LESS THAN 12 HOURS TO
SAY NO TO YACHAD
SAY NO TO YACHAD
In the last few days Deputies have been lobbied on the forthcoming vote to admit Yachad to the Board of Deputies.
Before Deputies cast their votes they should consider the following:
Before Deputies cast their votes they should consider the following:
BDS
Hannah Weisfeld's remarks on the 2012 SOAS panel discussion have not been quoted selectively or taken out of context .
Hannah Weisfeld's remarks on the 2012 SOAS panel discussion have not been quoted selectively or taken out of context .
I would urge you to listen to the entire YouTube clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDlSAtDNi8
Indeed Ms Weisfeld condemns herself out of her own mouth by refusing to unequivocally condemn BDS:
‘I don’t think the BDS movement is racist, I think there are elements in it which are highly questionable and I think there are parts of its aims that are highly questionable in terms of whether you think Israel has a right to exist or not …The BDS movement does not acknowledge in any way shape or form that there are two parties in the conflict….There is agency on both sides and this conversation doesn’t recognise that.’
How mealy mouthed when Ms Weisfeld should not have appeared on a platform with Ilan Pappe at all. His latest vile accusations against Israel can be seen here:
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/11/reminder-implicates-history
Yachad's Funding
Yachad's supporters claim that it has never received a gift of more than £15,000.
Please see for yourself in Note 13 to the Accounts of The Blue Thread which is a charity whose Trustees are Stephen Grabiner and other members of his family. This charity gave to Yachad £53,000 in 2013 and £55,278 in 2012.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/slql7d1q3oqd1ae/0001130704_AC_20130405_E_C.pdf?dl=0
Indeed Ms Weisfeld condemns herself out of her own mouth by refusing to unequivocally condemn BDS:
‘I don’t think the BDS movement is racist, I think there are elements in it which are highly questionable and I think there are parts of its aims that are highly questionable in terms of whether you think Israel has a right to exist or not …The BDS movement does not acknowledge in any way shape or form that there are two parties in the conflict….There is agency on both sides and this conversation doesn’t recognise that.’
How mealy mouthed when Ms Weisfeld should not have appeared on a platform with Ilan Pappe at all. His latest vile accusations against Israel can be seen here:
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/11/reminder-implicates-history
Yachad's Funding
Yachad's supporters claim that it has never received a gift of more than £15,000.
Please see for yourself in Note 13 to the Accounts of The Blue Thread which is a charity whose Trustees are Stephen Grabiner and other members of his family. This charity gave to Yachad £53,000 in 2013 and £55,278 in 2012.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/slql7d1q3oqd1ae/0001130704_AC_20130405_E_C.pdf?dl=0
Undermining the Board's own Policy on Israel
This is not a debate about whether you support a two state solution or about left and right. There are many Jewish organisations that are not represented on the the Board and not admitting them does not silence them. However there are red lines that should not be crossed.
The Board would not admit Jews for Justice for Palestinians and yet a Yachad Board member Daniel Reisel has signed a statement supporting them.
http://jfjfp.com/?page_id=9
This is not a debate about whether you support a two state solution or about left and right. There are many Jewish organisations that are not represented on the the Board and not admitting them does not silence them. However there are red lines that should not be crossed.
The Board would not admit Jews for Justice for Palestinians and yet a Yachad Board member Daniel Reisel has signed a statement supporting them.
http://jfjfp.com/?page_id=9
Yachad supports the immediate creation of a Palestinian State. It would be folly to admit such an organisation only weeks after we were asked by the Board to lobby our MPs to vote AGAINST recognition of a Palestinian State.
Yachad clearly fails to meet the Board's constitutional obligation to "Take such appropriate action as lies within its power to advance Israel's security, welfare and standing."
David Berens
14th November 2014
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