EJJP Op Ed in EUobserver

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Dror Fieler and Arthur Goodman wrote an op ed about the despicable Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians and the equally despicable Israeli reprisals against the Palestinians in Gaza. Dror Feiler, Chair, EJJP; Judar för Israelisk-Palestinsk Fred, Stockholm Arthur Goodman, Executive member, EJJP; Parliamentary and Diplomatic Liaison Officer, Jews for Justice… Read More »EJJP Op Ed in EUobserver

EJJP meets Katharina Von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

A delegation of the European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) met the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina Von Schnurbein, on the 6th of June 2023 in Brussels. The EJJP delegation was composed of Mr. Dror Feiler, EJJP chair and president of Swedish Judar… Read More »EJJP meets Katharina Von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

The EU Should Oppose Knesset Legislation Targeting Israeli Civil Society Organizations

A new Knesset bill intends to heavily tax donations from foreign governments to civil society organizations. According to the bill, introduced on 13 February 2023 by Member of Knesset (MK) Ariel Kallner of the governing Likud party, a ‘donation that interferes with the internal affairs of the State of Israel’[1],… Read More »The EU Should Oppose Knesset Legislation Targeting Israeli Civil Society Organizations

EJJP commends UNESCO for not adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. EJJP recommends adopting the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.

Audrey Azoulay 21 March 2023 Director-General, UNESCO Dear Ms. Azoulay. We are writing to you about UNESCO’s guidance document, “Addressing anti-semitism through education: guidelines for policymakers”, and in particular about the paragraph regarding the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA WD), under Defining Antisemitism. While the paragraph… Read More »EJJP commends UNESCO for not adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. EJJP recommends adopting the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.

EJJP lobbies the big social media companies not to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

The big American group, Jewish Voice for Peace, has been lobbying the social media companies, particularly Facebook for a year or more, with some success. It recently asked for European support, which EJJP was glad to to give. We lobbied Meta (Fcebook and Instagram) Google (YouTube) and Tik Tok. We… Read More »EJJP lobbies the big social media companies not to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

European Jews for a Just Peace supports the Mayor of Barcelona

European Jews for a Just Peace supports the principled decision of Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, to suspend Barcelona’s institutional ties with Israeli institutions – including its twinning agreement with Tel Aviv – until the government of Israel respects Palestinian rights. Israel’s denial of Palestinian rights is so pervasive that… Read More »European Jews for a Just Peace supports the Mayor of Barcelona

EJJP lobbies EU High Representative on his statement regarding the IHRA WD and protecting Israel from allegations of apartheid

31 January 2023 To the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Dear Dr. Borrell, re: your answer to MEPs questions regarding the International Holocaust Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism and apartheid related to Israel European Jews for a Just… Read More »EJJP lobbies EU High Representative on his statement regarding the IHRA WD and protecting Israel from allegations of apartheid

EJJP open letter to EU High Representative, Josep Borrell: Discussing Apartheid in Israel is not Antisemitic

An open letter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission We, European Jews for a Just Peace, profoundly disagree with your recent suggestion that using the term apartheid in connection to Israel is antisemitic. In your written answer… Read More »EJJP open letter to EU High Representative, Josep Borrell: Discussing Apartheid in Israel is not Antisemitic

EJJP lobbies EU High Representative regarding the Israeli army’s attack on the Palestinian NGOs

High Representative/ and Vice President Borrell 24 May 2022 Neil Mac Call, Head of Division (MENA.2), EEAS Dear Dr. Borrell and Mr. Mac Call, During the night of Thursday last week, Israeli occupation forces cracked down on several Palestinian human rights organizations. Soldiers broke into the organizations’ offices, seized materials,… Read More »EJJP lobbies EU High Representative regarding the Israeli army’s attack on the Palestinian NGOs