Turning the tide against the ethnostate

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Despondency is not an option, says Daniel Friedman in this review for Mondoweiss of the Jewish Anti-Zionist congress held in Vienna last month.

He highlights the threat Zionism poses to global stability and says – perhaps a little tongue in cheek given his background as a musical comedian – that responsibility may rest on “a plucky group of not-so-well-funded anti-fascist dissidents in keffiyehs” to turn the tide.

A start has been made with the declaration issued by congress delegates at the end of their deliberations, calling for immediate sanctions, Israel’s suspension from the UN, adherence to Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions, affiirming Palestinians’ right to resist occupation and urging Jews worldwide to reject Zionism and stand in solidarity with Palestinian liberation.

See also the manifesto, being launched with a webinar tomorrow evening, of Global Jews for Palestine, of which Friedman is a member.

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This article was originally published by Mondoweiss on Sun 20 Jul 2025. Read the original here.