Independent Jewish Canadians meet to form alternative to Canadian Jewish Congress; Naomi Klein to kick off conference (Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians, 27/03/08)
Israeli Deaths Matter More (MediaLens, 11/03/08)
The horrific shooting of eight young people at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem last Thursday was followed by saturation media coverage. International statesmen lined up with condemnations of the attack and condolences for the victims and their families.... The contrast to reactions to the killing of over 120 Palestinians, including many women and children, in occupied Gaza the previous week could hardly be more striking.
Let's end the siege, and talk (The Guardian, 05/02/08)
There is no way out of this nightmare until negotiations begin between all sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
British Jewish group sparks outrage with Gaza blockade criticism (Haaretz, 02/02/08)
A controversial coalition of prominent Jewish activists and academics has reignited controversy in the British Jewish community after taking out an paid advertisement in The Times this week calling for Israel to lift its economic blockade of the Gaza Strip and accusing the state of breaching international law.
We need to talk about Israel (Australian Literary Review, 4/4/07)
A new London-based Jewish lobby group wants the world to wake up to Israel. One of its founders, a prominent Australian academic, explains why, By Lynne Segal.
Love in a cool climate (The Guardian, 14/3/07)
Will the debate on Israel and Palestine become less heated? If every speaker could strike the same chord, it would be music to my ears.
The rebellion goes global (UK Jewish Chronicle, 8/2/07)
Denounced, but Jewish dissent grows (Sydney Morning Herald, 6/2/07)
“In a recent essay published by the American Jewish Committee, reflecting widely shared attitudes, Jews who criticised Israel and its policies were accused of stirring anti-Semitism. The executive director of the committee said "those who oppose Israel's basic right to exist, whether Jew or gentile, must be confronted".”
Furore over Jewish critics’ challenge to state of Israel ( UK Observer , 4/2/07)
“A major battle has erupted in Jewish communities on both sides of the Atlantic over accusations that left-wing Jews are fuelling anti-Semitism by challenging the existence of Israel.”
Guardian “Comment is Free” Independent Jewish Voices (UK) (02/07)