Statements

What an extraordinary week it’s been. The Zioness community showed up across the country to stand proudly and unequivocally to advance social justice as progressives, Jews and Zionists. From Seattle to San Jose, from Minneapolis to Boston, from New York to Austin, our Zioness communities stood together and marched together in allyship with marginalized communities. …

Our worst fears and suspicions were realized about the national co-chairs of Women’s March, Inc. in tonight’s investigative piece in Tablet Magazine: https://www.tabletmag.com/…/is-the-womens-march-melting-down We have been consistent in condemning the anti-Semitic, homophobic and decidedly unprogressive statements espoused and individuals endorsed by co-chairs Linda Sarsour, Tamika D Mallory, Carmen Perez and Bob Bland. We launched Zioness to combat bigotry …

Zioness applauds Teresa Shook, the founder of the Women’s March, for calling on the four co-Chairs of Women’s March, Inc. – Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez – to step down from their roles. In her statement this morning, Shook made clear that these four women have “allowed anti-Semitism, anti- LBGTQIA sentiment and …

Zioness Statement on the upcoming Women’s March: The Zioness Movement applauds Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing for calling out the leaders of the Women’s March for their hateful rhetoric and their continued association with bigots and anti-Semites like Louis Farrakhan. We stand with the women and men who have over the years demonstrated for a …

Today, Zioness issued the following statement: “In Linda Sarsour’s remarks at the recent Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention last weekend, she shamed American Muslims who dare to “humanize the oppressor”—which she defines as Israel. In other words, she advocates for the dehumanization of Jews, Israelis and anyone else who supports Israel’s right to …

Statement ahead of Unite the Right DC rally this Sunday: Last August, alt-right bigots including Klansmen, neo-Nazis and various militias descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, in a horrifying display of anti-Semitism, racism, and radical white nationalism. They waved flags with swastikas, chanted “Jews will not replace us” and the Nazi slogan “Blood and Soil,” and howled …