A message from the Rabbinical Council of JVP about the Palestine Festival of Literature Event in NYC
On November 1st the Palestine Festival of Literature staged a free, public event at the Union Theological Seminary in New York titled:
But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience.
Professor Rashid Khalidi in conversation with National Book Award winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Michelle Alexander, the acclaimed civil rights lawyer and authors of The New Jim Crow, introduced the evening and moderated the conversation.
Palestinian poet, activist and journalist, Mohammed El-Kurd opened the evening.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Mojave poet, Natalie Diaz, performed three works of poetry.
A message was read out by Morgan Bassichis from Rabbis Brant Rosen and Alissa Wise, Co-Chairs of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council.
The scholar and lawyer, Noura Erakat, spoke on the urgency of the moment.
The Rev Dr Raschaad Hoggard read extracts of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s Beyond Vietnam speech.
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Watching this gives me hope for Humanity. Thank You JVP. Bless You all 🙏🙏 from an Irish Christian.
I watched Morgan speak at the Jamaica Muslim Center and he was electric.
Powerful statement. Thank you for sharing it. "Critiquing Israel's actions is not anti-Semitic ... this is a time of profound moral reckoning, and history will judge us by what we did or did not do in this moment."
¡Bravo!
Wow 👏👏👏👏 Ove got goosebumps seeing this. Long live peace ✌️
Wow! amazing speech 💕✨ will spread it to other channels.
These voices must be heard. Thank you
Than you for speaking out against Zionism and showing Judaism is NOT Zionism. Thank you for reaffirming our faith in our Jewish Brothers and Sisters.
Bloody well said young man. Power to Palestine!