחד, romanized: Omdim Beyachad, lit. 'Standing Together'; Arabic: نقف معًا, Naqif Ma'an) is an Israeli grassroots movement that aims to bring together Arab Israeli and Jewish Israeli communities in the struggle for Israeli-Palestinian peace, equality and social justice.[2] It is the largest Arab-Jewish grassroots movement in the country.[3] Standing Together first became active in 2015,[4] and has about 5,300 members as of April 2024.[5] The movement opposes neoliberalism and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. It aims to further LGBT rights, women's rights, workers' rights (including disability benefits) and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel.[4][6] Since the Israel–Hamas war began in October 2023, the movement has played a leading role in the anti-war and pro-ceasefire protests within Israeli society.

They are known for their purple paraphernalia and branding.[4] Standing Together has received funding from the New Israel Fund. Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood are the national co-directors of the movement.

  1. ^ Ahituv, Netta (28 December 2023). "במשך שנים נתפס השמאל כמנותק ותל־אביבי. ברחבי הארץ מסתמנת הזדמנות למפנה" [For years, the left was seen as disconnected and Tel Avivian. Throughout the country, there is an opportunity for a turnaround]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
  2. ^ Green, David B. (12 March 2020). "These Jewish and Arab Israelis Are Creating a New Type of Grassroots Activism". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ McKernan, Bethan (15 October 2023). "'I hope it can endure': examples of Jewish-Arab solidarity offer hope in Israel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Leifer, Joshua (9 April 2018). "The new Jewish-Arab movement that plans to save the Israeli left". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ Wiener, Jon (11 April 2024). "Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ Pollin-Galay, Hannah (18 July 2018). "Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 16 October 2023.