Gilad Shalit Vigil, TOMORROW (Thurs 24th Feb)The ZF is helping the Israeli Embassy to organise these solidarity vigils in London, Leeds, and Manchester. This is a human rights campaign and not a political event, therefore please do not bring anti-hamas banners and the like, as we want to keep the focus on Gilad Shalit. London Vigil Details:
Date: Thursday 24th February, 18.00 – 19.30
Location: Red Cross HQ; 44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL |
Four top Israeli scientists speak on advances they have made in the field of world medicine, including: - Targeted nanodrugs
- Genetic engineering
- Cell therapy
- Treating MS using Stem Cells
Wednesday 2nd March, doors open at 7pm - event starts at 7.45pm, Central London Venue.
£5 in advance, £10 on the door. To book visit www.zionist.org.uk or call 020 8202 0202. In addition, the scientists will be speaking at events in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham on Tuesday 1st March. For more information email dalia@zfuk.org. |
Come and put your questions to our panel debate consisting of: Harvey Rose (Chairman of ZF), Paul Usiskin (Chair of Peace Now UK), Jon Benjamin (Chief Executive of Board of Deputies) and Zalmi Unsdorfer (Chairman of Likud-Herut UK). Chaired by Keith Price. Thursday 3rd March, 8.00pm, Edgware venue. For full information email gary@zfuk.org. |
Avishai Cohen will be bringing his new Israeli Musical Roots project to Union Chapel in Islington, London. Bassist, composer and band-leader Avishai Cohen, is a musician who has been called a jazz visionary of global proportions by Downbeat, and declared one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 21st Century by Bass Player magazine. The ZF has a reserved area of seats in a good central location at the concert. Tickets purchased elsewhere are unallocated, and seating is allocated on a 'first come, first serve' basis. Thursday 24th March, Islington. Enquiries: gary@zfuk.org.
Purchase tickets for £25 (which includes a donation to the ZF) here. |
An intimate cinematic biography of Chaim Weitzman, covering the life work of a man who would go on to change the course of the history of the Jewish people with an introduction by Prof. Norman Rose, narrator of the film. This is a part of the KLC spring season that is in conjunction with the ZF. The meal is catered by the White House restaurant. |
First in Series' Minorities in Israel', ZF together with MNS hosts Mohammed Fahili - Director of the Sir Charles Clore Jewish Arab Community Centre in Akko, together with Michael Brodsky - Director of Public Affairs at the Israeli Embassy. Together they will be discussing the different minority faiths in Israel, and how they are accepted into the State of Israel. 21st March, 7.30pm. RSVP to MNS: 020 8864 0133 |
 The Zionist Federation invites you to their Israel 63 Gala Awards' Dinner on Sunday 27th March 2011 at a Central London Venue. Special Guests of Honour and award recipients include: - Lord David Trimble; Nobel Peace Prize winner, First Minister of Northern Ireland, Former MP and appointed by Israel to be one of the two international observers serving on the Israeli commission of inquiry regarding the Mavi Marmara flotilla.
- Louise Ellman MP; Member of Parliament since 1997, Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement and Vice Chair of Labour Friends of Israel.
- Anthony Julius; prominent British lawyer and academic known for his opposition to new antisemitism, the alleged expression of antisemitic prejudice couched in terms of certain kinds of discursive assaults on Israel, and talks on the subject all over the world to raise awareness. Known for his actions on behalf of the former Princess of Wales and Deborah Lipstadt.
Catering by Tony Page. For more information and costs email office@zfuk.org or call 020 8202 0202. |
Dr Jonathan Spyers speaks in 3 citiesDr. Jonathan Spyer, an expert on Lebanon and Hizbollah, and former Special Adviser on international affairs to Israeli cabinet ministers, spoke in London, Nottingham and Birmingham in the past three days to an audience of 200 people. Jonathan has been brought to the UK by the Zionist Federation to release his book "Transforming Fire: The rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict’". Jonathan will be speaking on Mon 28th Feb in London exclusively to Young Professionals. For information email gary@zfuk.org. |
Gilad Shalit FlieringThe ZF completed its second day of fliering for the Gilad Shalit fortnight campaign with the Embassy on behalf of the community on Monday 14th Feb. Over ten volunteers hit Holbron in their bright yellow tshirts, handing out fliers and asking members of the public to sign the petition.
The ZF will be back on the streets on the 25th Feb. Email gary@zfuk.org if you would like to get involved. Other community organisations will be taking a day each over the rest of the fortnight. |
Tower Hamlets Council to support in principle a boycott of Israel - On Wednesday 2nd February, Tower Hamlets Council passed a motion, called “Bin Veolia”, which began the process of ending the Council’s business with Veolia and committing the council to “do everything in its power to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against the pariah state of Israel”. ZF Chairman, Harvey Rose, letter in Jewish Chronicle - "I am really troubled by the word 'criticise' (I prefer 'conversation)". "There is no doubt Israel faces some serious issues from within, and perhaps here is where some conversation might be appropriate but not in relation to matters of security". Channel 4's landmark TV series 'The Promise' is built on a serious historical falsehoods - The production is superb. The acting is excellent. It is meticulously observed and staged..And it is also built on a major historical falsehood. A falsehood so severe that it undermines the credibility of its messages. Its director Peter Kosminsky claims that he "told both sides of the story". But episode 1 reveals that he does not even know what the Israeli side of the story is...... The British Trade Union Movement, Israel, and Boycotts - It is not clear whether the TUC will be as actively anti-Israeli as its PSC colleagues want it to be, especially in the current economic climate. The labor movement's priority for the foreseeable future is to concentrate on trying to save jobs and pensions especially in the UK public sector. Much will also depend on developments in the Middle East, and particularly the Israeli-Palestinian dynamics. |
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