Dr. P.B. Dirksen is very pleased with the translation of Cornelis Hulsman’s 1982 booklet Oz Ve-Shalom, an Orthodox Jewish Peace movement in the 1980's which, he writes, comes at the right time. After forty years the text has lost none of its significance and is completely relevant to the current situation. Hulsman describes the origin and ideology of the Israeli movement Oz Ve-Shalom established in 1974 in reaction and opposition to another movement, Gush Emunim which is avowedly nationalistic and places a great deal of emphasis on the ties between the people and the land. They are not prepared to return the occupied territories to the Palestinians, even if this would end the conflict. Oz Ve-Shalom, by contrast, has a strong ethical orientation, is much less nationalistic, and more open towards the Palestinians, and willing to give up territory in exchange for peace. This ideological conflict is not just an internal Israeli affair but has played, and is still playing, a role in the West, as we now see with Trump’s ‘peace plan.’ In orthodox Christian circles, support for Israel is based to a large extent on the land promises in the Old Testament which are still considered valid. Dr. Dirksen disagrees with that position.