Independent Australian Jewish Voices

Independent Australian Jewish Voices

Independent Australian Jewish Voices (IAJV) is an Australian Jewish advocacy organization that opposes some of the current Israeli government's policies. IAJV says that it condemns violence by both Palestinians and Israelis. [http://www.iajv.org/the-declaration/ Statement of Principles: A Call for an Alternative View] , Independent Australian Jewish Voices.]

Independent Australian Jewish Voices was founded on March 5, 2007, following the emergence of similar groups in Britain (Independent Jewish Voices) and Germany (Schalom 5767), as well as in the United States (Jewish Voice for Peace), Canada (Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians) and Netherlands (Een Ander Joods Geluid). Its statement of principles was published in various Australian newspapers with 120 signatories, including prominent Australian academics, writers and lawyers. Three weeks after the launch, the number of signatories had grown to 450. [http://www.iajv.org/about-us/ About Us] , Independent Australian Jewish Voices.]

In common with other such groups, IAJV is concerned about what it describes as the narrow range of opinion that is available in the mainstream media concerning Israel and Palestine and with the uncritical allegiance of the leadership of the organized Jewish community to Israeli government policy. Its founding statement criticized those who vilify Jewish critics of Israel by labeling them "self-hating" or disloyal.

Signatories

Among the signatories to the group's declaration are philosopher Peter Singer, author and journalist Antony Loewenstein, and academics and other public figures. [ [http://www.iajv.org/signatures/ Signatures] , Independent Australian Jewish Voices.]

Launch

The launch of IAJV was followed by a great deal of media coverage under such headlines as “New group takes on Jewish lobby”. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/new-group-takes-on-jewish-lobby/2007/03/05/1172943358176.html New group takes on Jewish lobby] , "The Age", March 6, 2007.]

Colin Rubenstein, executive director of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, described IAJV as "dangerous and unrepresentative" and said that "some of the individuals are clearly committed to the delegitimization of Israel." [ [http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/100347.html Aussie Jews challenge pro-Israel stance] , Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 5, 2007.] A March 8, 2007, editorial in the "Australian Jewish News" characterised IAJV members as deserving “contempt”.fact|date=April 2008 Others compared the signatories with concentration camp “kapos”.fact|date=April 2008 Melanie Phillips labeled groups such as IAJV "Jews for Genocide".fact|date=April 2008

In response, IAJV said that "leaders in the Jewish community have not seen fit to repudiate such vilification, but on the contrary, have engaged in just such efforts to smear members of the group, while at the same time protesting that there is no attempt to suppress critical voices." [ [http://www.iajv.org/ Independent Australian Jewish Voices] .]

60th anniversary of Israeli independence

In March 2008 some of the original IAJV signatories signed a public statement saying that celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel was a "celebration of the triumph of racism and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians". Some people whose names were included in the advertisement said that they had not consented. According to IAJV, this problem involved only two of the 70 signatories. [ [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23377606-5013404,00.html Jewish voices discord after Israel ad] , "The Australian", March 15, 2008.]

References

ee also

*Independent Jewish Voices (UK)
*Independent Jewish Voices (Canada)

External links

* [http://iajv.org Independent Australian Jewish Voices]


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