1 Israeli vs. 20 Pro-Palestine Activists

Jubilee puts one Israeli in a room with 20 American pro-Palestine activists and runs it for nearly two hours, United States (Jubilee studio), April 2026. Featuring Rudy Rochman, an Israeli-American activist, facing 20 American pro-Palestine activists in a Jubilee Surrounded format debate. The Israeli-Palestinian debate in American civilian life is usually conducted in separate rooms — each side talking to its own audience.

Who: Rudy Rochman, an Israeli-American activist, facing 20 American pro-Palestine activists in a Jubilee Surrounded format debate

What: Jubilee puts one Israeli in a room with 20 American pro-Palestine activists and runs it for nearly two hours. The format forces sustained argument on the hardest questions: Zionism, indigenous rights, October 7, the definition of genocide. No moderator smooths over the disagreements.

Where: United States (Jubilee studio)

When: April 2026

Why: The Israeli-Palestinian debate in American civilian life is usually conducted in separate rooms — each side talking to its own audience. Jubilee forces the rooms to merge. The Surrounded format produces something most journalism does not: two hours of real people from opposing positions arguing specific claims, not performing for their own audiences. Published April 2026, eighteen months into the Gaza war, the exchange documents where American civilian opinion on the conflict actually is when it has to defend itself in the same room.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=risOOuIDXHY

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