Israeli Peace Activist: My Mother Was Killed on Oct 7. Here’s Why I Support Palestinian Statehood. #DemocracyNow!

Following the U.K., Australia, Canada and Portugal’s formal recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, _Democracy Now!_ speaks with Israeli peace activist Yonatan Zeigen in Tel Aviv. “This is a belated but blessed step forward,” says Zeigen. “We need to level the field in order for us, Israelis and Palestinians, to be able to shape the only viable future for us, which is a shared future.” Zeigen’s mother, Vivian Silver, a 74-year-old Canadian Israeli peace activist, was killed on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be’eri.

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