[Palsem09] International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network in Europe?

[Roland Rance]

Sorry, typo in the first sentence. I meant to write, I was involved in the
original series of meetings that led to the  establishment of IJAN

Roland 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: palsem09-bounces at iire.org [mailto:palsem09-bounces at iire.org] On
> Behalf Of Roland Rance
> Sent: 26 August 2010 2:18 PM
> To: 'Peter Drucker'; palsem09 at iire.org
> Subject: Re: [Palsem09] International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network in
> Europe?
> 
>  I was involved in the original series of meetings that led to the
> establishment./ Indeed, there are still phrases which I wrote in the
> founding documnents.
> 
> However, my group in London (Jews Against Zionism) grew concerned
> about lack
> of financial transparency within the core group. We also discovered,
through
> our own contacts, that they appeared to be  conducting two separate sets
> of
> negotiations around this, without informing others. So we withdrew from
the
> project.
> 
> It subsequently turned out that the main body behind IJAN was the
> Crossroads
> Women's Centre/Kings Cross Women's Centre/English Collective of
> Prostitutes/Wages for Housework network around Selma James. Many
> activists
> in Britain are very wary of this network; people from various backgrounds
> have had very difficult experiences with them.
> 
> Although I am in contact with IJAN, I would certainly not recommend
> establishing any formal relationship with them.
> 
> Roland
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: palsem09-bounces at iire.org [mailto:palsem09-bounces at iire.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Peter Drucker
> > Sent: 26 August 2010 8:10 AM
> > To: palsem09 at iire.org
> > Subject: [Palsem09] International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network in
> > Europe?
> >
> > Dear comrades,
> >
> > Do any of us have any contacts with the International Jewish
> > Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) in Europe? A comrade in the US
> > attended
> > the recent national gathering that IJAN organized in Detroit, and
> > thought the turnout (200 people) was good considering the political
> > climate in the US and that the meeting was useful. I think a similar
> > gathering in Europe (drawing mainly on the London and Paris regions,
> > I'd expect) could have a positive ideological impact. I sent an email
> > response form through the IJAN website asking about this possibility,
> > but have gotten no response. I have no contacts here in the
> > Netherlands, although I see that the IJAN website has publicized a
> > tour by Hajo Meyer of the Dutch group Een Ander Joods Geluid (A
> > Different Jewish Voice); I've never contacted that group, although it
> > does some good work, because its website insists that it acts out of
> > "a feeling of conection with Israel's fate" and definitely not
> > "infringing on Israel's right to exist" - positions that I don't
> > agree with, of course. Perhaps French or British comrades have
> > contacts in this network that might be useful? In any event any
> > information about it would be appreciated.
> >
> > Comradely,
> > Peter
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