This is the Forward’s coverage of IfNotNow, an American progressive group which advocates for Palestinians and opposes Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and blockade of Gaza as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Opinion Shutting Down Young Jews Means Shutting Yourself Out Of The Future
A few weeks ago in these pages, Madi Norman, a student at the University of Chicago, argued that American Jewish institutions had lost sight of what matters to young people. The American Jewish establishment is obsessed with the boycott of Israel, argued Norman, when the truth is, for young people, it’s the occupation of millions…
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Opinion Hey, Jewish Establishment: BDS Is Not Jews’ Biggest Threat — Occupation Is
For years now, American Jewish institutions have been making a familiar argument: that Jewish students are under threat from the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement. They hold massive conferences and raise impressive sums. Even Netanyahu has joined their efforts. But this enormous transfer of institutional resources serves a phantom threat. The idea that American Jewish…
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Fast Forward Ramah Alumni Protest Camp’s Occupation Education
Around 20 young people held a rally on Tuesday outside the New York headquarters of Camp Ramah, the Conservative movement’s summer camp system, to protest what they saw as the camp’s inadequate discussions of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. The protest and teach-in was organized by IfNotNow, a left-wing Jewish activist group that has started…
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Fast Forward IfNotNow Launches #YouNeverToldMe Anti-Occupation Campaign
IfNotNow is sharing stories on social media from members who say Jewish institutions never taught them the reality of Isrel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Many of the Jewish institutions in which we grew up ignored the Occupation. Now we’re speaking out: https://t.co/7svCSpCqcp #YouNeverToldMe pic.twitter.com/6msfKoAShD — IfNotNow (@IfNotNowOrg) September 8, 2017 The campaign, being promoted on…
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Opinion What ‘If Not Now’ Got Wrong About The Dyke March
When people ask what gives me hope that the American Jewish community will one day defend freedom and justice for Israelis and Palestinians, rather than defending Benjamin Netanyahu, I answer: “If Not Now.” A Millennial-powered movement, speaking in an authentically Jewish idiom, which challenges American Jewish leaders to meet the moral responsibilities of power, is…
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Community American Jews Have A Role In Ending The Occupation — And Israeli Jews Have No Right To Dictate It
Recently, Mikhael Manekin wrote an article for Haaretz critiquing the role of diaspora Jews in anti-occupation work. Manekin accuses American Jewish activists of not working together with local forces on the ground in Israel and Palestine. However, both actions he criticizes, the rebuilding of a Palestinian village in the South Hebron hills and the disruption…
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Fast Forward Jewish Anti-Occupation Protestors Injured In Jerusalem
Several Jewish activists opposing the Israeli occupation of the West Bank were hurt on Wednesday in clashes with police and security guards in East Jerusalem. The activists, members of IfNotNow, Free Jerusalem, and All That’s Left, joined Israeli groups trying to disrupt the planned “March of Flags” marking the 50th anniversary of what is seen…
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Opinion Imagine The Outrage If Terrill Thomas Had Died In An Israeli Jail
Terrill Thomas was killed in his jail cell. Not in a fight, beaten by guards or other inmates. And not by hanging, because he had given up. He died, instead, slowly and agonizingly, in an isolation cell, because he had no water. His cell had no mattress, no pillow, no blanket and, after guards decided…
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