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Diaspora Jews confront the occupation

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cr: Gili Getz

Published: 3 June 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Punched, dismantled, unbowed: how Diaspora Jews are unsettling the occupation – Ilana Sumka – Haaretz 29.05.17
While the rest of the world was preparing for the new American president’s first visit to Israel, in a small village called Sarura deep in the West Bank, 130 American, Canadian, European and Australian Jews were standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestinians, taking blows from Israeli soldiers. Includes video [0:58].

PHOTOS: A week of joint struggle in Sumud Freedom Camp - Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills –+972 Magazine 28.05.17
For over a week, Jewish activists from across the globe have joined Palestinians in an effort to rebuild a depopulated village in the West Bank.

Diaspora Jews must place our bodies on the line – Leanne Gale – +972 Magazine 23.05.17
As internationals and Jews, we are unjustly privileged — and therefore obligated to take part in nonviolent direct action in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

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