Category Archives: Judaism
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IJV EVENT: CAN ISRAEL BE BOTH ‘JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC’? THE ISRAELI NATION STATE LAW, JEWISH IDENTITY & THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS
3March 10, 2021 by IJV
In response to Israel’s ‘Nation State Law’ of 2018, widely regarded as formalising the supremacy of Jews over the country’s non-Jewish citizens, Avraham Burg has petitioned through the Israeli courts to have his official designation as a Jew revoked. Burg’s arguments sharply highlight the contradictions between Israel’s discriminatory practices towards Palestinians and its international presentation as an outpost of liberal democracy.
This panel discussion, hosted by Independent Jewish Voices, will explore these issues, asking how the contestation of Jewish identity in Israel might resonate in Europe and North America, and how these arguments might productively strengthen campaigns in support of Palestinian dignity and rights. -
Jeremy Corbyn and the Jewdas Seder: A Statement by Independent Jewish Voices
1April 3, 2018 by IJV
Independent Jewish Voices was founded to challenge the view that communal bodies such as the Board of Deputies and more …
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Independent Jewish Voices: 100 Years After Balfour
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2017 by IJV
On 2 November 1917, a letter from the Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour was transmitted to the Zionist Federation, promising British …
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If Kerry fails, what then? by Sam Bahour and Tony Klug
Leave a commentApril 19, 2014 by IJV
We need to break free of the divisive and increasingly stifling one-state-versus-two-states straightjacket that tends to polarize debate and in practice ends up perpetuating the status quo — which is a form of one state, albeit an inequitable one. The aim of our proposal is to bring matters to a head and to enable people to advocate equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis, in one form or another, free of the implication that this necessarily carries a threat to the existence of the state of Israel.
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Letter to the JC (unpublished)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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A piece on Libya by Avnery: To the shores of Tripoli
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2011 by IJV
Uri Avnery supports the NATO intervention in Libya, despite many accusations from more politically correct friends. However, Uri is convinced …
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Bibi’s speech to the US Congress: a flagrant denial of the autonomy and diversity of Jews worldwide
Leave a commentMay 26, 2011 by Antony Lerman
There were so many fictions and distortions in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress on 24 May, so many …
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