European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) is a federation of

Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...

ish groups in ten

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an countries aimed at bringing about

peace Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (suc ...

in the

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and ensuring respect for the human rights of the

Palestinian people Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous ...

. One of the claims of EJJP is Israel's immediate withdrawal from the

occupied territories Military occupation, also called belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is temporary hostile control exerted by a ruling power's military apparatus over a sovereign territory that is outside of the legal boundaries of that ruling powe ...

History

The organisation was founded in

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in September 2002. Its principles are contained in its Amsterdam Declaration of 2002, amended in 2004. These are:

*the condemnation of all violence against civilians in the conflict, no matter by whom it is carried out *the recognition of
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
's 1967 ' green line' borders *commitment to the Palestinians' right to a state in the territories currently occupied by Israel in the
West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
,
East Jerusalem East Jerusalem (, ; , ) is the portion of Jerusalem that was Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, held by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel. Captured and occupied in 1967, th ...
and Gaza *the recognition of the right of both states to have
Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
as their capital *calling on Israel to acknowledge its part in the creation of the
Palestinian refugee Palestinian refugees are citizens of Mandatory Palestine, and their descendants, who fled or were expelled from their country, village or house over the course of the 1948 Palestine war and during the 1967 Six-Day War. Most Palestinian refug ...
problem and its obligation to negotiate a just, fair and practical resolution of the issue.

In an opinion article published in

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in February 2009,

Antony Lerman Antony Lerman (born 11 March 1946) is a British writer who specialises in the study of antisemitism, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, multiculturalism, and the place of religion in society. From 2006 to early 2009, he was Director of the Insti ...

, the former (2006–2009) director of the

Institute for Jewish Policy Research The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR), founded as the Institute of Jewish Affairs, is a London-based research institute and think tank. It specialises in contemporary Jewish affairs. JPR also runs a public education programme, and has h ...

considers that Jewish peace groups like European Jews for a Just Peace and Independent Jewish Voices in

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and

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"may have a moderating influence on Israel" as "Israel is heavily dependent on what Jews think". In September 2010, EJJP organized a Gaza-bound aid boat, the " Jewish Boat to Gaza", carrying nine Jewish activists. It was intercepted by the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...

and led to the port of

Ashdod Ashdod (, ; , , or ; Philistine language, Philistine: , romanized: *''ʾašdūd'') is the List of Israeli cities, sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District (Israel), Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean ...

. The EJJP chairperson,

Dror Feiler Dror Elimelech Feiler (; born 31 August 1951) is a Swedish musician, artist and left-wing activist. He is married to the artist Gunilla Sköld-Feiler. Early life and career Feiler was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 to Eliezer and Pnina Feiler, and m ...

, an Israel-born Swedish national, was again aboard the French Dignité-Al Karama ship in the 2011 flotilla for Gaza.

Member organizations

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

: Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost (Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Near East) *

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

: Union des progressistes juifs de Belgique *

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

: European Jews for a Just Peace - Denmark *

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

: Union juive française pour la paix (Jewish French Union for Peace) *

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

: Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost (Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Near East) *

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

: Rete Ebrei contro l'occupazione ("Rete ECO", Italian Network of Jews Against the Occupation) *the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

: Een Ander Joods Geluid (A Different Jewish Voice) *

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

: Judar för israelisk-palestinsk fred (Jews for Israeli–Palestinian Peace) *

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

: Jüdische Stimme für einen gerechten Frieden zwischen Israel und Palästina (Jewish Voice for a Just Peace between Israel and Palestine) *the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

Jewish Socialists' Group The Jewish Socialists' Group (JSG) is a Jewish socialist collective in United Kingdom, Britain, formed in the 1970s. History JSG was founded in Manchester/Liverpool in 1974–1977 as a lobby group campaigning against the fascist British Nation ...

and Jews for Justice for Palestinians

References

External links

* {{official, http://www.ejjp.net/ Jewish anti-occupation groups International organizations based in Europe Organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process Jewish organizations based in Europe International Jewish organizations Jewish pro-Palestinian activism Palestinian solidarity movement in Europe

History

Member organizations

See also

References

External links