Glasgow Progressive Zionist Forum

08/07/2021

https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/the-tide-has-shifted-in-israel-1.518406

For far too long, the ‘good Israeli’ has either been compliant, or silent. Now the diaspora needs to decide if dissenting voices are part of the pro-Israel space

16/05/2021

With rockets continuing to fall, and unrest on the streets of Israel and the Occupied Territories, we at GPZF are no less committed as Zionists both to our support of Israel and our view that the need for a swift and fair peace with the Palestinians is being ignored by the current Israeli leadership. The many issues of leadership (and absence of leadership) on the side of the Palestinians does not give cause to cheer on Israel in making their lives harder. Neither the Palestinians nor Israelis are leaving the land and the journey to peace must start from where we are now.

The proof of this is the current situation. It gives us no pleasure to see that our concerns that the current Israeli Prime Minister’s years of wedge-driving within Israeli society, and restrictions on Palestinian lives while supporting expansion of settlements, has both spilled over into the streets and not made Israel more secure.

Expressing this view as a Zionist in the diaspora may feel difficult so we suggest you consider expressing it through Israel. In the comments we have links to the donation pages for New Israel Fund and ALLMEP, both of whom are active in seeking change and supporting others in doing so. We also have a link to an organisation that both work with - Omdim B’Yachad (Standing Together) – that is organising Jews and Arabs in vigils for peace and co-existence throughout Israel. If you wish to suggest other charities or groups, please add them in the comments.

If you do wish to show your public support for Israel, such as at today’s Board of Deputies on-line event, you may wish to consider preparing your own message to display but we also provide a link to Standing Together’s posters in Hebrew and Arabic which express the need for coexistence.

We join you in hoping for an end to current hostilities, and a start to meaningful steps towards a fair and just resolution. Doing the same thing over and over is not going to work, and that includes tolerating empty support for peace without calling on Israel to do something different to bring it about.

08/03/2021

There's still time to sign up for our event, on Sunday 14 March, 7pm, Friendly Fire: A conversation with Ami Ayalon

Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon will speak with Dr. Henry Lovat about his new book, Friendly Fire: How Israel became its own worst enemy, and his thoughts on how his background shaped his views on Israel today.
Sunday 14 March, 2021, 7pm
Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3aiO1ZE
Email: [email protected] for details

15/02/2021

Join us on Sunday 14 March, 7pm for Friendly Fire: A conversation with Ami Ayalon

Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon will speak with Dr. Henry Lovat about his new book, Friendly Fire: How Israel became its own worst enemy, and his thoughts on how his background shaped his views on Israel today.
Sunday 14 March, 2021, 7pm
Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3aiO1ZE
Email: [email protected] for details

Ami Ayalon, author of Friendly Fire: How Israel became its own worst enemy, speaks candidly with Dr. Henry Lovat

23/11/2020

Thanks to everyone who was able to join us last night for our inaugural event. Our speaker, Doubi Schwartz, shared details of The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP)'s upcoming event on December 15th.

Join them to shine a light on the thousands of Palestinians and Israelis working towards peace, in the face of unprecedented challenges, together with leading politicians from across the globe, as well as VIP guests from the world of entertainment.

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On December 15th, we will be drawing together our global network of supporters, leading politicians from the US and Europe, music, comedy, and VIPs from the world of entertainment. Together, and at the end of a dark year, we will be shining a light on ALLMEP’s network of Israeli and Palestinian pe...