Award-winning author, anthropologist, American-Israeli Jewish feminist, and podcaster @WomenEndingWar. Forthcoming book: In a Jewish State (Jan 2025) Substack: https://elanasztokman.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@elanahopehttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lupgj4wtq22iOn my fifth day of standing on my corner holding my sign imploring Israel to end the war and stop all the killing and get the hostages released, I had some interesting observations of the way people use their little fingers to communicate some big feelings. https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/the-corner-chronicles-day-5?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false24 Jul 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupgj4wtq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrzqetxhl22zWhy are so many Israelis suddenly supporting Netanyahu? I'll explain. Hint: It has to do with Tony Soprano My latest substack https://elanasztokman.substack.com/p/israels-tony-soprano-moment20 Jun 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzqetxhl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrxbae5mus2zHome. 20 hours, 3 flights, 2taxis, a few buses, 1 generous driver and a loving husband to pick me up. In time for a beautiful sunrise and new round of attacks. So many loved ones in the line of fire... Also, 50 palestinians killed yesterday trying to get food. Also, the hostages are still there...19 Jun 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxbae5mus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrt4mhqyok2zToday was Launch Day for Season 4 of our podcast Women Ending War. We had great plans, but then this Iran war started and life turned upside down. So we scrapped our plans and recorded a new premiere....not the one we had planned but urgent nonetheless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKl7zvRH5s17 Jun 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrt4mhqyok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrruvn6jic2zThis new war is a gift to Netanhayu. Suddenly nobody is talking about things like the war in Gaza, hostages, war crimes, coalition collapses, democracy, peace summits, international sanctions. You think that’s an accident? Or maybe that was the whole point… https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/another-forever-war-manufactured?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Jun 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrruvn6jic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lro722i3622iI wrote a quick update about the Paris Peace Conference ..... from the airport.... unable to go home but still seeking shelter. It still feels surreal..... https://elanasztokman.substack.com/p/the-paris-peace-conference-kept-at15 Jun 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lro722i3622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrfq552a3c2iI arrived in Paris for the Peace Civil Society Peace Conference. A minute before I came, I sat down with Amira Musallem, my podcast co-host, to hear her perspectives. Hear what she had to say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdGiZ683pJI&feature=youtu.be12 Jun 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfq552a3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrclkn5ntk27I'm on my way to Paris for this peace conference. I will be representing Forum 1325 as Media Liaison, helping ensure that expert women bringing diverse perspectives , their voices and expertise represented in these discussions. Wish us all luck and success!! And watch this space for live updates!11 Jun 2025 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrclkn5ntk27https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lraix5gsmk27I'm so uncomfortable w/the memes mocking Greta Thunberg. Here is a brilliant, accomplished young woman who did more as a teenager than most of us did in our entire lives. And what is her "sin"? That she dare speak out about suffering in Gaza. As if that makes her a bad person deserving ridicule10 Jun 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraix5gsmk27https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lrafdalq7s27Abu Mazen told Macron that he condemns Hamas' Oct 7 attack, and added that Hamas has to be disarmed and removed from power in Gaza. In advance of the upcoming Paris peace conference.... https://x.com/rozolyo/status/1932338386020491300?s=4610 Jun 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrafdalq7s27https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lr5pry3we227***POINTS OF LIGHT AMID THE DARKNESS*** Despite the onslaught of bad news coming out of Gaza and the West Bank this week there are some inspiring points of light and hope. Like the upcoming Paris peace conference... https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/point-of-light-amid-the-darkness?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Jun 2025 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5pry3we227https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lqpumgm4i224PEACE IS POSSIBLE Next week, Palestinian and Israeli leaders and activists -- women and men -- will gather in Paris, hosted by Macron, to discuss the Olmert-al Kidwa plan. This is your chance to help bring peace. Support this conference. And please share!! https://parispeaceforum.org/paris-call-for-the-two-state-solution-peace-and-regional-security-the-program/03 Jun 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpumgm4i224https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lqkfd6kejc24This morning in Sheikh Radwan in Gaza.01 Jun 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkfd6kejc24https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lqkfc75cfs24I checked in AGAIN just now with my friend Yara in Dir El Balah in Gaza to see if she has gotten food. She said no. And gave me a list of names of the 35 people who were killed this morning in the Rafah distribution center. I have no words left for this.01 Jun 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkfc75cfs24https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lqewmjn6dk24Israel's failure to manage food distribution in Gaza reflects a much deeper problem. Why is Israel doing this? The answer is a terrible one. And it has effectively destroyed the Jewish soul. My latest substack. https://elanasztokman.substack.com/p/losing-my-religion?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwY2xjawKmW0hleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUZXJSUnFnbUxuQ0o2WTY2AR62Pb6iBY7tctzVYxKoqoTmD1SyJ1ugEEMQg07PKrL4xo3DmpIhUA1JKNBXHQ_aem_o_ocJ9wEHFCEsoi3hTgsIg&triedRedirect=true30 May 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqewmjn6dk24https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lqc45l7zw224https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5B1MO1PW3M29 May 2025 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqc45l7zw224https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lpyrv2pzgs2qThis tragic week was overwhelming with loss and unnecessary suffering. But also swelling hope that comes from growing protests by people who won't give up. My latest substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/the-week-that-was-9e2?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true25 May 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpyrv2pzgs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lpo2qehf422qIsraelis are starting to speak out more about what's happening in Gaza. Even prominent leaders. And some are even using that "g" word, despite their discomfort.... Take a look21 May 2025 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpo2qehf422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lplg2u4gz22kTo get a clearer picture of what is going on in Gaza and the West Bank, and how the policies of "starvation" began, listen to Becca Strober on our podcast, Women Ending War describe "The Red Lines", Israel's policy to literally count calories of food deliveries... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPf8hcYNdp820 May 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lplg2u4gz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lphnjna3hs2aWe, Jews have a hard time hearing that our people are the perpetrators of genocide. We tend to prefer seeing ourselves as the victims. Nevertheless, we must face this hard truth. What we, the Jewish State, are doing in Gaza is unconscionable. And it must stop. https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/genocide-yes-we-are-doing-this?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true18 May 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphnjna3hs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3logiokpne222The Israeli govt is throwing us all off a cliff. Open plans for razing gaza, ethnic cleansing, and judaizing the strip. And using tens of thousands of Israelis as cannon fodder. And throwing hostages under the bus. No more. Reservists are resisting. Their mothers are resisting. This must end.05 May 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3logiokpne222https://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lnzolcajpc2lThe attack on the joint memorial service last night is appalling. But unfortunately not shocking. A few years ago when the service was in person in Tel Aviv, I was verbally attacked as I left by some guys calling me all kinds of names. We will not be deterred. https://www.timesofisrael.com/rioters-attack-synagogue-hosting-screening-of-israeli-palestinian-memorial-event/30 Apr 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzolcajpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lnf7d4saq22nYou think I’m obsessing about my signs? Maybe a little. But it’s because the practice of violently ripping down signs calling for peace is part of a larger, scarier trend. You won’t believe what just became illegal in Israel… https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/why-my-signs-matter?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 Apr 2025 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnf7d4saq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lnckkgszfc2nLast night, my spouse and I went out and put up a new poster. We will not let the haters silence us!! https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/attempt-5-not-giving-up?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Apr 2025 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnckkgszfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lnb2qbrs6c2zSpoke too soon.... This morning I was happy that my 4th attempt at hanging a Standing Together poster was still successful....Where there’s life there’s hope, maybe? By the time I posted the story, the poster was already down…. No words.... https://elanasztokman.substack.com/p/wow-i-spoke-too-soon20 Apr 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnb2qbrs6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lnajiiopxk2zPeace via stickers? On my morning walks, I’ve been putting up stickers calling for an end to the war. It must mean something because there are people who are working hard to stop even this tiny act of resistance. Read my latest substack here https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/peace-via-stickers?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true20 Apr 2025 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnajiiopxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lmf2p6jtqk2hWhat if we're not the slaves anymore but more like Pharoah? What if WE are the ones whose hearts have hardened to the oppression and suffering of others? What if WE are the cause of that oppression? I explore this and other ideas in my latest substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/elanasztokman/p/smotrich-the-pretty-face-of-barbarity?r=yj82t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Apr 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf2p6jtqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lmew65h5222g505 children have been killed in Gaza in the last 20 days. Since Israel broke the ceasefire. 505 children.... Also, 59 hostages remain in Gaza while the IDF bombs the hell out of it.... #ceasefirenow #505children #bringthemhomenow🎗️09 Apr 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmew65h5222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lmevxqdrp22h505 children have been killed in Gaza in the last 20 days Killed by the IDF. No more! #endthewarnow #ceasefirenow09 Apr 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmevxqdrp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/elanahope.bsky.social/post/3lmevdglqxs2hThis week, i've been walking around Modiin putting up signs everywhere calling for an end to the war in Gaza. I don't know, I feel like I have to do SOMETHING.... #Endthewarnow #ceasefirenow #bringthemhomenow #peaceispossible #womenwagepeace09 Apr 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:gj2pkcjd2lo76rnykg72ylev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmevdglqxs2h