In a tweet, IfNotNow, a progressive Israel group, said in a now-deleted tweet that the inclusion of two groups — Zioness, a pro-Israel group, and Americans Against Antisemitism, Hikind’s organization — would not make certain people in the Jewish community “feel safe.”
NBC New York was criticized on Thursday for a tweet on the recent wave of antisemitic violence in the US that many saw as racist and blaming the victims of the attacks. The progressive Zionist group Zioness tweeted in response that the tweet was “[s]hameful and egregious victim blaming.”
The DC Dyke March started out by banning Jewish Pride flags because they resemble the Israeli flag. Strategic and persistent activists—supported by allies from Zioness, A Wider Bridge, and other organizations—spoke up, showed up and were ultimately allowed to bring their whole selves and their symbols of choice to the demonstration. Kudos to the National …
The 2nd Annual Muslim, Israel Dialogue series, founded by host Sheikh Musa Drammeh, publisher of the Muslim Community Report newspaper took place at Mercy College’s new Manhattan location. Both Jewish and Muslim leaders there joined in the call for peace in Israel including the Zioness Movement.
In a statement, Zioness Movement said, “with anti-Semitism rising around the globe and from every corner of social and political life, American Jews are feeling increasingly afraid—not just of the attacks on our bodily integrity, well-being and peoplehood, but of the disproportionate attention and focus on ‘the Jews.’ “Attempts to define us in certain ways …
