25th November 2025
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Susie Becher – Communications Director of the Policy Working Group (PWG), founding member of All Its Citizens, managing editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, longtime activist, and former US Embassy analyst – explores the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the failures of diplomacy, and the urgent need for international engagement to secure a just two-state solution. Susie reflects on her 50 years in Israel, her work across civil society and political organisations, and the motivations guiding the PWG’s advocacy. She gives a candid, nuanced analysis of Israeli politics, the post-October 7th reality, and the dangers posed by current geopolitical dynamics — including the US administration’s shifting policies and the rise of anti-democratic tendencies within Israel. A central highlight of the webinar is Susie’s detailed account of the PWG’s recent advocacy trip to the UK, where they met with parliamentarians, Foreign Office officials, think tanks, civil society actors, and Middle East analysts to discuss recognition of Palestine, protecting international law, and countering the growing marginalisation of the two-state solution.
Susie Becher is Communications Director of the Policy Working Group, a team of Israeli political analysts, senior academics, human rights defenders, and former diplomats engaged in international advocacy to achieve a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the two-state solution. She was among the founding members of All Its Citizens (Hebrew: Kol Ezrahe’ah; Arabic: Kul Muwatineeha), an Arab-Jewish political party established in 2022 with the goal of achieving equal rights for all citizens of Israel, and serves on its National Council. Ms. Becher is also Managing Editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, a joint quarterly publication that provides analyses of key Israel-Palestine issues from the perspectives of both sides.
She serves on the Steering Committee of Zulat, an activist think tank founded by former Knesset Member Zehava Galon which advocates for human rights and equality in Israel. She also serves on the General Assembly of the Macro Center for Political Economics.
She was a founding member of the Shahar (Peace, Education, and Social Welfare) Movement established by former Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin. After Shahar merged with the Meretz Party, she was elected to the Meretz General Assembly and served on the party’s National Executive from 2003 to 2020.
Ms. Becher publishes a blog on the Times of Israel website.
Susie Becher emigrated to Israel from Canada in 1975. She holds a BA in European history and English literature. Ms. Becher began work at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv in 1984 as an editor in its open source collection unit and managed the unit from 2013 until her retirement in 2018.