JVL Labour Conference Fringe Meeting
If you are in Brighton for the Labour Conference please don’t miss our fringe meeting:
Jewish Socialism Past and Present: Antisemitism, Israel and the Labour Party
Monday 25 September 6.00-8.00pm
The Ballroom, Mercure, on the sea front, 149 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 2PP
You will also want to go to Free Speech on Israel’s Public Meeting
How Israel Silences Its Critics: Why We Oppose the Witch Hunt
Monday 25 September 12.30 pm
Friends Meeting House, Ship St Brighton BN1 1AF
Miko Peled – The Israeli General’s Son
Miko Peled is Jewish. He was born in Jerusalem into a staunchly
Zionist household. His grandfather was at the signing of Israel’s declaration of independence, his father was a General in the Israeli Defence Force – IDF. Miko himself was a Captain in the IDF. In 1997 his niece was killed by Palestinian suicide bombers. Instead of reacting as one might expect, he was determined to find out what would drive young Palestinians to such desperate measures. He uncovered so many myths and lies about Israeli history that he became a peace campaigner and profoundly anti-Zionist.
Salma Karmi-Ayyoub, Chair Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights
Why we need to talk about Israel: achieving Palestinian rights means breaking Israel’s taboos