Category Archives: Israel
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Meretz UK Meeting: Sunday 11th Sept
Leave a commentSeptember 9, 2011 by happyhenry
Palestinian statehood – benefit or threat to Israel? Guest speaker: Ahlam Akram London-based Nablus-born human rights and peace activist Twenty …
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Video of Tel Aviv Social Justice Protests
Leave a commentSeptember 8, 2011 by IJV
Amazing video of the #j14 protest in Tel Aviv 3 September when up to 450,000 marched countrywide (in a country …
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The Summer of New Israeli Hope
3September 7, 2011 by happyhenry
This is a translation of the speech made by Daphne Leef – the originators of the J14 movement – to …
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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?
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Letter to the JC (unpublished)
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2011 by IJV
Earlier this month Beit Klal Yisrael organised Study Day on Israel/Palestine: VOICING progressive ALTERNATIVES 2011. The seminar consisted of an …
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Is Israel heading for war?
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2011 by IJV
Latest analysis from Miri Weingarten: 1. Ceasefire Holding After a few hours of confusion and a midnight consultation by Israel’s …
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Excitement in Tel Aviv Tent Protests
Leave a commentAugust 8, 2011 by happyhenry
All my peace loving, justice seeking friends in Tel Aviv are hugely excited by the tent protests. It feels like …
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Bittersweet
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2011 by IJV
At one level the IJV meeting on THE ARAB UPRISINGS AND THE ISRAEL PALESTINE CONFLICT, was most encouraging. The range …
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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 …
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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. …
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