European Jews for a Just Peace

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European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) is a federation of Jewish groups in ten European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, aimed at bringing about peace in the Middle East and ensuring the respect of the human rights of the Palestinian people.

The organisation was founded in Amsterdam in September 2002. Its principles are contained in its "Amsterdam Declaration" of 2002, amended in 2004. These are:

  • the condemnation of all violence against civilians in the conflict, no matter by whom it is carried out
  • the recognition of Israel's 1967 'green line' borders
  • commitment to the Palestinians' right to a state in the territories currently occupied by Israel in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza
  • the recognition of the right of both states to have Jerusalem as their capital
  • calling on Israel to acknowledge its part in the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem and its obligation to negotiate a just, fair and practical resolution of the issue.
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At its 2007 Convention held in Berlin to coincide with the G-8 meeting it adopted a statement entitled "Before it is too late! EJJP calls for a bold European initiative for a just peace in the Middle East". [2]

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  1. ^ Declaration of Amsterdam. www.ejjp.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  2. ^ Stop punishment of the Palestinian people Before it is too late!. www.ejjp.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.

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