Press releases
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EJP joins unified call to launch diplomatic humanitarian convoy to Gaza
European Jews for Palestine Joins Global Call to End the Manufactured Famine in Gaza European Jews for Palestine (EJP) stands in solidarity with Palestinian civil society and humanitarian organizations worldwide in issuing an urgent and unified call to halt the manufactured famine in Gaza. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral…
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EJP welcomes JDA adoption by Die Linke
EJP welcomes the adoption of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) by the German party Die Linke. As a European umbrella organization of Jewish groups who stand for the right of Palestinians to equality and self-determination, and condemn the misuse of antisemitism to justify Israel’s occupation, apartheid and genocide, we welcome the adoption of the…
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‘They are not real Jews’ – von Schnurbein
How the European Commission’s coordinator on combating antisemitism justifies the exclusion of Jewish groups critics of Israel. The European Commission’s coordinator for combating antisemitism, Katharina von Schnurbein, reportedly said in a closed-door discussion about the French Jewish group TSEDEK: ‘They are not real Jews’, revealed the independent French media YAANI on Monday. According to an…
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EJP meeting with Michaela Moua, the EU Commission’s Coordinator on combating racism
On 23 January 2025, European Jews for Palestine (EJP) had an online meeting with the European Commission’s anti-racism coordinator, Michaela Moua, and her team. The EJP delegation to the meeting was composed of Wieland Hoban of Jewish Voice for a Just Peace, Germany; Joana Cavaco, President of Erev Rav, Netherlands; Yoav Shemer-Kunz on behalf of…
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The Legacy of the Holocaust Belongs to All Jews – Not Just the Zionists
European Jews for Palestine excluded from Holocaust Remembrance Conference of 21 January As a network of Jewish groups and collectives, European Jews for Palestine (EJP) is concerned, outraged and saddened to see our historical trauma held hostage by the State of Israel, European governments and the EU itself. We feel that it is our right,…
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EJP meeting with Katharina Von Schnurbein, European Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life
17 December 2024 A delegation from European Jews for Palestine (EJP) met yesterday with the EU Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, Ms. Katharina von Schnurbein. The EJP delegation was composed of Anita Di Bianco, board member of Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost, Germany; Alma Itzhaky, of Israelis für Frieden,…
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Jewish Organizations Around the Globe Condemn German Parliamentary Resolution on Antisemitism
11 November 2024 As Jewish organizations in 19 countries on 6 continents, representing a multitude of members from diverse Jewish backgrounds and traditions, we declare our outrage and condemnation towards the resolution passed in the German Bundestag on November 7th under the title “Never Again Is Now: Protecting, Preserving and Strengthening Jewish Life”. The content…
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EJP support to Francesca Albanese
The EJP, together with more than 30 Jewish organizations and collectives, have signed a letter of support to Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories. Francesca Albanese has long been under attack from politically motivated organizations such as UN Watch, who have campaigned to silence her and…
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Amsterdam football fans clash is not a ‘pogrom’
EJP Press release, 09 November 2024 On Thursday and Friday nights Israeli football hooligans provoked intolerable episodes of violence in Amsterdam by rampaging through the streets, tearing down Palestinian flags from private residences and shouting disgusting genocidal anti-Arab slogans. In addition, fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters offensively disturbed a moment of silence in the…
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Erev Rav statement on Amsterdam violence
Erev Rav is a Dutch Jewish group affiliated with European Jews for Palestine. Here’s Erev Rav’s statement about the violence in Amsterdam that took place on Thursday night, with an additional translation into Dutch. European Jews for Palestine shares this perspective. See also EJP’s press release about these events. The city of Amsterdam deserves better.…