Category Archives: Palestine
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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. -
IJV Statement on BDS and Responsible Investment Campaigns
Leave a commentJune 14, 2019 by IJV
Since the launch of Independent Jewish Voices in 2007, the prospects for peace between Israel and Palestine have progressively diminished …
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Global Jewish organizations condemn attempts to stifle criticism of Israel
1July 20, 2018 by IJV
Independent Jewish Voices is proud to join Jewish Voice for Peace and over 30 other Jewish organizations worldwide in signing …
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The Seventy Year Nakba
Leave a commentMay 18, 2018 by IJV
By Barnaby Raine Never again can anyone ask, “but where is the Palestinian Gandhi?” That, one might think, is …
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Resistance as Survival: Recalling May 15th, 1948.
Leave a commentMay 17, 2018 by IJV
By Lynne Segal Write something on the 70th anniversary of the state of Israel and the Nakba I was asked. It …
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Stop the Murders in Gaza
Leave a commentApril 6, 2018 by IJV
Independent Jewish Voices is horrified by the killing today (Friday 6 April) by Israeli military forces of at least …
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Public Meeting: Where Are We Headed in Israel/Palestine? With Jeff Halper (ICAHD), 18 Feb.
Leave a commentFebruary 7, 2018 by IJV
Sunday 18th February, 7:30pm Wilberforce Room, Wesley Hotel 81-103 Euston Street NW1 2EZ (nearest Tube station: Euston) Please join us …
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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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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 …
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Audio of #ERFA2015 now available
1March 22, 2015 by IJV
IJV would like to thank all our participants for contributing to a frank and profoundly radical discussion on how to …
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