On Reality Asserts Itself, Miko Peled tells Paul Jay that he’s come to understand that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands began in 1948 and he broke with the liberal zionist belief in the “secularization of the bible” and the mission of a Jewish state; he says BDS is an effective strategy that should be […]
Author Archives: Miko Peled
Miko Peled is an Israeli-American activist and author of The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. Born in Jerusalem in 1961, Miko grew up in Motza Illit to a prominent Zionist family; his grandfather Avraham Katsnelson signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. His father, Mattityahu Peled, fought in the 1948 war, and served as a general in the war of 1967. His father later became a peace activist and leading proponent of an Israeli dialogue with the PLO, as well as a two-state solution. Miko Peled followed his father’s footsteps at first, joining Israel’s Special Forces after high school and earning the red beret, but he soon grew to regret his decision. He surrendered his status as soon as he earned it, becoming a medic, and finally, disgusted by the 1982 Lebanon invasion, he buried his service pin in the dirt.
