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 …
In the words of ZIONESS, “…Attempts to define us in certain ways or as members of certain categories or classes of people do not end well for the Jewish people, and it is difficult for us to find comfort in any action by an American President who singles out marginalized group after marginalized group, consistently …
Zioness, a feminist Zionist group of activists, said in a statement that they must ensure that “any classification of Jews or any other persecuted group does not lead to more of the disgraceful ‘othering’ we have seen from this administration since Day 1. But we must also recognize that the Jewish community, and Jewish students …
Civil rights attorney and Zioness Movement Executive Director Amanda Berman weighed in, saying, “You can be a proud Zionist and feminist and fight for social justice without checking any part of your identity at the door. We don’t have to be held responsible for Israeli policy to participate in our social activist agenda. We need …
