[Craic] FW: Israeli Public Figures Sign Letter Against ‘The Dehumanization of Palestinians and Israelis’

Greg Gillis greg.j.gillis at gmail.com
Mon Jan 8 06:37:45 PST 2024 

Yes thank you David, so many wonderful Jews of conscience have risen up to
speak out against Israel's policy of violence I have seen many at the
rallies for Palestine and Gaza that I have attended.

May there be a just peace!

Greg


On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 9:37 PM David Walsh via craic <
craic at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> *From:* John Huot
> *Sent:* January 7, 2024 6:13 PM
> *Subject:* Fwd: Israeli Public Figures Sign Letter Against ‘The
> Dehumanization of Palestinians and Israelis’
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> In both the mainstream media & in progressive circles, there is a
> pronounced tendency to perceive Israelis as a monolithic bloc supporting
>  the Netanyahu government’s war on Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
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> I found this  declaration against the dehumanization of Palestinians and
> Israelis an important corrective and a sign of hope that in the long run a
>  just peace, indeed a better world, is possible, between Israelis &
> Palestinians
>
> John
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> [image: 'The pro-human camp coalition' opposes the 'atrocities committed
> on October 7' and also stands against identifying all Gazans with Hamas
> 'used by them to rationalize indiscriminate killing and denial of
> humanitarian aid']
> <https://portside.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-general>
> Israeli Public Figures Sign Letter Against ‘The Dehumanization of
> Palestinians and Israelis’
> <https://portside.org/2024-01-04/israeli-public-figures-sign-letter-against-dehumanization-palestinians-and-israelis?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email>
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> Haaretz staff
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> Haaretz
> <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-04/ty-article/.premium/public-figures-sign-letter-against-the-dehumanization-of-palestinians-and-israelis/0000018c-d47c-ddba-abad-d6fdf7d20000>
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> *'The pro-human camp coalition' opposes the 'atrocities committed on
> October 7' and also stands against identifying all Gazans with Hamas 'used
> by them to rationalize indiscriminate killing and denial of humanitarian
> aid' *
>
> Palestinians check a half destroyed building following Israeli bombardment
> on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday., (Credit: Said Khatib /
> Agence France-Presse (AFP) // Haaretz)
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> An entity called the "pro-human camp coalition" published a public letter
> on Thursday signed by public figures, artists and academics, declaring
> their commitment to fight the dehumanization of Gazans, Palestinians and
> Muslims, and the dehumanization of Israelis and Jews in general.
>
> "As proponents of human rights," the letter
> <https://www.amnesty.org.il/2023/12/13/%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%96%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95/> reads,
> "we must fight apartheid and oppression. However, this should not involve
> demonizing the civilians who are associated with the stronger side, and
> such a struggle certainly must not condone the massacre and atrocities
> committed against Israeli civilians and other nationals on October 7."
>
> "At the same time, the widespread support among the Israeli public for the
> nature of the Israeli retaliation in Gaza
> <https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2023-12-27/ty-article-timeline/.premium/war-in-gaza-though-gazan-eyes-read-the-best-haaretz-articles-from-an-unthinkable-reality/0000018c-abf1-d22d-a3dd-bff9a4b20000>,
> together with the calls by prominent public figures (as well as parts of
> the Israeli public) for ethnic cleansing
> <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-31/ty-article/100-200-000-not-two-million-israels-finance-minister-envisions-depopulated-gaza/0000018c-bfe8-d6c4-ab8d-fffc0b910000> and
> population transfer, are cause for deep concern," the letter stipulates.
>
> The signatories include authors David Grossman and Iris Leal; philosophers
> Slavoj Žižek, Eva Illouz, Axel Honneth and Kohei Saito; former Members of
> Knesset Esawi Freige, Dov Khenin and Mossi Raz; human rights activists
> Michael Sfard, Ziv Stahl, Avi Dabush, B'tselem Director Yuli Novak and
> Breaking the Silence Director Avner Gvaryahu; singer Achinoam Nini, actor
> and director Itay Tiran, and actors Esti Zakheim and Menashe Noy;
> filmmakers Ari Folman, Avigail Sperber and the Heiman brothers; lawyer
> Daniel Hacklai; choreographer Ohad Naharin, director and choreographer
> Avshalom Pollak; scholar and journalist Tomer Persico, and many others.
>
> The letter's initiators and signatories express deep concern about the
> trends of dehumanization toward Israelis and Jews
> <https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2023-11-07/ty-article/.premium/alarming-and-new-big-spike-in-antisemitic-attacks-in-italy-as-a-result-of-gaza-war/0000018b-aa1d-df89-a79f-bf3f650c0000>,
> which justify killing or violating their rights, by reducing them to
> proxies of Israeli oppression. "This is demonstrated in the indifferent or
> distorted attitude towards the issue of the hostages in Gaza
> <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2024-01-03/ty-article/.highlight/families-of-hostages-held-by-hamas-arent-celebrating-the-beirut-assassination/0000018c-d057-daf6-a5df-d77f46660000> within
> these circles," the letter says.
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>
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> Posters of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7.  (Credit: Clodagh
> Kilcoyne/Reuters  //  Haaretz)
>
> At the same time, they express deep concern about the increasingly
> widespread dehumanization of Palestinians
> <https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2024-01-01/ty-article/.premium/i-enjoy-your-gaza-articles-the-suffering-and-pain-of-this-rotten-nation-is-my-fuel/0000018c-c482-ddba-abad-c6a377ba0000> in
> general in Israel, and of Gaza residents in particular, including the
> identification of all Gazans with Hamas by Israelis and their supporters
> around the world.
>
> "This identification justifies indiscriminate killing
> <https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-12-18/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-killed-thousands-of-children-in-gaza-how-can-so-many-israelis-remain-indifferent/0000018c-788c-d55c-a7cc-fb8edb100000>and
> preventing humanitarian aid. This association is used by them to
> rationalize indiscriminate killing and denial of humanitarian aid."
>
> "Additionally, the growing wave of Islamophobia in the West, which paints
> Muslims broadly as terrorists," they say. "The dehumanization of Israelis
> and Jews, as well as Palestinians and Muslims, is unacceptable. A person is
> not merely a representation of a collective identity, history, events, or
> political orientation. A consistent humanistic approach must address all
> these unacceptable developments," the letter says.
>
> The organizations The Parents Circle – Families Forum, Rabbis for Human
> Rights and Mehazkim have also joined the Pro-Human Camp, which is led by
> Amnesty International – Israel.
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