Author Archives: Antony Lerman
-
IJV’s Equal Rights Conference: positive, principled, pragmatic and politically-focused
1March 30, 2015 by Antony Lerman
Anthony Isaacs, a founding member of IJV, reports on the conference held at Birkbeck University of London 14-16 March 2015 …
Continue reading -
No, it isn’t time for the Jews to leave Europe
Leave a commentMarch 27, 2015 by Antony Lerman
‘Is it time for the Jews to leave Europe?’ is the title of the cover story in the April issue …
Continue reading -
Professor Judith Butler awarded prestigious Theodor W. Adorno Prize
Leave a commentSeptember 13, 2012 by Antony Lerman
The distinguished academic Judith Butler, professor in the Rhetoric and Comparative Literature departments at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the prestigious Theodor W. …
Continue reading -
Can Israel’s mass social protest embrace the end of occupation as a key demand?
Leave a commentSeptember 4, 2011 by Antony Lerman
If you will, harden your heart against the sight of hundreds of thousands of Israelis protesting against rampant inequality and demanding a decent society. There’s reason enough to do so: what about all the non-citizens between the Mediterranean and the Jordan river over which Israel exerts control?
-
‘The people want social justice’? On ‘people’ and ‘justice’ in the Israeli protests
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2011 by Antony Lerman
by Yoni Last June an Israeli protest about the price of cottage cheese ended with a relative success. More than …
Continue reading -
IJV panel on the Arab uprisings and the Israel-Palestine conflict
Leave a commentJuly 19, 2011 by Antony Lerman
Chaired by Professor Jacqueline Rose (Queen Mary, University of London), the IJV panel event discussing the impact of the Arab Spring …
Continue reading -
The anti-boycott law crosses a line: will Israel’s true friends now wake up?
Leave a commentJuly 13, 2011 by Antony Lerman
Only a few days ago I was talking about the issue of boycotting Israel with Jewish friends at a party. …
Continue reading -
Black propaganda and violent rhetoric: Israel shoots itself in the foot over the Gaza flotilla
Leave a commentJune 28, 2011 by Antony Lerman
Some first rate bloggers and journalists are covering the Gaza flotilla and revealing the lengths to which the Israeli authorities …
Continue reading -
There is a Path to Two Sovereign States, But the Gate Giving Access is Closed
Leave a commentJune 26, 2011 by Antony Lerman
Two very interesting pieces were published in the last few weeks essentially explaining why there’s now virtually no possibility of …
Continue reading -
Acting responsibly as a trustee is what counts, not your views on Hamas – response to Martin Bright
Leave a commentJune 17, 2011 by Antony Lerman
Martin Bright’s response to my post on his and the Jewish Chronicle’s witch-hunt of London Citizens is wholly inadequate, fails …
Continue reading
Independent Jewish Voices 