“When the first demonstration happened, I thought: how can they be Jewish?”

In East Jerusalem, Israelis and Palestinians have joined forces to protest settlement expansion into Palestinian neighbourhoods. Six months after The Elders last visited the region, a new documentary tells the story of this shared struggle.

Speaking recently at the TEDxAmsterdam event, Mabel van Oranje, CEO of The Elders, suggests that "we overestimate what we can do in the short term, but we underestimate what we can do in the long term." 

Writing for the Common Ground News Service, Palestinian-American businessman Sam Bahour reflects on the Elders' visit to the Middle East and argues in favour of boycott and divestment initiatives against Israel.

The village of Bilin in the West Bank has transformed from an anonymous farming village into a symbol of Palestinian civil disobedience. During their visit to the village, the Elders talk to Ethan Bronner of The New York Times about achieving freedom through nonviolent struggle.