Next Sunday November 27th, The Big Tent for Israel Conference will be held in Manchester. Its goal: To mobilize British Jewry against the assault onIsrael’s right to exist.
I am honored to have been invited to participate in this event, which was inspired by our report on London as a hub of delegitimization. Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include the Histadrut’s Yakov Triptou, Palestine Media Watch‘s Histadrut Itamar Marcus, BICOM‘s Lorna Fitzsimons, CIF Watch‘s Adam Levick, and Beyond Images‘ Andrew White. The event’s organizers include the Jewish Leadership Council, the Board of Deputies, UJIA, and the Zionist Federation.
In the past two years, the Government of Israel and Israeli and Jewish civil society organizations have adopted a new focus on combating the assault onIsrael’s legitimacy. This has resulted in multiple initiatives launched and considerable resources invested worldwide.
The Jewish community establishment and Israel’s friends and allies in the UK – which include fringe groups, and grassroots movements – provide an example of a community mobilized to fight for this cause. The ‘Big Tent’ event follows the “We Believe in Israel” initiative that brought approximately 1,500 people together to support ofIsrael just last May.
Indeed, the emergence of the pro-Israel network has led to a number of concrete victories on different fronts forIsraeland its allies. The ‘Big Tent’ event may prove to be a significant benchmark in the process of turning the tables on this ugly phenomenon of delegitimization.
See also:
- The initiator of this conference Rabbi Guttentag appeals for the event
- The conference’s Web site: http://www.thebigtentforisrael.org/
