British Jewry

Mohammad Mousa Abu Ghanam passes in front of one of his animal shelters which was demolished earlier in the day by the Israeli army, in the village of Susiya, South Hebron Hills, August 28, 2012
Is an anti-occupation revolt brewing in the British Jewish establishment?
Leader in top communal organization announces he is leaving post to speak out freely against Israeli policies — and gets standing ovation from membership. For many years I have felt that the only way to end the occupation is through outside pressure because Israel is just scorched earth politically, and will never do it on…
By Larry Derfner February 22, 2015
Yemenite Jews walking to a ‘reception camp’ near Aden, 1949. (Photo by Kluger Zoltan/Israel National Archive)
The struggle for Mizrahi recognition isn’t limited to Israel
If Israeli Jewish society is going to move forward dealing with its own racial tensions, it needs British and world Jewry to do the same. Generations of Mizrahi Jews in the UK no longer understand their own history: they have been taught to weep for Krakow but never for Sanaa. By Leeor Ohayon Deep in the…
By +972 Magazine October 23, 2014
UK Jewish youth insist, ‘not’ marking Green Line is a political act
British Jewish youth want a more honest conversation, demand that their community leaders recognize reality on the ground when discussing Israel and the conflict. By Jessica Weiss and Emily Hilton America uses it. The EU uses it. There are even some maps in which the Israeli government uses it. So why then, is the British…
By +972 Magazine February 26, 2014
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