OneVoice Movement
OneVoice Movement was a United States-based nonprofit peace initiative that organized Israeli, Palestinian, and international grassroots support for a negotiated two-state solution.
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Overview
OneVoice Movement was a nonprofit peace-building organization created in 2002 by entrepreneur and social activist Daniel Lubetzky. It emerged after the failure of the 2000 Camp David Summit and the renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence that followed, and was developed out of Lubetzky's earlier Peaceworks initiative, which emphasized cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. OneVoice presented itself as a platform for moderate citizens who wanted a negotiated resolution based on two states for two peoples. The organization operated through a model it described as parallel programming. Rather than attempting to run a single political campaign across both communities, it maintained distinct Israeli and Palestinian operations, supported by an international headquarters in New York City and additional activity in London. Its Israeli and Palestinian branches pursued locally tailored organizing while sharing the broader objective of mobilizing public demand for an end to the conflict. The movement also maintained offices or operational presences in Tel Aviv and Ramallah. OneVoice initially focused on citizen negotiations and public engagement, but later expanded into leadership training, political education, town-hall meetings, public-opinion research, campus programming, and mass mobilization. Its Youth Leadership Program, established in 2004, trained Israeli and Palestinian participants between the ages of 18 and 35 in conflict resolution, public speaking, political knowledge, and leadership development. The organization sought to demonstrate that constituencies existed on both sides willing to support negotiations, even during periods of intense violence and political distrust. Among its institutional projects, OneVoice Israel helped establish a Knesset caucus supporting efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict through a two-state framework. Activities associated with that effort included meetings between Israeli legislators and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a visit by Palestinian legislators to the Knesset, and a February 2014 event at the Mukataa in Ramallah attended by approximately 300 Israeli students. OneVoice Palestine organized town-hall meetings throughout the West Bank and supported the Palestinian quest for statehood at the United Nations General Assembly. The movement also worked with Israeli and Palestinian education ministries on an essay and film initiative. Students submitted ideas about a shared future founded on two states for two peoples, and selected essays were developed into short films with the participation of Israeli, Palestinian, and international filmmakers. Projects associated with the initiative included films such as "Boy and Soldier" and "Palestine International Airport," while a speculative concept about Israel and Palestine co-hosting the 2018 World Cup attracted substantial online attention. OneVoice Israel received third prize in the nonprofit category of the Effie Awards for work connected with the campaign, and selected essays were published in Hebrew and Arabic. The organization also commissioned or partnered on public-opinion research involving Israeli, Palestinian, and international polling specialists. The findings were used to inform town-hall events and public discussions intended to show that potential partners for peace existed on the other side of the conflict. Its international education work brought Israeli and Palestinian activists to college campuses, principally in the United States and Europe, while its later Emerging Leaders program focused on developing younger advocates. In 2015, the Israeli and Palestinian branches became independent organizations supported by OneVoice funding. The Israeli successor was Darkenu, which describes itself as a large nonpartisan civil-society movement, and the Palestinian successor was Zimam, a youth-oriented civic movement. OneVoice continued to support international education and leadership activities, although its public-facing website and social-media accounts reportedly became inactive after June 2023. In 2025, the movement announced that it was disbanding while continuing under its original legal name, PeaceWorks Foundation. The foundation described its remaining work as identifying and amplifying peace-building efforts, attracting funders, and operating an Emerging Leaders program on United States college campuses and in Washington, D.C.
History
OneVoice Movement was founded in spring 2002 by Daniel Lubetzky against the backdrop of the collapse of the 2000 Camp David negotiations and the subsequent escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Lubetzky developed the organization from his earlier Peaceworks work, which was based on the belief that practical economic and civic cooperation could improve relations between Israelis and Palestinians. OneVoice's founding proposition was that citizens who favored negotiation and a two-state settlement needed a more visible and organized platform. The organization began as a citizen-negotiation initiative and gradually became a grassroots mobilization and leadership-development network. Its principal operating idea was parallel programming: Israeli and Palestinian teams would work separately within their own political and social environments, while receiving support from an international structure headquartered in New York City. The organization maintained activity in Tel Aviv, Ramallah, and London, and it developed programs for both local communities and international audiences. In 2004, OneVoice established its Youth Leadership Program for Israelis and Palestinians aged 18 to 35. Training covered conflict resolution, public speaking, political understanding, and leadership skills. The program was intended to create a cohort capable of advocating for compromise within each community rather than relying only on official negotiations. OneVoice later combined training with polling, public meetings, educational projects, and campus-based international programming. OneVoice Israel participated in the creation of a Knesset caucus devoted to ending the Arab-Israeli conflict through a two-state approach. The associated political engagement included a meeting between Knesset members and Mahmoud Abbas, a visit by Palestinian legislators to the Israeli parliament, and a February 16, 2014 gathering at the Mukataa in Ramallah involving roughly 300 Israeli students. OneVoice Palestine organized town-hall meetings across the West Bank and supported the Palestinian statehood effort at the United Nations General Assembly. The movement's educational work included an essay competition conducted in cooperation with Israeli and Palestinian ministries of education. Approximately 2,500 submissions were received. Selected essays were chosen for their ability to express a future based on two states for two peoples, and Israeli, Palestinian, and international filmmakers were invited to turn ideas into short films. Works associated with the project included "Boy and Soldier" and "Palestine International Airport." A proposal imagining Israel and Palestine co-hosting the 2018 World Cup gained viral attention. OneVoice Israel received third prize in the nonprofit category of the Effie Awards, and a selection of essays was published in Hebrew and Arabic for circulation among Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Public-opinion research became another central part of the organization's approach. OneVoice worked with polling specialists from Israel, Palestine, and the international community to assess public attitudes and involve citizens in discussion of final-status issues. It used the findings to organize town halls designed to counter the perception that no partner for peace existed on the other side. OneVoice also developed an International Education Program, with events held largely on college campuses in the United States and Europe. These events often brought Israeli and Palestinian activists together as speakers. A later Emerging Leaders program continued the campus and leadership focus. In 2015, the Israeli and Palestinian offices formally became independent organizations supported by OneVoice funding: Darkenu in Israel and Zimam in the Palestinian territories. The movement drew criticism for presenting its negotiation-centered approach as representative of a presumed silent majority, particularly when some survey evidence did not establish a clear Palestinian majority for the organization's preferred process. Critics also questioned some of its partnerships, arguing that certain partner organizations were politically or reputationally problematic. By November 2024, OneVoice's continuing status was uncertain. Its website and social accounts had reportedly not been updated since June 2023, and links to its Israeli and Palestinian partner organizations were no longer functioning reliably. In 2025, the organization announced that it was disbanding while continuing under the PeaceWorks Foundation name. The foundation described its residual mission as reviewing the peace-making ecosystem, identifying useful initiatives, amplifying them, and attracting additional funders. Its stated active program was Emerging Leaders, operating at United States colleges and in Washington, D.C.
- 2025
Movement disbands under the PeaceWorks Foundation name
[1]OneVoice announced its disbanding while indicating that related peace-building work would continue through PeaceWorks Foundation.
- 2023
Public updates reportedly cease
[1]The organization's website and social-media accounts were reportedly no longer updated after June 2023.
- 2015
Israeli and Palestinian branches become independent
[1]OneVoice's local branches separated institutionally, with OneVoice continuing to provide support to Darkenu and Zimam.
- 2014
Israeli students visit the Mukataa
[1]Approximately 300 Israeli students visited the Mukataa in Ramallah on February 16 as part of OneVoice-related engagement.
- 2004
Youth Leadership Program established
[1]OneVoice began structured leadership training for Israeli and Palestinian participants aged 18 to 35.
- 2002
OneVoice Movement is founded
[1]Daniel Lubetzky founded OneVoice in the aftermath of failed peace negotiations and renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence, building on his earlier Peaceworks initiative.
Products and positioning
A cross-community, nonpartisan peace-building movement focused on grassroots mobilization, leadership development, and public support for a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state agreement.
Leadership development · 2004
Youth Leadership Program
A training program for Israeli and Palestinian participants aged 18 to 35. It addressed conflict resolution, public speaking, political knowledge, and leadership development, aiming to prepare young civic actors to support negotiation and cooperation within their own communities.
Campus and public education
International Education Program
An international outreach program that organized events primarily on college campuses in the United States and Europe. Israeli and Palestinian activists frequently appeared together to discuss peace-building, public participation, and the two-state framework.
Leadership development
Emerging Leaders
A later leadership initiative focused on students and emerging civic advocates. After OneVoice's disbanding, PeaceWorks Foundation described the program as continuing on United States college campuses and in Washington, D.C.
Education and media campaign
Imagine 2018 essay and film initiative
An Israeli-Palestinian classroom competition that collected roughly 2,500 student essays about a future based on two states for two peoples. Selected concepts were developed into short films, including Boy and Soldier and Palestine International Airport, and some written entries were published in Hebrew and Arabic.
Controversies
Criticism over claims to represent a silent majority
Critics argued that OneVoice sometimes presented its preferred path of peaceful negotiations toward a two-state outcome as the position of a silent majority, while available polling did not always demonstrate a clear Palestinian majority for that process.
Criticism of selected partnerships
Some commentators criticized the movement's broad network of partners and considered certain affiliated or collaborating organizations politically or reputationally disreputable.
Marketing campaigns
- 2004Youth Leadership Program
Israel · Palestinian territories
OneVoice trained young Israelis and Palestinians in conflict resolution, public speaking, political understanding, and leadership, making youth participation a core component of its peace-building model.
Outcome. The program became a foundation for the movement's later grassroots organizing and international education work.
- Imagine 2018
Israel · Palestinian territories
In cooperation with education ministries, OneVoice invited students to submit essays imagining a peaceful shared future. Selected entries were adapted into short films by Israeli, Palestinian, and international filmmakers.
Outcome. The project produced widely circulated essays and films, including a World Cup co-hosting concept that attracted viral attention. OneVoice Israel also received third prize in the nonprofit category of the Effie Awards.
- Israel-Palestine town-hall initiative
Israel · Palestinian territories
OneVoice used public-opinion research and locally organized town halls to discuss final-status issues and challenge the idea that the opposing community lacked potential partners for peace.
Outcome. The initiative expanded public discussion and provided a platform for the organization's negotiation-centered message, while its interpretation of public opinion remained subject to criticism.
- International Education Program
United States · Europe
OneVoice organized college-campus events featuring Israeli and Palestinian activists as speakers and used education programming to build international awareness of its two-state approach.
Outcome. The program became one of the movement's principal international activities before the organization's later contraction.
Brand decisions
2025
Disbanding and continuation through PeaceWorks FoundationStrategyBackground
Public activity had become unclear after the website and social-media accounts reportedly stopped receiving updates in 2023.
Action taken
OneVoice announced that it was disbanding while continuing under its original legal name, PeaceWorks Foundation.
Aftermath
The successor foundation described a narrower role centered on reviewing peace-making efforts, attracting funders, and operating Emerging Leaders in the United States.
2015
Separate Israeli and Palestinian operationsStrategyBackground
The movement had originally operated Israeli and Palestinian offices as parts of one organization under international oversight.
Action taken
OneVoice supported the transition of the two local branches into independent organizations, identified as Darkenu in Israel and Zimam in the Palestinian territories.
Aftermath
OneVoice retained an international support and education role while the successor organizations pursued locally focused civic work.
Recent events
- 2025
OneVoice Movement announces its disbanding[1]
Leadership change · Other
OneVoice announced that it was ending operations as a movement while continuing under the PeaceWorks Foundation legal name, with an Emerging Leaders program described as its remaining program.
- 2015
OneVoice-backed Israeli and Palestinian branches become independent organizations[1]
Other
The movement's Israeli and Palestinian offices became separate organizations supported financially by OneVoice, with Darkenu succeeding the Israeli branch and Zimam succeeding the Palestinian branch.
- 2004
OneVoice Movement launches youth leadership programming[1]
Other
The organization established a program training Israeli and Palestinian young adults in conflict resolution, public speaking, political knowledge, and leadership.
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