Published: 22 December 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THEY SHARED A CHILDHOOD in a West Bank Jewish settlement but as adults Yaakov and Yonatan Berg have developed radically different views about Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
The brothers were raised in a settlement called Psagot, which like all Jewish communities in the West Bank is regarded as illegal under international law.
Yaakov, 44, has become a prominent public defender of the rights of Israelis to live in the territory that Israel has occupied since the Six-Day War of 1967, which some Jews refer to by the biblical names of Judea and Samaria.
Yonatan, 39, is an activist and writer who publicly denounces the occupation and campaigns for peace with the Palestinians.
The brothers spoke to AFP as they met to celebrate the publication of the French edition of Yonatan's memoir, "Leaving Psagot".
FULL STORY Israeli brothers, raised in West Bank, at odds over occupation (AFP/MSN)
Photo: Yaakov (left) and Yonatan Berg (Emmanuel Dunand)
