Friday June 13th to Sunday 15th the First Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress will take place in Vienna, Austria.
Speakers:
- Iris Hefets: A psychoanalyst based in Berlin and board member of Jüdische Stimme für einen gerechten Frieden. She has taken a stand against Israel’s apartheid and was detained for exercising her right to protest.
- Tony Greenstein: A Jewish anti-Zionist activist and founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods. His latest book examines the historical links between anti-Semitism and Zionism.
- Reuven Abergel: A social and political activist in Israel/Palestine for over 50 years, co-founder of the Israeli Black Panthers, and participant in various movements for social justice.
- Oded Schechter: A philosopher and Talmudist living in Berlin, co-founder of the Berlin Makhloykes Center.
- Professor Yaakov Rabkin (online): Professor emeritus of history at the Université de Montréal and author of “A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism.”
- Stephen Kapos: A Holocaust survivor and activist for Palestinian human rights, he emphasizes the importance of standing up for Palestinians living under occupation.
- Lamis Deek: An attorney and human rights advocate specializing in defending Arab and Muslim community members. She is a co-founder of the US Palestine Community Network.
- Professor Haim Bresheeth-Žabner: A filmmaker and film studies scholar at SOAS University of London, founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine, and author of several influential books.
- Maya Rinderer: A Communist and Jewish anti-Zionist activist, currently a pre-doc assistant at the University of Vienna.
- Ilan Pappé: An Israeli historian and professor at the University of Exeter, known for his book “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.”
- Katie Halper: An American comedian, writer, and political commentator, host of “The Katie Halper Show” and co-host of “Useful Idiots.”