#357: When Doves Try: The History of Israel's Peace Now Movement

In this episode of PeaceCast , NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by author and journalist Micah L. Sifry to discuss his new book, When Doves Try: Israel's Peace Now Movement 1978-1983 . This book tells the story of how a handful of young Israeli reserve officers helped ignite the country's largest grassroots peace movement, which our listeners know as Peace Now, or Shalom Achshav. Micah Sifry first encountered Peace Now as a college student, researched its rise while living on a kibbutz during Israel's 1982 Lebanon War, and has followed its trajectory ever since. Blending memoir, archival research, interviews with its founders, political history, and fresh reporting, When Doves Try traces how an all-volunteer movement reshaped Israeli politics—and what its struggles reveal about the possibilities and limits of democratic activism. Get the book: Find more of Micah's writing: Learn more about Peace Now and their ongoing work:

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#357: When Doves Try: The History of Israel's Peace Now Movement is an episode from PeaceCast by New Jewish Narrative, Maxxe Albert-Deitch.

This episode is 50:50 long.

This episode was published on Dec 24, 2025.

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