Jews Against the Occupation

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We, concerned Jews from around the world, continue to view with horror the consequences of military repression and economic blockade of the Palestinians by Israel.
Israel and the Palestinians are not equal partners in a peace process. Israel is a nation state equipped with an army and highly sophisticated weaponry; the Palestinians are a dispossessed people, living under Israeli military, political and economic control in a territory fragmented by expanding Jewish settlements.
The calculated act of provocation organized by Ariel Sharon at Haram el-Sharif, with the agreement and support of Ehud Barak, set the region ablaze. This was possible because the situation was already potentially explosive as a result of the Israeli delaying tactics and refusal to recognize a Palestinian state whose proclamation has been repeatedly deferred.
Israel gains legitimacy for its actions by claiming to act in the name of Jews worldwide. As Jews, we deplore antisemitism and all forms of racism. We support the co-existence, on equal terms, of Palestinians, Israelis, and all other peoples of the region and call for an end to Israeli aggression and oppression.
We urge Israel to uphold the human rights of Palestinians by:
* immediate, total and unconditional withdrawal from all of the territories taken by force and occupied in 1967
* recognition of the Palestinian right to national self-determination, to return and to compensation, and the implementation of steps towards the realization of this right
* abolition of all discriminatory laws, and the introduction of full legal equality between Jews and non-Jews
* redistribution of resources and a massive program of international aid to rehabilitate Palestinian communities.
Only an approach based on these elements stands any chance of leading to the conditions for a just peace in the region

1852 Signatures

  • Charles P
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    • Wembley, Middlesex, UK
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    • Jewish Socialists' Group
  • Chana B
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    • 12 Menlo Place/ Berkeley 94707
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    • Mills College
  • dennis a
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    • melbourne
  • Channa B
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    • Gotland, Sweden
  • Bohdana M
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    • Czech Republic
  • Ahmad
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    • USA
  • Abdelali D
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    • New York City
  • Einat L
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    • Tel Aviv
  • Deena H
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    • USA
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    • Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School
  • Charles M
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    • California
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    • US Penitentiary System
  • Charlie M
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    • California
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    • California Prison System
  • Charlie van G
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    • Cambridge, England
  • David L
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    • Scotland
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    • It is refreshing to see Jewish people against such a wrong.
  • Dalia H
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    • Tel Aviv
  • Peretz K
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    • Jerusalem
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    • Yesh Gvul, the Israel Public Committee against Torture
  • Daniel A
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    • Jerusalem Israel
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    • Hebrew University
  • Val B
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    • Western Australia
  • Dan I
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    • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Val B
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    • Western Australia
  • Gil
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    • Israel
  • Kamran David R
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    • New York, USA
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    • Columbia University
  • Henry C
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    • 7734 N Hummingbird Ln. Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
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    • none
  • Daniel C
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    • Jerusalem
  • Noam C
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    • Cambridge MA , USA
  • Daphna L
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    • Tel Aviv, Israel
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    • Ben Gurion University
  • Bruria Ben B
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    • Tel Aviv
  • Benjamin Reifman W
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    • Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Chloe T
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    • New York, NY USA
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    • Jews Against the Occupation-NYC
  • Bettina Truninger U
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    • Zurich
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    • Vereinigung Kritischer Jьdinnen & Juden der Schweiz
  • David G
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    • Champaign, Illinois, USA
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    • University of Illinois
  • David W
    • Place of residence
    • Houston, TX
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    • Just someone who would like to see peace and justice in the Middle East and the inevitable irrelevance of AIPAC in US Middle East foreign policy.
  • Builder L
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    • New York City
  • David G
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    • Portland, OR
  • David B
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    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Carole M
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    • Bradford, UK
  • Winizki D
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    • Zurich, Switzerland
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    • Medical Doctor, General Practionier
  • Clare K
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    • Eugene, OR USA
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    • Bridges Jewish feminist journal
  • Efraim D
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    • Tel-Aviv, Israel
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    • journalist
  • David R
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    • Earth
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    • Humanity
  • Claude M
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    • San Francisco
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    • Freedom Archives
  • Carol H
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    • Kailua, Hawaii
  • Samuel H. H
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    • Brooklyn
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    • CUNY
  • David B
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    • Colorado Springs, CO
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    • Colorado College
  • Donna W
    • Place of residence
    • San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
    • Institutional affiliation (if any)
    • Justice for Palestinians
  • david p
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    • 140 claremont ave. #4A
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    • columbia university
  • DeAnna L
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    • California, USA
  • LAUGHING MY ASS O
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    • I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HALF OF THE SIGNATURES COME FROM ARABS!
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    • THESE ARE IDIOTS AND ILLITERATE CAMEL-HERDERS! BUT WAIT, THE REAL JEWS WHO SIGNED THIS BULLSHIT ARE EVEN DUMBER!
  • Jordan E
    • Place of residence
    • Los Angeles
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    • co-director Open Tent Middle East Coalition
  • Debbie E
    • Place of residence
    • Jerusalem
  • Vande Can M
    • Place of residence
    • Belgium
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    • Let's work together for a just peace, against Apartheid - Centre for Development, Documentation and Information Palestine