- Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, also known as Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, is an organization of
United States Jew s and describes its members as "deeply committed toIsrael 's well-being through the achievement of a negotiated settlement to the long-standingIsraeli-Palestinian conflict . They describe this as "necessitating an end to Israel's occupation of land acquired during the 1967 war and an end to Palestinianterrorism ". The group endorses a two-state solution to the conflict. The founding President of this organization isMarcia Freedman .In
2006 , it collaborated withAmericans for Peace Now and the Israel Policy Forum to lobby Congress against thePalestinian Anti-Terrorism bill (H.R. 4681) [http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/109/h/h4681.pdf] which was supported by theAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In a massive political shootout, the dovish Jewish groups fought AIPAC to a standoff, perhaps the first time AIPAC had experienced such opposition in the halls of Congress from other American Jewish groups. The bill eventually became law, but in a form that was quite different than the original language proposed by AIPAC. [Ron Kampeas. http://www.jstandard.com/articles/1702/1/Soros,-doves-consider-AIPAC-alternative Soros, doves consider AIPAC alternative.] "New Jersey Jewish Standard". October 12, 2006.]As of February 2007 they list 38 chapters. [http://btvshalom.org/chapters/] A press release from
October 14 ,2006 , claims more than 35,000 members. [http://www.btvshalom.org/pressrelease/20061014.shtml]ee also
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J Street
*Jewish Voice for Peace
*Americans for Peace Now References
External links
* [http://www.btvshalom.org/ official site]
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