To be anti-racist one must also be anti-Zionist In 2023, the long-term lobbying efforts of Zionist organizations resulted in a U.S. House of Representatives resolution declaring that anti-Zionism means the same thing as antisemitism. Across the US, elected officials, government agencies, companies, universities, and other institutions increasingly use accusations of antisemitism to punish and vilify… Read more »
Posts Tagged: backlash
IJAN Bay Area Urges SF Board of Supervisors to Adopt Pro-Ceasefire Resolution
Category: CHAPTERS & SECTORS ,
IJAN Bay Area is strongly supportive of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ ceasefire resolution, which will be put to a vote this Tuesday, January 9th. In advance of Tuesday’s decision, and in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace, Bay Area, and other Jewish organizations, IJAN has distributed a petition urging SF’s city supervisors to… Read more »
SIGN THE PETITION: JCRC Bay Area Doesn’t Speak for Me
Category: PROJECTS & CAMPAIGNS ,
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) has a known track record of not only attacking communities of color in the Bay Area but targeting teachers, school districts, non-profits, educational initiatives, and city councils. JCRC-BA promotes the silencing of people and organizations that speak up for Palestinian freedom and human rights. It does so by wielding… Read more »
IJAN Stands with Angela Davis
Category: NEWS & OPINIONS, Uncategorized ,
To be Anti-Racist, you must be Anti-Zionist The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network applauds Dr. Angela Davis’ uncompromising commitment to liberation for all people. We see in the recent revocation by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute of Dr. Angela Davis’ honorary award a renewed effort to discredit activists, academics, and anyone else who aligns… Read more »
WOMEN’S MARCH PETITION: Palestinian liberation is central to a liberatory, intersectional feminist movement
Category: Education and Training, NEWS & OPINIONS ,
Click Here to Sign the Change.Org Petition Petition Language: “Accusations of antisemitism, which have been leveled at the National Women’s March since its beginning in 2017, are now fracturing the movement. As anti-racist Jewish women and queer, transgender, and gender non-conforming people who have participated in Women’s March activities, we’re deeply concerned about allowing a… Read more »
IJAN Statement of Solidarity for Omar Barghouti
Category: NEWS & OPINIONS ,On March 19, Israeli tax officials entered the home of Omar Barghouti, the Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. In a blatant act of political harassment, continuing on years of threats, they interrogated him and his wife for hours that day and on the following days. The International… Read more »
Stop Racist Attacks on Palestinian Faculty, Students & Their Allies
Category: Backlash Defense ,
As part of a well-funded, well-organized backlash network, David Horowitz just launched a vicious, racist attack on 10 U.S. University campuses. Specifically, at San Francisco State University, Horowitz wants to undermine a new partnership between SFSU and a Palestinian University. Sign this petition to demand institutional support for this critical partnership. David Horowitz, founder… Read more »
IJAN Statement on the Movement For Black Lives Political Platform
Category: NEWS & OPINIONS ,
The International Jewish anti-Zionist Network strongly embraces the entire Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) platform, and we affirm its support for the Palestinian struggle and efforts to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel. In the United States and internationally, racism has been central to how power works and money flows. Both the Palestinian anti-racist struggle against… Read more »
