{"id":80911,"date":"2024-05-10T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=80911"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:26:01","slug":"adl-and-federation-response-to-jewish-voice-for-peace-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/adl-and-federation-response-to-jewish-voice-for-peace-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"ADL and Federation: Response to Jewish Voice for Peace letter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The following statement was crafted and issued jointly by the South Central Region of the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans on Friday, May 10:<\/p>\n

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JVP, which claims to have 748,000 members and supporters, but does not say how many of them are actually Jewish, does not speak for the mainstream American Jewish population, which numbers about 7.6 million.<\/p>\n

While attitudes about Israel often vary and criticism of the country\u2019s governmental policies is common, a Pew Research Center study found that 82% of American Jews \u201csay caring about Israel is an essential part of what being Jewish means to them.\u201d For most Jews, Israel is an integral part of their social, cultural or religious identities \u2013 and yet many also support a two-state solution, the establishment of a Palestinian state beside Israel.\"\"

JVP, on the other hand, supports tactics that deny Israel\u2019s right to exist and harm Israel\u2019s legitimacy as a democratic Jewish state, which prevents the sort of dialogue necessary for reconciliation and coexistence. This proves especially problematic on college campuses, where many left-wing groups uncritically embrace JVP\u2019s harshest rhetoric, such as the phrase \u201cfrom the river to the sea,\u201d and words like \u201cintifada\u201d and \u201cJewlane,\u201d which are considered antisemitic.<\/p>\n

JVP\u2019s exploitation of Jewish identity allows them to claim allyship with the Jewish community while advancing antisemitism. We support the right of private universities, such as Tulane, to enforce their own policies in response to situations like the unlawful encampment and protest on April 29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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