Hotline for Israel/Palestine

Description

Our goal is twofold: to equip users with information, and to expose users to a range of existing beliefs.

To accomplish this goal, our volunteers are trained to respond to questions not by sharing their own opinion, but by providing resources from different perspectives to help the user understand the range of perspectives on any given topic. They come from all different political, religious, and national backgrounds, but share the vision of education for peace.

Depending on the question, volunteers may bring different sources. If the question is more historical or fact-based, volunteers will draw upon a range of sources to provide the most accurate information possible, usually sending news or governmental reports, or even white papers. If the question is more about beliefs, volunteers may send a few op-eds or social media threads to give the user a sense of what is out there, but that does not mean the volunteer is endorsing those views, implicitly claiming that they are factually correct, or equating the morality of different narratives.

Our volunteers have answered over 300 questions since launching in October 2023. We have also launched a newsletter, which tackles different topics each week using the same pedagogical model as above. We need your help expanding our reach to serve as many people as we can. Join us!