More and more Jews are questioning the program. American Jews for a Just Peace, a Boston-based group that formed last fall, has issued a statement calling for action against Israel's "war on Palestine."
In the wake of this illegal war, AJJP expresses our outrage and pledges to support all efforts that are aimed at ending Israel's Occupation and undoing the apartheid system that it has constructed. The ongoing illegal occupation and ever-expanding illegal settlements of now some 450,000 Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a clear violation of the 4th Geneva Convention. This Occupation is an obstacle to peace, as is the apartheid system of separation and oppression that is the organizing structure of life and resources in Israel/Palestine. U.S. tax dollars and foreign policy goals continue to support what is fundamentally an undemocratic and racist system of government that serves to sustain and deepen the ongoing ethnic cleansing of historic Palestine....
Toward these ends, AJJP calls on the human rights and global justice community to engage in coordinated actions to bring the apartheid policies and criminal activities of the Israeli government to an end. We support all strategies, up to and including, acts of non-violent civil disobedience. We will continue to support Palestinian civil society groups. AJJP activists will sponsor teach-ins, write op-ed articles, engage in viral outreach campaigns, ask businesses and individuals to join our boycott, visit our legislators, contact U.S. officials, place paid advertisements, sponsor public demonstrations and vigils, show films, present speakers and exhibits and poetry readings and street theater, and otherwise pledge to be widely and creatively visible and vocal in building the international movement for justice and peace in Israel/Palestine.
What has always missing from all the old Jewish "peace process" groups was any mention of JUSTICE. I always had the impression that their idea of peace was really a lot like submission.
So points to this new group for their choice of name. Now let's see them drop the appeal to tribal membership. How about "Americans for a Just Peace"? Think how much bigger your membership could be!
Is this more than someone with a web-site?
As far I am aware Iran the alleged center of global "anti-semitism" had not killed a single one of its 25,000 Jewish citizens. Israel, of course, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and threatens more of the same with overwhelming public support
So who is the real monster here?
New group, same spineless Jews hoping they are not next on the Islamic Fascist dinner menu.
crimson Ghost, you are actually stating that you are ignorant? Interesting admission.
It appears that Jordan killed twenty's of thousands of Palestinians and Kuwait ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. So the real monster could be you or any number of Arabs.
Chris!
What's happening to your fellow tribesmen? They turning into pussies!
Could this stem from your statement on the lead thread that Hamas "can only kill Fatah members and whine"? I mean, where's the threat in that? No threat = Israeli peace groups sprouting up all over the place. Like mushrooms!
Chris, you're losing your game and coaxing your ilk to do likewise. If you won't hook up with me to hoist a couple and go kick some puppies, please, for the sake of your oh-so-imperiled nation, do same with like-minded tribesmen? Get that lead back in the pencil, ya know?
Both Kuwait and Jordan are friends of Israel. Jordan, a murderous regime even according to our resident friend of Israel has a peace pact and excellent friendship with Israel.Kuwait's relationship with Israel is like a extra marital affair: based on betrayal of one's principles. Both regimes are murderous. I agree. Both belongs, along with Israel's zionist regime, to the dustbin of history. Now there is a level of chutzpah with Israel, at least Pro Kuwait and Pro Jordanian "bloggers" are not here harassing us, so i say Israel's really worse than the other two.
by the way "friend of israel" to me sounds more disgusting than being an islamo fascist)
So what is the conclusion? That Israel is friends with junior murderers. that's on top of being friends of the master murdering machine USA. and over and above being the best friend of racist Apartheid former regime of south africa. remember the 1970's Berel? do you know who held the last birthday party for the last Apartheid leader of South Africa? Israel's embassy in Pretoria.
Now, that's my kinda J Street! Where do I sign up?!
Yes, Mohammad, perhaps you can rationalize away your problems when arab regimes tell you to screw off. Obviously, they are now run by zionists.
Way too funny. Perhaps you should join Sam on his funny farm?
American Jews for a Just Peace
Jewish Americans for a Just Peace.
Americans for a Just Peace.
Discuss.