Source: Instagram tntworld December 13, 2025, EST.
"I advocate for Palestinian rights because these are my brothers and sisters"
He was born into a deeply Zionist family. His father was an Israeli general. But he chose to dedicate his life to the liberation of Palestine.
This is the story of Miko Peled—the Israeli who rejected Zionism
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Israeli-American activist
Founder of Palestine House of Freedom
Miko Peled: I consider Palestine home Albeit I know my ancestors were colonisers and settlers and so on But I reject what they did and I reject the apartheid state I advocate for Palestinian rights because these are my brothers and sister that are suffering The only option that will benefit everybody who live there is to liberate Palestine from the apartheid state
Narrator: He was born in a deeply Zionist family He is the son of an Israeli general But he chose to dedicate his life to liberating Palestine from Zionism This is the story of Miko Peled
Miko: My parents were born in Palestine My granparents came to colonise in the early 20th century from mostly Russia, Ukraine I had never heard the word Palestine or Palestinians, I think until I was at high school
Miko: In 1997, in September, my sister’s little girl She was 12 years old And she was killed in one of these operations in Jerusalem Three young Palestinians blew themselves up and I had to ask myself, what is going on here? What did we create here that can drive people to do something like this?
Narrator: During his compulsory military service Peled says he began to realize how immoral the Israeli army was
Miko: Our commanders would tell us ‘If anybody looks at you, you should break every bone in their body’ And bombing Beirut and all these things made it clear that is had nothing to do with morality It has nothing to do with security It was about power and about killing Palestinians getting rid of the Palestinians
Narrator: In 2023, to amplify Palestinian voices in the US and raise awareness among US officials he founded Dar Alhurriya, a Palestinian cultural center located just steps from Congress in Washington, DC
Miko: I can say things that Palestinians can’t say Or if they feel they can’t say It’s not safe for them to say or they’re not allowed to say So me initiating this and leading it is the result of Palestinians telling me to do this So again, this is like a conduit for their voices
Narrator: After October 7, his family in Israel completely cut him off after he said he understood the reasons and the context that led to it
Miko: I was notified that they don’t have anything to do with me anymore I’ve crossed the line and that was it That was the last communication I had with my family I think I gained more than I lost without any doubt Maybe not a biological family But my Palestinian comrades are my family /id]
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