Someone sent me a dumbass anon ask suggesting that Standing Together isn't doing the real work because it's based in Israel, as if they haven't accomplished more in a day than this keyboard warrior has in a lifetime.
Anyway: who is your advocacy for? Is it about what's effective (even if unglamorous) or is it about Looking Good on the Internet?
(Don't answer that; you and I both know already)
The fact that they think that Standing Together can't possibly be "good enough" because it's in Israel is proof that no matter what our views, no matter what our stance on matters, we Jews will never be "good enough" for these people.
The "good Israel hating Jew" is a myth because nothing will ever be enough.
Chickens for KFC.
It's also not just a Jewish group! It is specifically also run by folks who identify as Arab Israelis or as Palestinians living in Israel.
For example, Sally Abed, who is their Head of Development at the national level is a Palestinian activist and has spoken extensively about her experiences and work towards a future of peace.
But hey! Don't take my word for it - I'm just an American. Why don't you listen to her?
Other groups based in Israel which have Jewish, Arab & Palestinian activists working for them:
Combatants for Peace (founded by former fighters on both sides of the conflict)
B’Tselem (documenting human rights violations by Israeli armed forces and settlers in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank; founded by Israeli lawyers and former Knesset members; centered around violations of human rights law going back to 1989.)
Women Wage Peace (coalition of Jewish and Muslim women working for an end to hostilities and equal rights)
I can’t emphasize enough how stupid it is to disregard organizations because they are working in the same places where a conflict is occurring. What is the alternative? “Objective” outsiders? People trying to work from outside the country? You can’t document and respond to violence on the ground as well if you aren’t, well, on the ground.
It’s like right-wingers distrusting anything that comes out of Gaza by default because Gazans live there.