SAY NO TO YACHAD
There are many reasons why Yachad's application to join the Board of Deputies should be rejected.
I will just concentrate on two of them.
BDS
The very fact that Yachad's Director Hannah Weisfeld was prepared to appear on a platform discussing BDS with the notorious BDS campaigner Ilan Pappe should be enough to condemn Yachad but if not the following mealy mouthed statements at the 2012 SOAS panel discussion is.
Hannah Weisfeld: "I didn't tell anyone here not to support BDS". "I agree with you entirely that a unified Palestinian strategy is hugely important." Weisfeld went on to refer to a "level of criminality that exists over the Green Line."
Hannah Weisfeld: "I didn't tell anyone here not to support BDS". "I agree with you entirely that a unified Palestinian strategy is hugely important." Weisfeld went on to refer to a "level of criminality that exists over the Green Line."
War Crimes Accusation
Last Yom Hazikaron and Independence Day, whilst Israelis and
Jews worldwide were honouring the sacrifice of Israel’s fallen IDF soldiers, Yachad was holding a
conference that hosted a group of individuals that call soldiers of Israel’s Defence Forces “war criminals.” This is the type of anti-Israel activity that Yachad
embraces.
Last 20th July was a significantly sad day in Israel’s war against Hamas terror in Gaza. It was the day that four
brave soldiers who died in defence of Israel were buried. It was the day that
another seven, all members of the elite Golani Brigade, were killed in action.
The 20th July was also the day when thousands of British Jews were
rallying outside the Israeli Embassy in London in support of an Israel under
attack from Palestinian rockets and terrorists.
Absent from this rally was the leader of the so-called “pro-Israel”
Yachad.
Yachad heads its campaign manifesto with
slogans like “We believe all
people should have the right to live free from fear and violence” and “We believe in Israel’s right not just to exist but to flourish
and we stand against those who defame it.” Yet, Yachad is not only a group that
regularly defames Israel. It actively promotes anti-Israel tours to the
territories, as well as organising events that call Israel’s finest sons “war criminals.”
Yachad funds numerous “educational” trips to Judea & Samaria, known to them
as “the West Bank”. Their guides include a member of the
infamous fringe group “Breaking the Silence”. On consorting with such radical groups should the reputation of Yachad hang. Even the left-wing Haaretz newspaper called Breaking the Silence
as having “a clear political
agenda, and can no longer be classed as a ‘human rights organisation.’
If you still have any doubts then please see Jonathan Hoffman’s piece in last years Jewish
Chronicle at the time Yachad was rejected by the Zionist Federation.
http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jonathan-hoffman/yachads-zf-application-a-cynical-publicity-stunt-0
David Berens
12th November 2014
David Berens
12th November 2014
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