May 22, 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for a meeting of the organisation European Jews for a Just Peace, condemn in the strongest possible terms the Israeli government’s policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and especially in Rafah. Many of its actions amount to… Read More »Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
May 17, 2004 The Israeli supreme court has authorized the army to demolish homes in Rafah without further legal process and according to military sources and Israeli media, the army plans to raze a strip of 3.5 Km length and 500-800 meters wide. This means that about 1/3 to 1/2… Read More »PRESS STATEMENT ON HOUSE DEMOLITIONS IN RAFAH
April 18, 2004 We, European Jews for a Just Peace*, heard, with dismay, of the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz Rantisi, on 17th April, following closely on Bush’s endorsement of Sharon’s plans at the White House last week. This has given a green light for ever more irresponsible, unilateral Israeli… Read More »EJJP statement on the Bush-Sharon meeting and the Rantisi assassination
February 16, 2004 The Israeli government claims that reference of the issue of the “separation wall” to the International Court in the Hague is not a legal issue but a political one. They are right. The “separation wall” is a political issue. They are wrong. The “separation wall” is also… Read More »EJJP Statement on the International Court of Justice
January 29, 2004 The attack by Zvi Mazel, Israel’s ambassador to Sweden, on the work of art ‘Snow White and the madness of truth’ by Dror Feiler* and Gunilla Skold Feiler was not about art. It is incomprehensible and unacceptable that an official representative for a country calling itself a… Read More »The Mazel Affair – EJJP statement on the act of the Israeli ambassador in Stockholm, 16 January 2004
November 21, 2003 A statement of the European Jews for a Just Peace* As European Jews committed to a just and durable solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we welcome the Geneva Accord with relief and with hope. As stated in its introduction, the Accord represents an attempt to meet the… Read More »EJJP welcomes the Geneva Accord
October 31, 2003 We condemn absolutely the Israeli Defense Force military order of October 9, 2003 (“Israel Defense Forces, Security Directives Order (Judea and Samaria) (No. 378) 1970.”, as reported in Ha’aretz, 20 October 203). This order applies to Palestinian residents of the West Bank who find themselves living between… Read More »EJJP press release on harassment of Palestinian residents in the “seam zone”
October 6, 2003 On behalf of European Jews for a Just Peace, a network of Jewish organisations in nine different European countries, we express our solidarity and strong support for you, Israeli Air Force pilots, who have refused to carry out illegal and immoral actions in the occupied territories. We… Read More »EJJP statement of support to the Israeli Air Force pilots
August 18, 2003 European Jews for a Just Peace wishes to add its voice to those – in Israel, in Palestine and around the world – who are protesting about the construction of the so-called ‘separation wall’ or ‘fence’. We see it as a clear attack on the possibility of… Read More »Peace needs bridges not walls
July 17, 2003 On March 16th, Rachel Corrie’s death was caused by a brutal act of violence by the IDF in the city of Rafah, Palestine, while she was involved in a non-violent, humanitarian action to protect unarmed civilians. We wholeheartedly hope that her parents and all who were near… Read More »Condolences to Rachel Corrie’s family
March 24, 2003 Avec le soutien de – with the support of : Heinrich Böll Foundation Commissariat Général aux Relations Internationales (CGRI) Protection of the Palestinian People Appeal to the public opinion We, the Network « European Jews for a Just Peace » strongly support the Appeal to World Public… Read More »EJJP supports the call of the Palestinian and Israeli Emergency Committees to protect the Palestinian People
March 23, 2003 Avec le soutien de – with the support of : Heinrich Böll Foundation Commissariat Général aux Relations Internationales (CGRI) Appeal to the European Council Meeting in Brussels on March 13, 14 and 15, the Network “European Jews for a Just Peace”, a Federation of seventeen Jewish European… Read More »EJJP calls on European Union to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, following the request of the European Parliament
March 20, 2003 It is with great sorrow that we received the news of the sudden death of Rachel Corrie On March 16th.It was caused by a brutal act of violence by the IDF in the city of Rafah, Palestine, while she was involved in a non-violent, humanitarian action to… Read More »EJJP statement on the killing of Rachel Corrie
September 24, 2002 Fifteen Jewish peace groups from eight countries in Europe have joined forces to condemn Israeli government actions against the Palestinians and demand an end to the occupation. On 19th and 20th September, at a conference in Amsterdam entitled ‘Don’t say you didn’t know’, a coalition of European… Read More »Press release EUROPEAN JEWS FOR A JUST PEACE
September 20, 2002 Statement by Jewish European Peace groups in Amsterdam,19th & 20th of September 2002 The representatives of sixteen Jewish peace organisations from eight European countries,gathered together at the invitation of An Other Jewish Voice at a conference entitled “Don’t say you didn’t know” in Amsterdam: – Agreed to… Read More »Additional statement to the Amsterdam declaration: Don’t say you didn’t know