Jews Against the Occupation
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Jews Against the Occupation (JATO) describes itself as "an organization of progressive, secular and religious Jews of all ages throughout the New York City area advocating peace through justice for Palestine and Israel" [1] and the removal of the Israeli West Bank barrier, which they refer to as the "Apartheid wall."
The organization seeks unity with the Palestinian people by promoting human bonds that transcend religious, ethnic, and political divisions. There are six major planks in their platform; opposition to what they claim:
- Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands,
- Israeli military aggression and police brutality,
- U.S. foreign aid to Israel,
- Israeli economic strangulation of Palestinian society,
- Exclusion of Palestinians from their ancestral homes,
- Censorship of anti-Israeli political speech under pretext of accusations of anti-Semitism.
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[edit] See also
- List of Palestine solidarity organizations
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Anarchists Against the Wall
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Machsom Watch
- Neturei Karta
- Zionism and anti-Zionism
[edit] External links
- Jews Against the Occupation NYC
- Jews Against the Occupation Central Jersey
- Photo of Jews Against the Occupation Protesting U.S. War on Iraq
- Jews against occupation say they love Israel, not tactics (The Jewish Bulletin of Northern California)
- The Global Intifada
- Covering Left Wing Conferences in the US
