Learn with us in Israel-Palestine

Join the movement for democracy and human rights in Israel-Palestine

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Extend’s strategic learning programs introduce you grassroots leaders fighting for democracy in communities across Israel-Palestine. From Jerusalem to Hebron, Extend’s educational programs equip you with the knowledge, relationships, and moral urgency to join the movement for democracy and human rights. Extend has been featured in the New York Times, on MSNBC and CNN, and at the United Nations, and called “the most thought-provoking days of my year.” Our community of 1,200+ alumni include  elected officials, journalists, rabbis, orthodox yeshiva students, and artists raising their voices for human rights and democracy. Join Extend on the ground today in Israel-Palestine.

Extend also advises universities, cultural institutions, elected officials, and communal leaders on how to speak with moral clarity about Israel-Palestine in an unforgiving media landscape.

Our Mission

Extend’s programs introduce you to today’s leading human rights, civil society, and political actors in Israel-Palestine. On our one, three, or five-day programs, you will spend time in Israel, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank, in conversation with the grassroots leaders at the forefront of the fight to transform occupation and apartheid into a shared future of democracy and human rights. Our programs are designed to equip participants with the knowledge, relationships, and moral urgency to join the movement for democracy and human rights in Israel-Palestine.

Core Values

Extend believes that each of us has a role to play in the grassroots movement to transform the present reality of occupation and apartheid into a future of democracy and human rights. Extend’s work is led by three core values:

 

 

Empowering Conversations

Our programs are designed for you to learn and act. Our programs are  capped at fifteen people, so each participant has the chance to engage in robust conversation with our speakers. We prioritize time for personal reflection and group conversation, so each person who joins Extend emerges from our program with a clear sense of what they have learned and how they want to act to help create a more just future in Israel–Palestine.

Grassroots
Community

In an era of professionalized activism and corporate non-profits, Extend values grassroots organizing. Our strength is our ability to build strong relationships with Palestinian and Israeli partners who welcome us into their homes and communities. Our work is powered by a grassroots network of small donors. We are proud of alumni who have used their Extend experience in justice work as organizers, journalists, and lawyers, whether focused on Israel–Palestine or on intersecting justice work.

Mutual
Freedom

Extend believes in a future of mutual freedom for both Palestinians and Israelis. We oppose Israel’s occupation and apartheid policies and advocate for a future of mutual self-determination for Palestinians and Israelis. We welcome people of all beliefs onto our programs to learn about these visions for a more just future.

Expertise

Since 2013, Extend has introduced 1,200+ program participants to on-the-ground civil society and human rights leaders working to create a future of mutual freedom for Palestinians and Israelis. Our programs are designed to offer participants the knowledge, relationships, and moral urgency to advocate for a just future. Extend has been featured in the New York Times, on MSNBC and CNN and at the United Nations, and called “the most thought-provoking days of my year. Extend offers educational programs to synagogue delegations, foundation staff or boards, family trips, and private parties.

Extend also advises universities, cultural institutions, elected officials, and communal leaders on how to speak with moral clarity about Israel-Palestine in an unforgiving media landscape.

Our Story

Extend was built by young American Jewish activists who believed that by listening to the voices of Palestinian and Israeli human rights and democracy leaders, we can change the conversation about Israel-Palestine. Extend’s first programs were designed for American Jews to join after Birthright. Since then, Extend has expanded our work to engage with elected officials, journalists, rabbis, opinion makers, and communal leaders.

 

Testimonials

Extend Experiences

“Before joining Extend, I had met many policymakers and/or ‘experts’ who felt informed enough to write and speak extensively on the conflict though they had never spent more than a day in Ramallah. Extend quietly smashes so many of the stereotypes that dominate ‘expert’ opinion, instead creating a more balanced perspective that empowers agents of change.”

—Jai, Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Defense

“For years I’ve wanted to have a serious conversation with other rabbis about Israel. On Extend, our conversations were open, probing, and deep. I came away from the trip more energized to continue working for peace and committed to taking the small steps that will make a difference on the ground today. There is no substitute for being physically present and engaging in face to face conversation with people who live and work there if one wants to increase their understanding of the conflict and be an advocate for change.”

—Rabbi Andrea London

“My program guide made group discussions feel easy, open, and positive. Everyone had an equal opportunity to say what they wanted and when dialogue became diatribe, conflicting views were welcomed. My guide was excellent at making sure everyone had their fair chance to speak and finish their thoughts, checking in on people to make sure they were alright.”

—Anya, McGill University

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