Independent Jewish Book Day: March 8th
Over 250 people attended this successful event.
Join the discussion or view a video of Uri Avnery's speech.
2.00 A Time To Speak Out: Independent Jewish Voices on Israel, Zionism and Jewish Identity: Howard Cooper, Gabriel Josipovici, Antony Lerman, Eyal Weizman, Jacqueline Rose, chair Lynne Segal
Howard Cooper's blog on the event
3.30 Miri Weingarten, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). Chair: Tony Klug
Directorthe Occupied Palestinian Territory Department for PHR (until end Feb 2009)
5.00 Uri Avnery, "The Anger, the Longing, the Hope: Searching for Peace in Israel/Palestine"
Israel's leading peace dissident, former member of Knesset, Uri Avnery, in discussion with Ian Black, Guardian Middle East editor. Now 85, he went from fighting for the Irgun in 1948 to meeting Arafat during the siege of Beirut in 1982 and being one of the founders of Gush Shalom in 1993.
"It is important for governments and peoples to know that the unconditional support for the Israeli Right does not represent the majority of Jews in the US, the UK and other countries. The Jewish public is far from monolithic. The majority is liberal and believes in peace and human rights. Until now this was a silent majority, out of fear of a repressive establishment. It is indeed “a time to speak out”."
From Uri Avnery's post on SnuffySnuff
"Violence is a symptom. The occupation is the disease"