If Not Now, When? Young Jews Refuse to Stay Silent on the Occupation This Passover

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Sammy Sass was published by Truthout on April 22, 2016.

 

“If Not Now, When? Young Jews Refuse to Stay Silent on the Occupation This Passover”

This Pesach (Passover), young Jews across the United States under the banner of IfNotNow are calling for a sea change in American Jewish consciousness and an end to American Jewish support for the Israeli occupation. On April 19, I stood with 100 young American Jews in the office lobby of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to say we support freedom and dignity for all Palestinians and Israelis. This week, in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago and San Francisco, hundreds of young American Jews are holding ritual protests and getting arrested to say we have had enough. I feel the yearning of a generation to tell a new story of what it means to be Jewish.

 

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