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The anti-Israel lobby
By Jonathan Spyer

This week saw the launching of the Independent Jewish Voices initiative by a group of prominent left-of-center Jews in the U.K. The initiative intends, according to its founding statement, to "promote the expression of alternative Jewish voices." Its sponsors believe that "individuals and groups within all communities should feel free to express their views on any issue of public concern without incurring accusations of disloyalty." The signatories wish to contend that voices critical of Israel are receiving insufficient attention in British discussions of the Middle East. The claim is a strange one.

Do opponents of Israeli government policy in the U.K., Jewish or non-Jewish, truly feel that their arguments are not being heard? Is it really their contention that the British Jewish leadership is setting up "unwritten laws," which establish the boundaries of what may or may not be discussed? If the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the main U.K. Jewish communal body, is indeed attempting to create unwritten laws and to foster anxiety to silence opponents of Israeli policy, it is doing a remarkably poor job. The public debate on Israel in the U.K. affords willing space to the most extreme of anti-Israel positions.

If we take, as an example, contributors to the Guardian, which published the IJV's founding statement, Jews who have successfully found the courage to resist the Board of Deputies and its anxiety-inducing unwritten laws include Daphna Baram, who wrote in a recent op-ed that Israel is an "apartheid state"; Jacqueline Rose, whose book, as her Guardian interviewer reminded us, "draws tentative analogies between Israel's treatment of Palestinians and Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews," and Ilan Pappe, the Israeli academic who recently wrote in support of a boycott of Israeli academia.
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These opinions fit comfortably into parts of the British debate, in which denial of the right of Israel to exist and allegations of conspiracy theory are accepted within the parameters of polite discussion. British-born Jew Tony Judt, for example, was able to promote his thesis advocating the dismantling of the Jewish state in the London Review of Books.

If one expands the search for a moment to include non-Jewish opponents of Israel, it may be recalled that Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer found a home at the same title for their claim that the Jewish lobby controls U.S. foreign policy. The supposedly objective BBC Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, considers Israel exclusively to blame for Palestinian internecine violence, according to a recent leaked memo. This is not to mention those open supporters of Palestinian suicide bombings who are regular fixtures in the British Middle East debate - such as Dr. Azzam Tamimi.

The U.K. has seen a number of public initiatives toward the delegitimization of the Jewish state in recent years. These have included the attempted lecturers' boycott in 2005, a subsequent attempt at a similar boycott by architects and the demonstrations during last summer's war in Lebanon, featuring support for a Shi'ite Islamist organization with the slogan "We are all Hezbollah now." A number of Jewish organizations openly hostile to Israeli government policy already exist - such as Jews for Justice for the Palestinians, and the Jewish Forum for Justice and Human Rights. Such is the climate of debate in the U.K. on Israel.

In the midst of all this, the initiators of Independent Jewish Voices believe that "an oppressive and unhealthy atmosphere" has emerged, as a result of the Board of Deputies stifling anti-Israel opinions.

The Board of Deputies represents mainstream Anglo-Jewish opinion regarding Israel. Britain's Jews, like Jewish communities throughout the world, are strongly pro-Israel. The large attendance at pro-Israel rallies held on two occasions in the last years is testament to this fact.

It is generally held in mainstream Jewish opinion that the Jewish state is currently passing through a moment of some danger. An aggressive, Islamist regime in Tehran is spreading Holocaust denial and openly calling for the destruction of Israel. This regime is currently seeking a nuclear capacity. It is also sponsoring proxy organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which are engaged in murderous violence against Israelis.

A climate of opinion has emerged, in which a shocking increase in anti-Semitic violence in the U.K. in the last year receives less than the attention it deserves, because the perpetrators are mainly emerging from within Britain's Muslim communities.

In such a situation, unsurprisingly, individuals such as the Independent Jewish Voices initiators, who ignore these realities or who are in some cases sympathetic to the perpetrators, may find themselves treated in mainstream Jewish circles with less than the exquisite courtesy, which is undoubtedly their due.

But as we have seen, mainstream outlets in the U.K. welcoming the contributions of Jews (and non-Jews) hostile to Israel are proliferating. There are broad swathes of contemporary British opinion in which a breezy dismissal of all Israeli and Jewish concerns is very much the bon ton. There have, indeed, rarely been better days to be a Jewish opponent of Israel in Britain.

Dr. Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.
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  43.   # 17 SD 13:25  |  Josef 07/02/07
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  49.   #44 Huw,your rhetoric speaks lots for you 14:01  |  Hastaroth 07/02/07
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  52.   Danny - Israeli one 14:09  |  Chris Linthwaite 07/02/07
  53.   British jews 14:13  |  london jew 07/02/07
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  68.   Vittorio on Disraeli #45 15:30  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/02/07
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  81.   Ronnie - too tragic to contemplate 16:07  |  mollio UK 07/02/07
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  84.   The anti-hannah brigade 16:18  |  mollio uk 07/02/07
  85.   Hannah #26! I am disapointed. 16:26  |  S 07/02/07
  86.   #84 mollio UK. Answer: FALSE information shouldn`t appear here. 16:28  |  Vittorio 07/02/07
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  89.   #21 Sherlock Holmes 16:32  |  Dr Watson (Itsik) 07/02/07
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  105.   #83 17:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 07/02/07
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  121.   To Chris # 104: Ask them 18:30  |  Michael O. 07/02/07
  122.   threats here, there, everywhere 18:31  |  Pssd Off American 07/02/07
  123.   Disraeli tells Hannah the Jewish story. 18:31  |  Akram Zekaria 07/02/07
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  125.   mollio UK: Typical Thoughts 19:07  |  Ronnie Wolman 07/02/07
  126.   #41 Avi Cohen 19:10  |  SDHD 07/02/07
  127.   # 98 Herbie.Quite over the top! Expecting progroms? 19:11  |  Toronto`s Finest 07/02/07
  128.   Always the Same 19:11  |  Gideon 07/02/07
  129.   # 115 TOMY 19:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/02/07
  130.   #1 Colin Wright. I think Spyer goes beyond that slogan 19:22  |  zmogus 07/02/07
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  132.   The anti-Israel lobby 19:25  |  MWB 07/02/07
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  135.   A word on China and Israel 19:47  |  bimmer 07/02/07
  136.   #129 Swiss(dino),I did not get an answer 19:50  |  TOMY 07/02/07
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  138.   TOMY on the Arab press #136 19:55  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/02/07
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  140.   # 136 TOMY 20:15  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/02/07
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  142.   John Mackie - no perspective, just pure Jew-hatred 20:42  |  Reality Check 07/02/07
  143.   #98 Herbert Kaine 20:44  |  Labhras 07/02/07
  144.   #140 I used to read al-Jasira 20:58  |  TOMY 07/02/07
  145.   Chosing sides 21:03  |  ScotGuy 07/02/07
  146.   #142.."The Children of Israel"....what adolescent tripe 21:03  |  Tim 07/02/07
  147.   the lobby 21:07  |  Shmuelshachor 07/02/07
  148.   When people come to rely for their information on sources such as 21:13  |  Nadav 07/02/07
  149.   labhras hebron israel 21:20  |  harzion 07/02/07
  150.   #137 Margie in Tel Aviv. 21:22  |  Labhras 07/02/07
  151.   Smadar - So what exactly should Spyer apologize for? 21:31  |  Michael O. 07/02/07
  152.   To Cat and Stephen Murray 21:58  |  bristolian 07/02/07
  153.   MACKIE" Hillbilly Talmud Ostjuden" Give us the details 21:58  |  PETER SM 07/02/07
  154.   #26, Hanna 22:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/02/07
  155.   Herbert Kaine 22:03  |  Bristolian 07/02/07
  156.   What a load of nonsense 22:03  |  Reese 07/02/07
  157.   Bristolian - You need to wake up 22:14  |  Reese 07/02/07
  158.   Tim in Toronto 22:24  |  Reese 07/02/07
  159.   #149 Harzion 22:25  |  Labhras 07/02/07
  160.   #151 Michael O. - According to Spyer`s argument any critic of 22:46  |  Smadar 07/02/07
  161.   to Bristolian 22:55  |  Cat 07/02/07
  162.   146. Words of the Bible "The Children of Israel" 23:01  |  S Judah 07/02/07
  163.   What Really Angers These Leftist Brtish Jews 23:06  |  nh 07/02/07
  164.   labhras your comments are a result of 23:14  |  harzion 07/02/07
  165.   labhras your country is a basket case. 23:15  |  harzion 07/02/07
  166.   Twisted British Media 23:45  |  Daniel 07/02/07
  167.   FALSE Hannah posts 23:48  |  Hannah 07/02/07
  168.   Bristolian 23:55  |  rich 07/02/07
  169.   A Wind IS Blowing 23:59  |  Not in my name 07/02/07
  170.   #158 Human history 00:16  |  Not in my name 08/02/07
  171.   British Jews 00:18  |  Alison 08/02/07
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  173.   hmm 00:35  |  Omar 08/02/07
  174.   well said Moshe 00:38  |  Omar 08/02/07
  175.   #163 Let the wind keep blowing,yessiree, keep blowing! 00:44  |  ballistic 08/02/07
  176.   #157 Who are you talking about? 00:51  |  ballistic 08/02/07
  177.   Beware of the British 00:52  |  08/02/07
  178.   Some more Kvetchers so what! 00:57  |  Danite 08/02/07
  179.   John Mackie 01:00  |  danite 08/02/07
  180.   John Mackie 01:02  |  Danite 08/02/07
  181.   Anti-Israel Lobby in UK 01:03  |  Z`eev 08/02/07
  182.   "Yaakov" 01:12  |  Danite 08/02/07
  183.   sullivan"shoot off your mouth" 01:18  |  harzion 08/02/07
  184.   sullivan "best labour force in ireland" 01:22  |  harzion 08/02/07
  185.   Coffee and paper cups 01:23  |  Jonathan 08/02/07
  186.   sullivan did i mention ireland harasses its 01:25  |  harzion 08/02/07
  187.   hannahisraeli the false posts flatter you 01:28  |  dizzy 08/02/07
  188.   bimmer a good post 01:30  |  harzion 08/02/07
  189.   Chris Linthwaite 01:35  |  rich 08/02/07
  190.   To Smadar - That`s not what he said 01:39  |  Michael O. 08/02/07
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  192.   #164 Rich an interesting post 01:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 08/02/07
  193.   False Hannah posts - A lie after lie.... 01:46  |  Disraeli 08/02/07
  194.   # 94 British academic. FINALLY A SANE VOICE! 01:46  |  Kath` 08/02/07
  195.   #166 Yaacov 01:50  |  Chris linthwaite 08/02/07
  196.   harzion # 161 02:14  |  dubious 08/02/07
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  198.   This new Group is not needed 02:35  |  Psalm 08/02/07
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  200.   More horrible journalism! 03:12  |  Czarkazem13 08/02/07
  201.   DARWISH"killing of millions of Pals through the Balfour decl" 04:05  |  PETER SM 08/02/07
  202.   Enjoy your new Islamo state 04:50  |  Michael 08/02/07
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  206.   ANTI_ISRAEL LOBBY 1 06:56  |  JOJO 08/02/07
  207.   ANTI-ISRAEL LOBBY II 07:23  |  JOJO 08/02/07
  208.   ANTI-ISRAEL LOBBY III 07:25  |  JOJO 08/02/07
  209.   #178, Danite: "supplicant class" 07:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/02/07
  210.   Remember Lord Moyne 08:02  |  J Olsen 08/02/07
  211.   J Olsen 08:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/02/07
  212.   Danite re Mackie 08:22  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/02/07
  213.   IJV, British Jewry and Zionism 08:40  |  Jonathan Rynhold 08/02/07
  214.   #210 J Olsen the Arab 09:08  |  Hastaroth 08/02/07
  215.   171 against................. 09:15  |  NS 08/02/07
  216.   #142 mackie VOICES TRADITIONAL ANTI SEMITISM 09:25  |  paul harris 08/02/07
  217.   #210 COULD YOU BE SPECIFIC OLSEN ??? 09:28  |  paul harris 08/02/07
  218.   For these Dhimmi 10:00  |  Efox 08/02/07
  219.   Another hint for J Olsen 10:17  |  Hastaroth 08/02/07
  220.   typical herzliya debating tactics 11:19  |  raymond deane 08/02/07
  221.   Putting the UK into the "Israel deniers" drawer. Yes, altogether 12:00  |  zmogus 08/02/07
  222.   Being Jewish 12:46  |  Margaret Gault 08/02/07
  223.   Jews in Britain 14:14  |  Mitch Cohen 08/02/07
  224.   All nations have their traitors. 14:36  |  Bruce Toker 08/02/07
  225.   #200, Czarkazem13. It is exactly that. 15:10  |  zmogus 08/02/07
  226.   Bristolian - do u not get ITV or BBC then? 15:26  |  Kjeli 08/02/07
  227.   Tim - ref 117 and 146/142 17:50  |  Reality Check 08/02/07
  228.   We as Jews need to stop being so racist. 20:45  |  Lewis 08/02/07
  229.   #220, I think you find the point of this article 11:17  |  Danny - Israeli one 09/02/07
  230.   "sympathetic to UK anti-semitic violence"??? 20:06  |  bilu 11/02/07
  231.   The anti-Israel lobby 13:39  |  Yehuda Erdman 21/02/07
  232.   Left wing British Jews 14:01  |  Yehuda Erdman 21/02/07
  233.   The borders of Israel remain those of the 1922 Jewish Homeland 14:13  |  Yehuda Erdman 21/02/07
  234.   #26 Fake Hannah; hey somebody posted this 22:46  |  ballistic 11/04/07
  235.   #58 FAKE HANNAH; I don`t believe this is Hannah 22:48  |  ballistic 11/04/07
  236.   #167 Hey Hannah, is that you???!!! 22:53  |  ballistic 11/04/07
  237.   FAKE BALLISTICS 175 and 176 22:59  |  ballistic 11/04/07
  238.   FAKE BALLISTICS 175 and 176 23:04  |  ballistic 11/04/07
  239.   EXCELLANT COMMENTS- Keith Levy & S.Judah # 65,66 20:15  |  Anthony Fallon 23/02/08
  240.   Anti Israel Lobby 15:56  |  Richard Tabor 27/06/08
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