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No more excuses: Leaders must not remain silent

Those in the opposition in Israel and worldwide need to start doing their job, and stop ceding the field to the radical right. Op-Ed by Sir Mick Davis

Top Jewish Philanthropists, Advocates Say Netanyahu's Government Is Causing 'Lasting Damage' to World Jewry

More than 4,000 Jews from Diaspora communities worldwide – among them prominent philanthropists and rabbis, as well as former government ministers – have signed a letter,

Global Jewish leaders to Netanyahu: Israel policies fueling antisemitism worldwide

Jewish leaders from 18 countries urge PM to change course, warning that government’s decisons are harming Israel’s global standing and fueling antisemitism, while calling for hostage deal, aid to Gaza and rule of law in the West Bank

The Diaspora dilemma demands partnership, conversations when the stakes are highest - opinion

Diaspora Jewry is a partner in the State of Israel. It is affected by its decisions and has an obligation to speak out. By Daniel Goldman

חברי קהילות יהודיות בפנייה לנתניהו: "מדיניות הממשלה וההצהרות המסיתות מעודדות אנטישמיות"

מנהיגים יהודים מובילים וחברים בקהילות יהודיות מרחבי העולם קוראים לראש הממשלה לשנות את המדיניות ולפעול למען סיום המלחמה ושחרור החטופים.

(Translated headline): “No to the displacement of Palestinians”

A protest message from Jews around the world against the ongoing war in Gaza

Dozens of prominent Jewish donors, communal leaders send letter to Netanyahu decrying Gaza war

Signatories of the missive, which was initiated by The London Initiative, include Charles Bronfman, Susie Gelman, Dame Vivien Duffield and others

Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter

The letter began circulating on Tuesday and had garnered more than 1,600 signatures by the afternoon.

Thousands of prominent Jews sign global letter calling for Netanyahu to end Gaza war and secure hostage releases

Signatories include the president of UJIA Sir Trevor Chinn

‘Lasting damage’ being done to Israel say thousands of Jews in open letter to Netanyahu

Sir Trevor Chinn and Dame Vivien Duffield among Jews from around the world signing letter calling for an end to the war and condemning ‘deadly violence by Jewish extremists’ in the West Bank

“What is the London Initiative and why does its letter matter?”

The founders of a new network that has been sharply critical of Netanyahu say they represent the ‘endangered majority’

“Former justice minister Irwin Cotler calls on Israel to end war, starvation in Gaza”

Open letter calls rhetoric of Israel cabinet ministers 'a moral abomination'

The London Initiative: a plan to save liberal Zionism

"Don't bow out, barge in" is the message of a major new Disaspora-Israeli network which wants to revitalise a democratic Jewish vision for Israel. By Ittay Fleschner

Israel’s friends have had enough with its irresponsible government

The shameful decisions of the Israeli government are crippling the country and turning its allies against it. Op-Ed by Mick Davis in The Jerusalem Post

It’s also time for partnership with world Jewry

Op-Ed by Mike Prashker, following “It’s Time” peace conference at Binyani Ha’oma in Jerusalem.

Israel’s founders would be dismissed as naive and worse by some today:

Unity cannot mean an extreme minority dictating to the majority what constitutes an acceptable opinion to express, write Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker

Creating a like-minded network, The London Initiative hopes to energize liberal Zionist leaders to focus on democracy, fairness and peace

Founders Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker say they believe the majority of the Jewish community agrees with their three core issues, but feel that those topics have been deemed naive or dangerous. By Judah Ari Gross

‘We’re an endangered majority’: new plan to link Israel and Diaspora in support of liberal Zionist values

Communal leaders condemned for silence on Donald Trump\'s Gaza plan at launch of the London Initiative, a \'think-and-do tank\' which aims to push the approach of Israel\'s founding declaration. By Jenni Frazer

Netanyahu government has ‘tarnished’ Zionism, says new group co-founded by former JLC leader

The London Initiative, launched by Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker, aims to promote liberal democracy in Israel. By Simon Rocker

The London Initiative: Partnering to Re-Connect Democracy, Fairness and Peace for a Better Shared Future

Article by Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker, Co-Founders of The London Initiative