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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">“If you wish it, it is no
fairytale” Theodor Herzl once said. To many Israelis and Palestinians the dream
of peace, or just normal coexistence, has sadly remained just that – a
fairytale. Yet seasoned negotiator and academic Gershon Baskin believes peace <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> possible. That is, as he recently
argued in a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jewish Chronicle</i> op-ed, if
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas truly got to know each other and developed
the trust without which peace will never blossom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">So it is with great pleasure that Meretz UK invites
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">In Baskin’s words “</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;">The goal is to reach the really hard work of making peace, which begins the
day after the agreement is reached.” </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">last
October he stated i</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;">n </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">another JC
essay that “peace is closer than you think” even if there are pitfalls. And he speaks
from personal experience. As the chief intermediary between Hamas and the
Israeli government, Baskin played a key role in achieving the release of Gilad
Schalit in late 2011, after years during which the young soldier languished in
a Gaza prison. Last year Baskin published his book “The Negotiator”, about the
hidden story of the Schalit and Palestinian prisoners swap. Likewise he advised
successive Israeli administrations on peace negotiations, officially and
unofficially, from Rabin to Barak and now to Netanyahu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Born in the USA and deeply
involved in the civil rights movement as a young student, Gershon immigrated to
Israel in 1978 as an “Intern for Peace” and was soon working in an Israeli Arab
village. The winner of numerous awards, a regular <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jerusalem Post</i> columnist and holder of a PhD, in 1988 he founded
the Israel/Palestine Centre for Research and served as its co-director until
2012. Baskin is a compelling speaker who loves engaging with his audience. He
presents a rare peek into the necessarily secret world of top level diplomacy,
with all its high hopes and frequent disappointments. On Thursday he will focus
on the breaking news of the day – the Hamas/Fatah unity pact, the arduous task
of John Kerry, and the intricacies of cabinet debates and coalition politics in
Jerusalem... perhaps even the effect of the Syrian crisis ‘next door’. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Not to be missed!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-43788170766301935002014-04-16T23:17:00.003+01:002014-04-17T00:24:47.891+01:00Rainbow at Hashomer house-Liz Goldberg's painting exhibition<div id="yui_3_13_0_1_1397683161316_17623" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-75500688746831861442014-03-30T22:32:00.002+01:002014-03-30T22:32:12.704+01:00What a year!Just over a year ago Meretz doubled the number of seats in <a href="http://www.bechirot.gov.il/elections19/eng/list/results_eng.aspx" target="_blank">elections to the Israeli Knesset</a>, from three to six. <br />
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Since then the party has sadly lost some great personalities: <a href="http://britishmeretz.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/tribute-to-shulamit-aloni-zl.html">Shulamit Aloni</a>, who we cited in our last posting, and more recently the veteran former health minister, chair of Mapam and pioneering peacemaker, <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.578584">Victor Shem-Tov</a>.<br />
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However, the intervening year or so has also seen Meretz score a number of landmark successes. As Bianca Ambrosio, operations manager of the <a href="http://www.wum.org.il/HomePage.aspx" target="_blank">World Union of Meretz</a>, tells us, the party has legislated on many issues, fought a number of vital campaigns, accomplished numerous breakthroughs for ordinary citizens and increased in size. Meretz also bolstered Israel's oft-threatened democracy with petitions, and while it occasionally got frustrated it invariably persisted and fought back!<br />
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<br />Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-32318034513094638002014-01-29T01:40:00.000+00:002014-01-29T01:48:12.864+00:00Tribute to Shulamit Aloni z'l<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Meretz UK mourns the passing of Shulamit Aloni, a true leader of the Israeli left and someone who many members knew and loved. Aloni helped create Meretz out of Mapam and Ratz, and played a key role as cabinet minister in the 1993-5 Rabin administration. She was an outstanding campaigner for civil rights, peace, education, social justice and enhancing the role of women in Israeli society.<br />
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As Idit Harel Caperton recently wrote in the Huffington Post, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/idit-harel-caperton/shulamit-aloni-i-cannot-i_b_4676863.html">I cannot imagine Israel without her Meretz</a>. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/shulamit-aloni-israeli-legislator-critical-of-countrys-treatment-of-palestinians-dies-at-85/2014/01/26/3332693c-860c-11e3-801f-e3ff2ca3fab6_story.html">The Washington Post </a>and <a href="http://forward.com/articles/191621/remembering-shulamit-aloni-the-barefoot-girl-of-i/">Jewish Daily Forward</a> ran informative pieces, as did <a href="http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/01/shulamit-aloni-meretz-party-gender-equality-human-rights.html">Al-Monitor</a> and <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.570613">Ha'aretz</a>. Below we relay an article by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Shulamit%20Aloni:%20The%20great%20woman%20of%20the%20dreams%20%20%20Shulamit%20Aloni%20was%20the%20first%20lady%20of%20Israel,%20the%20first%20lady%20of%20the%20remains%20of%20its%20liberalism%20and%20openness.%20She%20took%20part%20in%20shaping%20the%20state,%20but%20was%20one%20of%20the%20few%20figures%20in%20its%20history%20to%20do%20so%20other%20than%20by%20means%20of%20rivers%20of%20blood.%20Not%20a%20celebrated%20general%20with%20a%20chestful%20of%20medals,%20not%20the%20%E2%80%9Cexterminator%20of%20terror,%E2%80%9D%20neither%20conqueror%20nor%20settler,%20yet%20still%20an%20Israeli%20hero%20%E2%80%93%20a%20civilian%20hero,%20for%20a%20change.%20%20She%20was%20controversial%20%E2%80%93%20Golda%20Meir%20despised%20her%20at%20the%20start%20of%20her%20career,%20Rabbi%20Ovadia%20Yosef%20at%20the%20end%20%E2%80%93%20but%20no%20one%20disputed%20her%20honesty,%20determination%20or%20courage.%20Here%20was%20a%20woman,%20an%20Israeli%20leader,%20the%20controversy%20around%20whom%20revolved%20not%20wars,%20but%20rather%20around%20civil%20rights,%20the%20separation%20of%20state%20and%20religion,%20minority%20rights%20and%20social%20justice,%20all%20of%20them%20rare%20issues%20in%20Israel.%20%20Aloni%20was%20the%20founding%20mother%20of%20them%20all:%20She%20invented%20Israeli%20enlightenment.%20She%20was%20the%20first,%20inspiring%20others%20and%20pointing%20the%20way.%20She%20did%20not%20always%20succeed,%20knowing%20more%20than%20a%20few%20painful%20failures,%20and%20late%20in%20life%20she%20became%20more%20extreme,%20railing%20at%20many%20things%20that%20she%20herself%20had%20helped%20to%20create.%20I%20would%20needle%20her,%20%E2%80%9CYou%20built%20this%20all,%E2%80%9D%20to%20which%20she%20would%20respond%20indignantly,%20%E2%80%9CIt%20didn%E2%80%99t%20turn%20out%20the%20way%20we%20planned.%E2%80%9D%20%20And%20still,%20many%20Israelis%20owe%20her%20their%20rights%20and%20their%20standing%20%E2%80%93%20consumers;%20gay,%20lesbian%20and%20transgender%20individuals;%20Arabs%20and%20Jews;%20men%20and,%20above%20all,%20women%20%E2%80%93%20and%20perhaps%20they%20are%20not%20aware%20of%20this.%20%20We%20bonded%20over%20the%20occupation.%20We%20played%20tennis%20together%20at%20the%20Sonesta%20Hotel%20in%20occupied%20Taba,%20in%20the%20period%20when%20her%20husband,%20Reuven,%20was%20head%20of%20the%20Israeli%20occupation%20administration%20in%20Sinai.%20On%20the%20tennis%20court,%20a%20good%20place%20for%20discerning%20personal%20character,%20she%20was%20arrow-straight%20and%20devoid%20of%20the%20desire%20to%20win%20at%20any%20cost.%20%20The%20Aloni%20I%20knew%20was%20not%20only%20a%20woman%20of%20principle,%20but%20also%20had%20a%20lust%20for%20life.%20One%20time,%20when%20we%20had%20a%20lunch%20date,%20she%20brought%20me%20to%20a%20Whitman%20ice-cream%20shop%20for%20%E2%80%9CAmerican%20waffles,%E2%80%9D%20topped%20with%20mountains%20of%20ice%20cream,%20whipped%20cream%20and%20a%20Maraschino%20cherry.%20You%20only%20live%20once,%20she%20said%20at%20the%20time,%20and%20Aloni%20lived%20a%20full,%20rich%20life.%20She%20enjoyed%20art%20and%20culture,%20had%20a%20thing%20for%20designer%20clothing%20and%20drove%20a%20trendy%20red%20jeep%20%E2%80%93%20yet%20was%20still%20a%20warrior%20for%20justice.%20%20Lacking%20any%20cynicism,%20Aloni%20quit%20government%20coalitions%20and%20positions%20when%20necessary%20and%20was%20one%20of%20the%20most%20humble,%20least%20egotistic%20politicians%20I%20have%20known.%20At%20a%20time%20when%20most%20of%20her%20colleagues%20%E2%80%93%20including%20the%20most%20righteous%20among%20them%20%E2%80%93%20worried%20about%20their%20reputations%20and%20receiving%20proper%20credit,%20Aloni%20cared%20only%20about%20the%20issues%20themselves.%20%20She%20was%20the%20third%20angle%20of%20the%20triangle%20of%20Sonia%20and%20Shimon%20Peres%20at%20the%20Ben-Shemen%20Youth%20Village,%20sharing%20a%20tent%20with%20the%20couple%20%E2%80%93%20how%20their%20paths%20diverged%20since%20that%20time.%20%20She%20was%20Israeli%20(and%20Zionist)%20to%20the%20bone,%20a%20great%20patriot.%20When%20we%20walked%20together%20one%20time%20through%20the%20alleys%20of%20Cairo,%20I%20begged%20her%20not%20to%20talk%20aloud%20in%20Hebrew%20%E2%80%93%20even%20then,%20it%20was%20dangerous%20for%20Israelis%20in%20Egypt%20%E2%80%93%20and%20she%20didn%E2%80%99t%20heed%20me,%20nearly%20shouting%20in%20Hebrew.%20When%20necessary,%20and%20even%20when%20not,%20Aloni%20always%20said%20what%20she%20thought,%20and%20thought%20what%20she%20said.%20%20Now%20she%20has%20successors%20%E2%80%93%20one%20works%20for%20gay%20rights,%20another%20battles%20the%20occupation,%20while%20this%20one%20sees%20to%20women%E2%80%99s%20rights%20and%20that%20one%20to%20minority%20rights,%20one%20fights%20the%20religious%20establishment%20and%20another%20champions%20freedom%20of%20expression%20%E2%80%93%20but%20not%20one%20of%20them%20encompasses%20what%20she%20encompassed.%20One%20brave%20woman%20flying%20so%20very%20many%20flags.%20Perhaps%20that%20is%20the%20reason%20the%20Zionist%20left%20that%20remains%20is%20a%20weak,%20stuttering,%20apologetic%20left.%20%20She%20was%20the%20great%20woman%20of%20the%20dreams,%20in%20the%20title%20of%20the%20Yehoshua%20Kenaz%20novel:%20the%20dream%20of%20an%20egalitarian,%20secular,%20democratic%20and%20just%20society.%20%20She%20was%20the%20great%20woman%20of%20the%20disappointment:%20Most%20of%20her%20dreams%20did%20not%20come%20true.%20Israel%20became%20a%20worse%20place%20%E2%80%93%20racist,%20ultranationalist,%20occupying,%20theocratic%20and%20bullying,%20its%20democracy%20and%20equality%20in%20tatters.%20%20Precisely%20the%20opposite%20of%20everything%20she%20preached.%20Was%20she%20ahead%20of%20her%20time?%20Absolutely%20not.%20She%20came%20at%20exactly%20the%20right%20time,%20but%20perhaps%20she%20left%20too%20soon.%20It%E2%80%99s%20Israel%20that%20drew%20back%20from%20her,%20and%20with%20horrifying%20steps.">Gideon Levy</a>, also from Ha'aretz, which captures much of the essence of this remarkable woman - and also suggests that the task Shulamit devoted her life to is by no means over!<br />
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Our sincere condolences to her family, friends and past colleagues in Israel and around the world...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Shulamit Aloni: The great woman of the dreams</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-small;">by Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Shulamit Aloni was the first lady of Israel, the first lady of the remains of its liberalism and openness. She took part in shaping the state, but was one of the few figures in its history to do so other than by means of rivers of blood. Not a celebrated general with a chestful of medals, not the “exterminator of terror,” neither conqueror nor settler, yet still an Israeli hero – a civilian hero, for a change. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />She was controversial – Golda Meir despised her at the start of her career, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef at the end – but no one disputed her honesty, determination or courage. Here was a woman, an Israeli leader, the controversy around whom revolved not wars, but rather around civil rights, the separation of state and religion, minority rights and social justice, all of them rare issues in Israel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Aloni was the founding mother of them all: She invented Israeli enlightenment. She was the first, inspiring others and pointing the way. She did not always succeed, knowing more than a few painful failures, and late in life she became more extreme, railing at many things that she herself had helped to create. I would needle her, “You built this all,” to which she would respond indignantly, “It didn’t turn out the way we planned.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">And still, many Israelis owe her their rights and their standing – consumers; gay, lesbian and transgender individuals; Arabs and Jews; men and, above all, women – and perhaps they are not aware of this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We bonded over the occupation. We played tennis together at the Sonesta Hotel in occupied Taba, in the period when her husband, Reuven, was head of the Israeli occupation administration in Sinai. On the tennis court, a good place for discerning personal character, she was arrow-straight and devoid of the desire to win at any cost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Aloni I knew was not only a woman of principle, but also had a lust for life. One time, when we had a lunch date, she brought me to a Whitman ice-cream shop for “American waffles,” topped with mountains of ice cream, whipped cream and a Maraschino cherry. You only live once, she said at the time, and Aloni lived a full, rich life. She enjoyed art and culture, had a thing for designer clothing and drove a trendy red jeep – yet was still a warrior for justice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lacking any cynicism, Aloni quit government coalitions and positions when necessary and was one of the most humble, least egotistic politicians I have known. At a time when most of her colleagues – including the most righteous among them – worried about their reputations and receiving proper credit, Aloni cared only about the issues themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">She was the third angle of the triangle of Sonia and Shimon Peres at the Ben-Shemen Youth Village, sharing a tent with the couple – how their paths diverged since that time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">She was Israeli (and Zionist) to the bone, a great patriot. When we walked together one time through the alleys of Cairo, I begged her not to talk aloud in Hebrew – even then, it was dangerous for Israelis in Egypt – and she didn’t heed me, nearly shouting in Hebrew. When necessary, and even when not, Aloni always said what she thought, and thought what she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Now she has successors – one works for gay rights, another battles the occupation, while this one sees to women’s rights and that one to minority rights, one fights the religious establishment and another champions freedom of expression – but not one of them encompasses what she encompassed. One brave woman flying so very many flags. Perhaps that is the reason the Zionist left that remains is a weak, stuttering, apologetic left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">She was the great woman of the dreams, in the title of the Yehoshua Kenaz novel: the dream of an egalitarian, secular, democratic and just society.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">She was the great woman of the disappointment: Most of her dreams did not come true. Israel became a worse place – racist, ultranationalist, occupying, theocratic and bullying, its democracy and equality in tatters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Precisely the opposite of everything she preached. Was she ahead of her time? Absolutely not. She came at exactly the right time, but perhaps she left too soon. It’s Israel that drew back from her, and with horrifying steps. </span><br />
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-13632743779196198942014-01-12T07:34:00.000+00:002014-01-12T07:34:02.203+00:00Shiva for Liz Goldberg<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Our dear friend and colleague Liz Goldberg sadly passed away on 25 December 2013. Meretz UK feels bereft at this loss. We miss Liz and her effervescent spirit so much. And we invite you to a Shiva memorial for Liz<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday 12 January, 8 pm</span></span><br />
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All who knew Liz are warmly welcome.<br />
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May her memory be for a blessing<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">זכרונה לברכה</span><br />
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More tributes to follow...Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-5934514431193883632013-12-12T00:44:00.001+00:002014-01-29T01:42:55.260+00:00<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">Thank you</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> for everyone who was involved with </span><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">The Jews of Sudan - The longest kiss in history </span></i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Screening Last Saturday night.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Thank you to the Director,<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20.796875px;"> </span><a href="http://taneek.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20.796875px; text-decoration: none;">Frederique Cifuentes Morgan</a>,<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20.796875px;"> and movie consultant Lawrence Joffe</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.795454025268555px;">Thank</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.796875px;"> you to Spiro Ark , our </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.795454025268555px;">collaborators</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.796875px;"> for this event</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.796875px;">And for all of you who attended even from far as Reading! </span><span style="line-height: 20.795454025268555px;">absolutely</span><span style="line-height: 20.796875px;"> packed our venue and made it such a warm ,beautiful, interactive event.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large; line-height: 20.796875px;"><b>More to come.</b></span></span></span><br />
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-57608300942124968912013-11-21T01:54:00.000+00:002013-12-06T12:00:36.505+00:00The Jews of Sudan - The Longest Kiss in History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meretz UK and Spiro Ark are proud to present this film</h4>
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<li><span style="color: #073763;">Hashomer House, 37a Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 3QT</span></li>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;"><b>The Jews of Sudan - The Longest Kiss in History</b></span></i><br />
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Where the Blue and the White Nile meet is known as the longest kiss in history. This is where the story of the Jews in the Sudan starts with eight Jewish families living under Egyptian-Turkish rule before 1880. In 1977 a group of Jewish people, having fled persecution in the Sudan during the 60’s, organized a highly secret mission to transfer the buried remains in the Jewish cemetery and the Torah Scrolls from Khartoum to Jerusalem. <br />
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This film reveals the unusual journey of the sacred books from the Sudan to show how this most enigmatic community has kept its identity. In Frederique Cifuentes Morgan's outstanding film we witness history told by those that experienced it at firsthand.<i> Jews of Sudan</i> chronicles life under the Mahdi, the effect of British imperialism on the community and the eventual exile and deliberate obliteration of all signs of Judaism in the Sudan.<br />
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For a clip from the film, see <a href="http://vimeo.com/21752090">here</a><br />
See also this <a href="http://www.momentmag.com/film-review-the-jews-and-the-longest-kiss-in-history/">review</a> by Sam Warshaw in Momentmag<br />
And this <a href="http://www.spiroark.org/events/971/the-jews-of-sudan-the-longest-kiss-in-history/">link </a>to our colleagues at Spiro Ark<br />
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-80408107754903379012013-11-08T23:12:00.001+00:002013-11-08T23:12:42.565+00:00The remarkable 3,000-year story of the Jews of Iraq - as told by a Muslim Iraqi expert<h2>
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<b>Meretz UK</b> is proud to announce a fascinating, informative and entertaining illustrated talk by <b>Nabil al-Haidari</b>, London-based Iraqi-born academic and researcher on interfaith dialogue, Islam and the Middle East.<br />
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Nabil is currently writing a book on Jewish Iraqi history. Drawing on his profound knowledge, his presentation shares vignettes from the Babylonian captivity and tales of Queen Esther, to the writing of the Talmud, the heyday of Abbasid Baghdad and the 20th century, when Jews enlivened Iraqi cultural life, especially music, and served as finance ministers and other high positions.<br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">At<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hashomer House, 37a Broadhurst Gardens, London NW6</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Entrance contributions: £5 and concessions</span></li>
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Two tales of courage…</h3>
It takes chutzpah to chide the head of your country on a matter of principle – and determination to change his mind! Yet such was the case when Iraqi President Jalal Talabani invited Nabil al-Haidari to address an interfaith conference in Sulaymaniyyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, on 21-22 November 2012.<br />
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At that conference Nabil decried the absence of Jews from the proceedings and courageously insisted that<br />
participants acknowledge the Jewish role in Iraqi history. He also made three bold proposals:<br />
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<li>Granting parliamentary seats to Jewish minority in line with other religions of Iraq.</li>
<li>Returning Jews’ money and properties sequestered or confiscated by previous Iraqi governments.</li>
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To his pleasant surprise the president accepted his pleas and conference adopted all three statements in its<br />
closing declaration. Since then Nabil has written in several British papers about these issues.<br />
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Iraqi Jews trace their roots back 3,000 years and constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically<br />
significant Jewish communities. Using pictures of nobles, monarchs, rabbis, humble workers and even a beauty queen, Nabil will show how Jews contributed immeasurably to the fabric of Babylonian, Mesopotamian, Ottoman and 20th century Iraqi society.<br />
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Despite their sad mass departure from Iraq around 1949, Iraq’s Jews have since spread to Israel, London, Paris, New York and even Singapore, maintaining traditions that Nabil, who has been invited to lecture in 40 countries, vividly brings to life.<br />
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-58470376336674635722013-10-19T16:46:00.000+01:002013-10-30T03:18:50.392+00:00RE-EMERGING: THE JEWS OF NIGERIA - FILM SCREENING AND LONDON PREMIERE<div style="background-color: floralwhite; float: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 220px; zoom: 1;">
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Come join us for a fascinating journey through Nigeria's Igbo Jewish communities, and meet the filmmaker, Jeff Lieberman, visiting from New York. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions and discuss the film following the screening.</div>
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After its festival debuts at the Boston,Washington DC,Phoenix,Toronto and Vancouver Jewish Film Festivals and New York's African Diaspora Film Festival, the <a href="http://www.spiroark.org/">Spiro Ark</a> and Meretz UK are proud to present Jeff L. Lieberman's documentary.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Praised by CNN, BBC Radio, Newsday, Indiewire, D'Afrique, and Jewcy, </span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.re-emergingfilm.com/">RE-EMERGING: THE JEWS OF NIGERIA</a></span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> begins as a journey into the heart of Igboland and into the lives and culture of the Igbo people. But who could have imagined what it finds there? Unknown to most of the world, across Nigeria there are dozens of village synagogues, maintained by a handful of passionate, committed Igbos, who believe that they are descendants of Jews who had migrated to western Africa, fleeing the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples in Jerusalem. With precious few resources they continue to fulfill their historical legacy as Jews.</span></span></div>
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RE-EMERGING traces a fierce spirit of independence in the Igbos from Biblical times through rebellions during the slave trade and the brutal 1960s Biafran War (which killed over one million Igbos) to the rediscovery of Judaism today. The luminous individuals featured in the film powerfully demonstrate the Igbo's resilience as well as their firm commitment to Judaism.</div>
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Samuel Chukwuma aka Shmuel Tikvah is a young man whose story exemplifies the turn toward Judaism. Today, Shmuel is a leader in his community who teaches and chants Torah and dreams of one day becoming a rabbi. But like almost every Igbo, this gentle and committed spirit grew up in the aftermath of Christian colonialism, and the road to his discoveries has been fraught with antagonisms and misunderstanding, wrong turns into Messianic worship, exile from his family, violent prejudice from both Muslim and Christian neighbours, indifference from Jews he has contacted in the Western world, and a dispiriting lack of funds to further his education beyond what he can discover on the internet. Yet, his has also been a profound recognition of the beauty and inspiration of Judaism in the embrace of his Jewish community.</div>
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There is one thread of connection between Shmuel and the Diaspora. Shmuel was discovered by an American Rabbi, Howard D. Gorin, who, since 2001, has been invited to participate in the education and conversion of Native Africans with Jewish aspirations. With generous love and single-minded dedication, Rabbi Gorin has volunteered to work with Shmuel and others to see their dreams become reality. Recently retired, Rabbi Gorin's former congregation, Tikvat Israel, in Rockville, Maryland, has shipped two 40' containers to Africa; their contents included Jewish books, computers and an assortment of items ranging from<br />
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The film is causing a stir for many African-Americans interested in determining their genetic and ancestral background. With the help of American historians, the film sheds new light on the origins of hundreds of thousands of African slaves brought to American shores--a large number of whom were Igbo. The film breaks new ground by uncovering a previously unknown letter from 1803 that confirms a legend that Igbo slaves revolted in the waters off of St. Simon's Island, GA at a site still known today as "Igbo Landing". The film also establishes that several prominent African-Americans such as actors Forrest Whitaker and Blair Underwood, and Bishop T.D. Jakes have discovered an Igbo DNA connection, and further, that in areas like the state of Virginia, 60% of African slaves were Igbo.</div>
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RE-EMERGING is the first independent film for Director, Jeff L. Lieberman. Lieberman is a Journalist and Producer in New York, whose work has been seen on CBS, HBO, CNN, FOX, Starz Encore, Fox Movie Channel, The Discovery Channel, E! Entertainment, and on the websites of Yahoo!, The New York Post, CBS Moneywatch, and The Huffington Post.</div>
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<strong><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-usiskin/32/aa2/aa6" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Paul Usiskin</span></a></strong> will introduce his new and already well received e-book, <em><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Them-Not-Chizzik-Sagas-ebook/dp/B00AG0BOVS" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">THEM NOT US</span></a></strong></em>. Fated to be the first of The Chizzik Sagas – an Israel noir, political thriller series – it features Dov Chizzik, Israeli police investigator and "Super Cop".<br />
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Paul, an old friend of Meretz UK, will also discuss what it takes to be a writer in this bold new digital and Kindle-driven age. Additionally he will divulge how his compelling characters and poignant plots grew out of his personal experiences and observations.</div>
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After his career is destroyed by a sex scandal, Dov Chizzik is given a last chance, to review a Ministerial report into the 13 deaths of Israeli Arabs in riots in October 2000. He insists on investigating further and comes face to face with the realities of life for Israel's Arab community. For Dov, the consequences are life-changing.<br />
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More about Paul...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yVwmFlLF_BwhGS5TFMrbm1Q0W-iM5rxP3Ep2nPwjVjqH12cKZA64NqwEjH2aN37yT5aRqXd9pSizP0ZJ9v-_xZGT_9Zt9f5RU-pPkM5YjmEIMPaGnTCl1nNrMIygZeIkaQ4FFpZYd26l/s1600/Usiskin-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yVwmFlLF_BwhGS5TFMrbm1Q0W-iM5rxP3Ep2nPwjVjqH12cKZA64NqwEjH2aN37yT5aRqXd9pSizP0ZJ9v-_xZGT_9Zt9f5RU-pPkM5YjmEIMPaGnTCl1nNrMIygZeIkaQ4FFpZYd26l/s200/Usiskin-small.jpg" width="200" /></a></h3>
Paul Usiskin is an Israeli/UK citizen, born in the UK where he currently resides. He served as an officer in the Israel Defence Forces in the West Bank, was shot at during riots, and witnessed an assassination of a Palestinian leader suspected of collaborating with the Israelis. Paul has appeared on BBC World TV and Radio, on Israel Radio and on many UK national and local radio programmes commenting on the Israel-Palestine conflict. <br />
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He has addressed the Oxford University Union where he defeated a One State Solution motion and has spoken at many conferences in the UK and Europe. He writes and blogs about both the conflict and Jewish-Arab relations inside Israel, most recentlyfor <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/paul-usiskin.html">Open Zion on the Daily Beast</a> . Paul describes himself as a 'moderate critical Zionist'. He has spent the last ten years as a peace activist and was for many years chair of British Friends of Peace Now.<br />
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One commentator on Amazon wrote that Them-Not Us is "a political thriller inspired by actual events, an unique view of the troubled relationship between Israel’s Arab and Jewish citizens in an </div>
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ever changing society. This is a book about big themes, with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict at its heart, yet the focus is very much on a small, human scale drama with which one can identify and sympathise. Readers [are allowed to] see through the thoughts of the main protagonists the ingrained prejudices that exist between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, which perhaps make for the biggest obstacle to a peace settlement."</div>
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<li>"His is a fresh new voice and I hope that we will hear much more from him." </li>
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<li>"This book deserves attention because it deals with the complexities of Israeli/Palestinian life and relationships in a way which makes it interesting and challenging."</li>
<li>"It is definitely a good book for making you think and challenging stereotypes and it is refreshing to have a human viewpoint of the politics which many of us hear so much about in the newspapers."</li>
<li>"The story and the characters were very well well developed and expressed. It is clear that the author writes from a deep knowledge and understanding of both the landscapes and the diverse people who live in Israel/Palestine. I found the passages told from the Palestinian viewpoint to be even more powerful and interesting than the ones from the Israeli view... I found myself really looking forward to getting back to the book and reading the next section.</li>
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Released in English in November 2012, Ranan's book consists of fascinating interviews with young Israelis - and raises many profound and existential moral questions</h4>
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Israeli governments have for many years maintained a consensus concerning the need for the nation’s citizens to serve in the army. This consensus was based on the ethos of a Jewish state surrounded by Arabs who want to destroy it. The Iranian nuclear program is the most recent of the many threats to the Israeli state.<br />
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But for some time Israel’s black and white view of itself has been eroding. Conscientious objection to conscription and ‘draft dodging’ as well as the rights and wrongs of occupation and settlements have become explosive issues for all shades of Israel’s political spectrum. Can we expect young Israelis, who are called to serve their country at eighteen, to have the maturity to weigh such complex issues? Does Israeli society really want them to? <br />
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For this stimulating book, David Ranan held interviews with Israelis aged between eighteen and thirty. The twenty-seven monologues presented here reveal some of the difficult moral questions that concern this generation. First published in German in 2011, this English-language edition contains a comprehensive introduction to Israel’s history that has been revised and updated to maintain its relevance.<br />
<br />Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-40449602395610665202013-03-25T16:16:00.001+00:002013-03-27T16:00:13.306+00:00Letters from Palestine - an unmissable film!<br />
Meretz UK and Spiro Ark are proud to present the fascinating documentary film <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ludo-fales.com/projectlfp.html" target="_blank">Letters from Palestine</a>, </span><span style="color: black;">by </span><a href="http://www.ludo-fales.com/about.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Ludovica Fales</span></a><span style="color: purple;"></span>, who will answer questions after the screening.<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">"We all belong to a past - a past that can bury us unless we excavate it. A journey into the unresolved questions of the Middle Eastern conflict and into the death of a man in the 1920s who believed in the dream of a land shared by Arabs, Jews and Christians.</span> </h4>
Imagine discovering an unsolved family mystery in your great-grandfather's letters - a mystery nobody in your family wants to talk about. My great-grandfather, Angelo Levi Bianchini, set out for Palestine on a diplomatic mission in the 1920s and never came back. <br />
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After spending a few months in Palestine, he had become a vocal advocate for Jewish-Arab coexistence but his views were often unpopular. To his ninety year old daughter Angela, my grandmother, the mystery of his death remains an open wound."<br />
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See also <a href="http://www.spiroark.org/events/922/letters-from-palestine-documentary/">http://www.spiroark.org/events/922/letters-from-palestine-documentary/</a>Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-5380324924262235122013-03-14T23:39:00.001+00:002013-03-14T23:39:34.417+00:00New date for Antony Lerman book launch<br />
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-20918806413853510142013-03-01T11:12:00.000+00:002013-03-05T04:21:42.417+00:00"When Abel met Cain" - 20 March performance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This event is a collaboration between <span style="font-size: 13px;">Meretz UK and </span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> the Spiro Ark </span><br />
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We are delighted to host at Hashomer House <strong><span style="color: #351c75;">When Abel met Cain</span></strong>, a gripping and intense performance of myth, wonder and real life stories. Taking as its point of departure the famous Biblical account of the world's first murder, this storytelling and musical journey vividly brings viewers up to the present day with a portrayal of conflict worldwide, and a particular focus on the Israel/Palestine dispute. <br />
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<li>8pm at Hashomer House</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of a Zionist</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Antony Lerman</b> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in conversation with<b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Brian Klug</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Meretz UK is delighted to host two compelling speakers who</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">se views</span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> demand attention. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">E</span></span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">xpec</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">t a </span></span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">fascinating presentation followed by a lively debate!</span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Antony
Lerman</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">'s controversial new book, <span style="color: blue;"><i><a href="http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745332765" target="_blank">The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist: A Personal and Political Journey</a>,</i></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic;"> </span>traces how, as a teenage
socialist, he enthusiastically embraced Zionism, became an Israeli citizen in
1970 and a kibbutznik, and served in the Israeli army. But he returned to
England in 1972 and developed increasing doubts about Israel's trajectory. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">After a few years as an academic he joined the
Institute of Jewish Affairs, and in the 1980s and 1990s he became active at the
highest levels of international Jewish political and intellectual life.
Gradually losing his Zionist ardour he became a leading critic of Israel’s
political direction. <a href="http://antonylerman.com/" target="_blank">Lerman</a> also criticised what he saw as the Jewish community's increasingly shrill sense of
victimhood, and clashed with the Jewish establishment. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background: white;">While he was Director of
the Institute for <a href="http://www.jpr.org.uk/" target="_blank">Jewish Policy Research</a> in the mid-2000s, communal leaders
acted to silence him and prise him from his post. His latest book has generated strongly divergent opinions, as evidenced in <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-features/britain-s-leading-lapsed-zionist-speaks-out-1.461937" target="_blank">Ha'aretz</a>, in <a href="http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2012/08/21/233387.html" target="_blank">Al Arabiya </a>and in the <a href="http://www.thejc.com/arts/books/90167/communal-courtier-controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Chronicle</a> - to cite just three!</span></span></div>
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Klug</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> is Senior Research Fellow and <a href="http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/members/senior_research_fellows/brian_klug" target="_blank">Tutor in Philosophy at StBenet's Hall Oxford University </a>and the author of <a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/features/being-jewish-and-doing-justice" target="_blank"><i>Being Jewish and DoingJustice: Bringing Argument to Life</i></a> (2011). For more on his views, see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/brianklug" target="_blank">this link</a>.</span></div>
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-54380395281957903292013-01-20T14:53:00.001+00:002013-01-20T15:12:28.582+00:00Meeting postponed... inclement weather!With great regret Meretz UK has decided to postpone tonight's meeting with Antony Lerman and Brian Klug. Simply put, the tundra, blizzard and snowstorm conditions has made it well nigh impossible for most people to get there.<br />
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We are very sorry about this and hope to reschedule the meeting.<br />
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For further information, please contact:<br />
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0794 297 8780 or<br />
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0207 482 3587<br />
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<br />Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-70098730249508812402012-12-14T19:40:00.001+00:002012-12-14T19:44:35.845+00:00The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist<br />
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<li>Sunday, 20th Jan'</li>
<li>8pm at Hashomer House</li>
</ul>
<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Making and Unmaking</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of a Zionist</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">in conversation with<b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Brian Klug</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Meretz UK is delighted to host two compelling speakers whose views demand attention. <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span>Expect a fascinating presentation followed by a lively debate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">While he was Director of the Institute for <a href="http://www.jpr.org.uk/" target="_blank">Jewish Policy Research</a> in the mid-2000s, communal leaders acted to silence him and prise him from his post. His latest book has generated strongly divergent opinions, as evidenced in <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-features/britain-s-leading-lapsed-zionist-speaks-out-1.461937" target="_blank">Ha'aretz</a>, in <a href="http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2012/08/21/233387.html" target="_blank">Al Arabiya </a>and in the <a href="http://www.thejc.com/arts/books/90167/communal-courtier-controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Chronicle</a> - to cite just three!</span></span></div>
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-13243794057626811602012-11-29T18:52:00.001+00:002012-11-29T18:52:26.719+00:00New date for Tony Lerman meetingRegretfully the book launch meeting has had to be rescheduled for <b>Sunday, 20 January 2013</b>.<br />
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<li>Meretz UK apologises for any inconvenience caused amongst readers who believed it would take place on Sunday, 2 December.</li>
<li>Nonetheless, we hope you will put the event in your diary as it should be an excellent occasion!</li>
<li>The meeting will take the form of a discussion between Antony Lerman and Brian Klug, based on Lerman's latest book <a href="http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745332765&st1=lerman&sf1=kword_index%2Cpublisher&sort=sort_pluto&m=1&dc=1" target="_blank"><i>The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist </i></a>(Pluto Press). Fuller details to follow. </li>
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<br />Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-609619964762468382012-11-08T03:22:00.001+00:002012-11-08T03:22:59.843+00:00Meretz prepares for January pollBuoyed by the Democrats' victory in the US presidential elections, young Meretz supporters in Tel Aviv threw a celebration, and in the process coined a new Hebrew word: <a href="http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=290887" target="_blank">Mesi-Bama</a>, fusing <i>mesiba </i>(party) with Obama. Naturally they hope that the left will do equally well in Israel's coming 22 January 1913 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_legislative_election,_2013" target="_blank">elections</a>. So predicts Meretz leader, <a href="http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=290853" target="_blank">Zahava Gal-On</a>.<br />
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Equally naturally, the make-up of US voters generally, and US Jewish voters specifically, differs markedly from the Israeli electorate. Some <a href="http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/89824/jewish-america-sticks-obama" target="_blank">69% of American Jews</a> plumped for the Democrats and Barack Obama - down from about 78% in 2008 but still a lot! One of the strongest statements in favour of Obama came from Rabbi <a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/115642/why-im-voting-for-obamahttp://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/115642/why-im-voting-for-obama" target="_blank">Sharon Brous</a> of LA. American Jews constitute a multi-issue voting bloc; and Israel, said one recent poll, was <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/04/opinion/etzioni-jewish-voters/index.html" target="_blank">only decisive for 4% of them</a>. By contrast with USA-based Jews, <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/01/American-jews-living-in-israel-go-huge-for-Romney" target="_blank">American Jews in Israel </a>supported Republican Mitt Romney by fully 85%.<br />
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So back to Israel and Meretz. What is the party doing in the run-up to polling day? For one thing, Meretz has started firing broadsides against the weird new Frankenstein's monster that has resulted from the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/25/binyamin-netanyahu-likud-merge-coalition" target="_blank">electoral merger of Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu</a>. Lieberman, Beiteinu leader, is the <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4297603,00.html" target="_blank">"Israeli Putin", </a>warns the Meretz PR campaign Not everyone in Likud is happy with the merger either, it <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4297704,00.html" target="_blank">seems</a>. Nonetheless, the fusion has been approved and Israel's political landscape has suddenly altered.<br />
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Meretz's own appearance may also change after <a href="http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=287773" target="_blank">primary elections set for 11 November</a> (this coming Sunday). It is good to hear of the possible return of former MK Avshalom Vilan, as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossi_Raz" target="_blank">Mossi Raz</a>, who gave such a brilliant speech to Meretz UK not long ago. Regrettably Meretz has had problems meeting the wishes of important <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/arabs-refuse-reserved-spot-on-meretz-list-say-they-won-t-serve-as-fig-leaf.premium-1.473345" target="_blank">Arab supporters</a>. Recent news suggests a 7th place slot for the impressive <a href="http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=289065" target="_blank">Isawi Farij</a> from Kafr Qassem. But if Meretz maintains its current tally of just three MKs after 22 January, neither he nor three other top figures will make it to the Knesset.<br />
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Clearly the more MKs are elected, the greater the variety Meretz can show on their list, and the happier everyone will be! Realistically, Meretz has a mountain to climb to bring in newer votes. All that said, optimism is riding high. Maybe the party can promote a clear programme based on <a href="http://www.meretzusa.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/zahava-gal-on-promotes-new-peace-plan.html" target="_blank">peace </a>and <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/the-fifth-question/reviving-the-israeli-left-with-elections-in-sight.premium-1.472494" target="_blank">social justice</a>. Then they can convince voters that they present an alternative to the failed policies of existing parties and the ethereal promises of newfangled entities. More to follow!<br />
<br />Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-92198858797708452022012-11-08T03:22:00.000+00:002012-11-08T03:22:35.463+00:00Thank you Carol!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A big thank you to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Gould_%28writer%29" target="_blank">Carol Gould</a> for her excellent <a href="http://britishmeretz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/thank-you-for-all-of-you-that-attended.html" target="_blank">talk at Meretz UK</a> last Sunday, two days before the US presidential elections.<br />
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Well, now we know who won - and Meretz UK for one is mightily relieved! Virtually all the many topics Carol raised loomed large on the actual day.<br />
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We are so grateful for her insights into that exciting process, an exercise in democracy that affects all of us. Carol made the complexities intelligible and her anecdotes were both informative and a joy to hear. Hope you find time to catch your breath, Carol, because the post-election broadcast analyses seem as torrid as the actual campaign!<br />
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Lastly, see our next item on Meretz and the coming elections in Israel - which starts with some interesting items on Jewish voters and the recent US presidential poll.<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #bd0d1d; font-family: ProximaNovaECSB, 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; line-height: 90px;">Terrorist leaders can change — if we let them</span></span></b></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2wPlt0LpzBUvsPXfkqU123rOqINS7S3W2BOjSvZe_ks0sGBW8SjCvGSAwGhEgPKf-MWzABID_mRR28SlKnd3Od5V9hq9Zk_iGVfLHQkvhb9snyyTzm4jIpJOUknWm224v3Dp2Pvxcrn1/s1600/sagit+meretz+crop.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2wPlt0LpzBUvsPXfkqU123rOqINS7S3W2BOjSvZe_ks0sGBW8SjCvGSAwGhEgPKf-MWzABID_mRR28SlKnd3Od5V9hq9Zk_iGVfLHQkvhb9snyyTzm4jIpJOUknWm224v3Dp2Pvxcrn1/s1600/sagit+meretz+crop.jpeg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #6000bf; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #00407f; line-height: 24pt;">Sagit is an applied
criminologist, specialising in the psychology and profiling of terrorism. She
is currently completing her PhD thesis titled ‘The social-psychology profile of
terrorist leaders in Israeli prisons’ at King’s College, London University. Her
work involves years of studying and teaching the mind-set and conduct of
individu</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4517261883548201833" name="_GoBack" style="background-color: white; line-height: 24pt;"></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #00407f; line-height: 24pt;">als and groups involved in terrorism and
political violence. </span></div>
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Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-50482238191147857582012-09-02T17:34:00.000+01:002012-09-02T17:34:00.285+01:00Meretz - reaching places other Israelis don'tMeretz may only have three members in the Knesset, yet over the past week or so they have been considerably helping the cause of peace and justice.<br />
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For instance, while Likud, Kadima, Labour and Foreign Minister Lieberman's own Yisrael Beiteinu Party have done precious little beyond words to foster talks with Palestinians, Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On held a <a href="http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=282632" target="_blank">face-to-face meeting </a>with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.<br />
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Similarly, while Labour boycotted the <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/diplomania/israel-s-labor-party-snubs-socialist-international-leaving-palestinians-to-dominate-meet.premium-1.462258" target="_blank">Socialist International meeting in South Africa</a> - even chiding Colette Avital for wishing to travel there on her own steam - Meretz was determined not to see Israel adopt a futile "empty chair" approach. The party thus sent former MK Avshalom Vilan to Cape Town as the sole Israel voice there; and, while not denying that Israel suffers a surfeit of racist violence, he succeeded in blocking a motion that would have deemed Israel to be an "apartheid state".<br />
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In both instances Meretz kept vital channels of communication open where others failed to take that opportunity.Meretz UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306657156511340890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517261883548201833.post-28807742631998018232012-08-25T19:21:00.000+01:002012-09-02T17:06:49.897+01:00Fascinating meeting and good article!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7IDyRhZqjqTZrX_KchkEpe4R2rQIwC6d4tZPqUpYd2IbKdC3q7Kt_uQHBkBz-y-bVwFSvZvM8KJp8ZKUmrSngmNs5C_nBK4rI3YjsW2WvCtSx_UX9BrFBFmpbkfOspFn-zNyD8PuF2x9/s1600/Margot+with+book.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7IDyRhZqjqTZrX_KchkEpe4R2rQIwC6d4tZPqUpYd2IbKdC3q7Kt_uQHBkBz-y-bVwFSvZvM8KJp8ZKUmrSngmNs5C_nBK4rI3YjsW2WvCtSx_UX9BrFBFmpbkfOspFn-zNyD8PuF2x9/s200/Margot+with+book.JPG" width="150" /></a>Many thanks to Margot Barnard for her stimulating <a href="http://britishmeretz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/next-meretz-uk-event-on-sunday-19.html" target="_blank">talk</a> and book launch at Hashomer House on Sunday, 19 August. The picnic and question-and-answer session afterwards was equally enjoyable! <a href="http://www.camdennewjournal.com/reviews/music/2012/aug/prominent-german-school-changing-its-name-honour-hampstead-resident-margot-ba" target="_blank"><strong>This article</strong></a> from the Camden New Journal capably describes our meeting and Margot's memoirs, <em><a href="http://www.pomegranatebooks.co.uk/neverseeyouagain.html" target="_blank">I'll Never See You Again</a></em>. Thanks to all who helped with this special event - and to Peter Mascarenhas for his excellent photos.<br />
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