We include this story only for its last line. Here Joy Wolfe, ‘media response activist’ and chairman of Israel advocates StandWith Us, claims that ‘Jews for Justice for Palestinians were on hand to gloat’ at the acquittal of a student of the charge of biting a pro-Israeli campaigner.Vivien Lichtenstein wrote to the Jewish Chronicle to point out that JfJfP had no presence at the court hearing. We hope that Ms Wolfe, who spots antisemites all over the place, is spared any more horrible hallucinations of JfJfP popping up in strange places and gloating at her.

Join the demonstration on 27 December to call for an end to Israel’s siege of Gaza, let the people of Gaza know they are not forgotten, and remind the world of the deadly Operation Cast Lead which began on this date 3 years ago. JfJfP, PSC, CND and British Muslim Initiative are among the organizations calling for thedemonstration.

The drive for solidarity with Paletinians has created many Jewish solidarity groups, like JfJfP. David Landy, former chair of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign explores what solidarity demands and how this affects the political identity of Diaspora Jews

Bedouin villagers have documented claims to land in the Negev – which the Israel Land Administration wants for a forest and so repeatedly destroys their village. Amnesty International is running a campaign to help the Bedouin which JfJfP fully supports. Go to Amnesty’s web-page to find out how you can add your support

Statement from JfJfP welcomes unity agreement as essential step towards Palestinian self-determination and deplores Netanyahu’s response

Co-ordinated by JfJfP, European, UK and US Jewish groups are uniting in another effort to demonstrate that Israel’s blockade of Gaza is ineffectual in preserving Israeli security and a blunt instrument of collective punishment on the people of Gaza. We need to raise more funds to buy, outfit and stock the ship – please consider making a donation, however small (or large).

Clare Short spoke at the recent Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-UK annual general meeting, where she said (among other things): “The Muslim communities feel very upset and angry about this.  And when we work in solidarity, they’re not isolated, and there isn’t that division in our society.  When we had the demonstrations during the attack [...]

Update: JfJfP signatory Ivor Dembina will perform his terrific one man show “This is Not a Subject for Comedy” in Parliament next Monday. Arranged by JfJfP, you can read all about the gestation of the show and the importance of Jewish comedy in the Guardian’s G2 – and now in the Independent and the Jewish Telegraph.

Hamed Qawasmeh, Palestinian humanitarian worker, Hebron, and Erella Dunayevsky from Kibbutz Shoval dialogue facilitator and activist in the Villages Project, South Hebron hills, will be talking at the Mongague Centre on 19th November on “Working Together for Justice and Peace”…

8 November 2009: This link [http://jfjfp.com/?p=7185] will take you to a number of solidarity actions we would like you to consider taking:

1. November is the month to lobby your MP and prospective parliamentary candidates
A how-to guide
Current EDMs

2. Support:
* Berlanty Azzam – a Palestinian student deported from West Bank
* The new wave of School-leaver Refuseniks

On page 30 of its print edition, the JC (7 August) reported on its poll the previous week

WE ASKED:

Are Jews for Justice for Palestinians a threat to Israel?

YOU SAID:

61% Yes 39% no

On its website you will find the figures almost, but not quite, reversed!