Petition signed by many intellectuals. (Illustration Photo)
European Jews sign petition critical of Israel
Group of over 3,000 Jews sign appeal against Israel's settlement policy, say supporting government may be dangerous
More than 3,000 European Jews, including prominent intellectuals, have signed a petition speaking out against Israeli settlement policies and warning that systematic support for the Israeli government is dangerous.
The petition's signatories include French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a Greens leader in the European Parliament. Backers – who compare their goals to those of J Street, a liberal Jewish lobbying group in the United States – plan to present their position at a news conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.
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"Do Israelis need the Jewish Diaspora to know what is 'the right' decision, what should be the borders of a country that their sons and daughters are protecting?" Richard Prasquier wrote in Le Figaro newspaper.
Those circulating the petition hope to build a European movement "to allow a Jewish voice to be heard that is both committed to the state of Israel and critical of the current choices of its government."
View the petition online
