Jews Against the Occupation

Jews Against the Occupation (JATO) describes itself as "an organization of progressive, secular and religious Jews of all ages throughout the New York City area advocating peace through justice for Palestine and Israel" [1] (http://www.jatonyc.org/) and removal of what they call "apartheid wall".

See:

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• West Bank security fence

The organization claims that it seeks unity with the Palestinian people by promoting human bonds that transcend religious, ethnic, and political divisions. There are six major planks in their platform; opposition to what they regard as:

• Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands,
• Israeli military aggression and police brutality,
• U.S. foreign aid to Israel,
• Israeli economic strangulation of Palestinian society,
• Exclusion of Palestinians from their ancestral homes,
• Censorship of anti-Israeli political speech under pretext of accusations of anti-Semitism.

See also

• Anarchists Against the Wall (Israel)
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Machsom Watch
• Neturei Karta
• Christian action for Israel
• Zionism and anti-Zionism
• Arabs for Israel

External links

• Jews Against the Occupation NYC (http://www.jatonyc.org/)
• Jews Against the Occupation Petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/JvO1/)
• Jews Against the Occupation Central Jersey (http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~wsmith/jato/CNJ-JATO-Mission.htm)
• Jews against occupation say they love Israel, not tactics (http://www.jewishsf.com/bk020419/sf25.shtml) (The Jewish Bulletin of Northern California)
• Photo of Jews Against the Occupation Protesting U.S. War on Iraq (http://www.sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/1577105.php)

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