["The masks have fallen. After the recent Israeli election, a new
coalition with Netanyahu at the helm, supported by far-right parties
with outright racist tendencies, represents one step further in the
repression between the river and the sea."]
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FASCISM STRENGTHENS ISRAELI APARTHEID – THE MASKS ARE OFF WITH THE
FAR-RIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT
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International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine
December 1, 2022
International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine
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_ "The masks have fallen. After the recent Israeli election, a new
coalition with Netanyahu at the helm, supported by far-right parties
with outright racist tendencies, represents one step further in the
repression between the river and the sea." _
Image credit: Tikkun Magazine // Jews Say No!, US,
The continuing shift to the far-right in Israel is yet another
deplorable development in a system that inflicts immense suffering on
the Palestinian people.
Israel’s policies of occupation, apartheid, and colonialism are now
underpinned by the
supremacist movement ‘Jewish Power’, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir,
supporter of the late Jewish terrorist Meir Kahane. But such outcomes
are not born overnight. They are a natural consequence of policies
that discriminate against millions of people on the basis of ethnic or
religious criteria.
Politicians like Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich (National
Union–Tkuma) have been leading a racist, violent, at times
homophobic and fascist movement in Israel for years. Ben-Gvir has
often led mobs chanting “Death to the Arabs”. Smotrich organized a
“Beast Parade” to protest gay pride events and denigrate their
participants.
The International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine (IJCJP)
abhors the results of the recent election in Israel. However, we do
not draw a line between the old and the new.
Successive Israeli governments have never created a state for all of
its inhabitants and citizens. The Palestinian people have always been
excluded – diminished and considered “infiltrators”and strangers
in their land since 1948.
Israel’s occupation and apartheid policies have been politically and
financially supported by major world powers, especially the US, UK,
Canada and the EU (including companies based there). This support has
been reinforced by many institutional Jewish organizations claiming to
represent all Jews.
We support the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions)
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support for an Israeli regime that denies basic rights to
Palestinians. This means targeting political, economic, military,
cultural and academic complicity, especially that of major Western
powers, companies and organizations. These BDS actions must continue
until everyone between the river and the sea has access to the same
rights – to dignity, security in housing, food and safety.
We support the rights of Palestinians to return to their lands, to be
safe from ongoing settler attacks and safe from attacks by
Jewish-Israeli mobs inside of Israel. We call for an end to the
ongoing brutal siege of Gaza and for reparations for lost livelihoods,
lands and lives. We also note that occupied people have a legal right
to armed resistance against the armed forces that oppress them.
We call on all Zionists who have a fundamental belief in human rights
and dignity for all to face a crucial moral decision: Should one
continue to defend the increasingly blatant Israeli apartheid or
should one follow one’s conscience? This may be a painful, difficult
dilemma, but we believe that there are many who will resolve it in
line with traditional Jewish values of seeking justice.
We also call for the safeguarding of the lives of Israeli Jews who
resist the targeting of
Palestinians, and for the protection of all LGBTQ+ individuals whose
rights are already being targeted by the far-right movement.
In this time of crisis, we, the IJCJP, hereby reach out to all
partners. Let’s build a broad coalition for human rights, dignity
and freedom for all!
International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine (IJCJP)
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Jewish Voice for Peace(JVP), USA,
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Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, Germany
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Jewish Network for Palestine (JNP), UK
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South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP),
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Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), UK
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Jews Say No!, US, [[link removed]]
Jews against the Occupation, Sydney, Australia,
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French Jewish Peace Union (UJFP) [[link removed]],
Jews 4 Palestine-Ireland (J4PI)
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Independent Jewish Voices, Canada (IJV) [[link removed]],
Boycott from Within (Israeli citizens for BDS)
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International Jewish Collective for Justice in Palestine
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MISSION STATEMENT
We are Jews from diverse countries, part of local, national,
international networks and organizations. We are connected by our
involvement in the struggle for Palestinian rights, and by our
determination to work for justice. We oppose Zionism and all forms of
racism.
We came together to share our experiences of the International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of
Antisemitism. Although it claims to protect Jews, the IHRA Working
Definition is in fact being used to shield Israel from valid political
challenge, silence Palestinians, and suppress any mention of
Palestinian rights. The IHRA’s weaponization of antisemitism sets a
dangerous precedent for limiting speech on many issues.
We take this as our immediate priority, but it is only a starting
point for our collective commitment to build a more just world.
Member Organizations
Alternative Jewish Voices of Aotearoa NZ – Sh’ma Koleinu
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Joodse Stem(Belgium)
Boycott From Within/Israeli Citizens for BDS
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French Jewish Peace Union/Union Juive Francaise Pour La Paix
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Independent Jewish Voices Canada [[link removed]]
Independent Australian Jewish Voices
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Jewish Call for Peace
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Jewish Network for Palestine
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Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East/Jüdische Stimme für
gerechten Frieden in Nahost
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Jewish Voice for Labour
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Jewish Voice for Just Peace [[link removed]] – Ireland
Jewish Voice for Peace [[link removed]](USA)
Jews Against the Occupation
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Jews Say No! [[link removed]](USA)
South African Jews for a Free Palestine
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Tzedek Collective Sydney
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