JANIP
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Jewish Academic Network for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, JANIP, is a joint venture of Meretz USA and Ameinu
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JANIP is a group of North American academics who support an end to the occupation and a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
As the mission statement states "The mission of JANIP is to bring together scholars, teachers, and administrators who reject the increasingly polarized debate surrounding the Palestinian–Israeli conflict. Our goal is to bring a voice into the conversation – out of our identification with and commitment to Israel – that supports a negotiated two-state solution, an end to occupation, and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and bilaterally agreed-upon settlements in the West Bank. Specifically, we believe in:
Many, if not all, campus-based debates dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have been reduced to a simplified choice: either uncompromisingly pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, with little or no consideration of the competing rightful claims of the other side. As a result, more critical perspectives and dialogue have become virtually impossible.
We believe that it is our responsibility as scholars and teachers to inject a voice of realism and moderation back into the public debate through public statements, op-ed articles, position papers, conferences, and other activities and to support other academics, students and members of the community who share these views."
JANIP is also the major sponsor for the biennial Pathways to Peace
international academic conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Ameinu
Ameinu is an American Jewish Zionist organization. Established in 2004 as the successor to the Labor Zionist Alliance, it is the continuation of Labor Zionist activity in the United States that began with the founding of Poale Zion in 1905....
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JANIP is a group of North American academics who support an end to the occupation and a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
As the mission statement states "The mission of JANIP is to bring together scholars, teachers, and administrators who reject the increasingly polarized debate surrounding the Palestinian–Israeli conflict. Our goal is to bring a voice into the conversation – out of our identification with and commitment to Israel – that supports a negotiated two-state solution, an end to occupation, and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and bilaterally agreed-upon settlements in the West Bank. Specifically, we believe in:
- The right of both peoples to self-determination within recognized, secure borders
- The concept of civil society in which conflicts are resolved without violence; terrorism or other extra-legal activities to which both the Palestinians and the Israelis are held strictly accountable
- Direct negotiations and mutual accommodation as the route to a true and enduring peace between the two societies.
Many, if not all, campus-based debates dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have been reduced to a simplified choice: either uncompromisingly pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, with little or no consideration of the competing rightful claims of the other side. As a result, more critical perspectives and dialogue have become virtually impossible.
We believe that it is our responsibility as scholars and teachers to inject a voice of realism and moderation back into the public debate through public statements, op-ed articles, position papers, conferences, and other activities and to support other academics, students and members of the community who share these views."
JANIP is also the major sponsor for the biennial Pathways to Peace
Pathways To Peace
The Pathways To Peace Organization or simply Pathways To Peace is an international peacebuilding, educational, and consulting organization which has consultative status with the United Nations. It was incorporated in 1983 as a 501 tax exempt, not-for-profit, non-partisan organization, and was...
international academic conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.