Israeli and Palestinian Activists Ask Americans to Take Side of Peace

Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and Alon-Lee Green, a Jewish Israeli, found polarization in America over the war in Gaza. They also found longing for a new approach.

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Sally Abed, 32, and Alon-Lee Green, 35, leaders of Standing Together, an organization that works for peace between Israel and Palestinians, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.

Ms. Abed and Mr. Green before a gathering with students at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge.

Pamphlets for the group Standing Together at an event in Brookline, Mass.

Tea lights and prayers at the event in Brookline.

Microphones sit on chairs after an event in Brookline.

People listen to Ms. Abed and Mr. Green during an event at Temple Sinai in Brookline.

Ms. Abed and Mr. Green before an event at Temple Sinai in Brookline.

Ms. Abed and Mr. Green after an event in Brookline.