Een Ander Joods Geluid (A Different Jewish Voice) (EAJG) is a

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Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

organisation founded in May 2001 to promote the public debate concerning

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It wants to break the perceived silence in the Dutch-Jewish community concerning the occupation of the

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by Israel, and strives to support peace activities in this same area. The first time the Dutch public was confronted with the ''Een Ander Joods Geluid'' was in October 2000, when a group of Dutch Jews published several ads in national newspapers and the '' Nieuw Israëlitisch Weekblad'' (New Israelite Weekly, the biggest Jewish newspaper in the Netherlands). The organisation was founded in May 2001 by Anneke Mouthaan (a peace activist) and Harry de Winter (producer, television host), and co-operates with SIVMO (Steuncomité Israëlische Vredesgroepen en Mensenrechtenorganisaties) (Support Committee Israeli Peacegroups and Human Rights Organisations). The underlying thought of ''Een Ander Joods Geluid'' is that is should be possible for Jews to criticize the actions of Israel. The founding of the organisation received a lot of criticism from within the Jewish community. The organisation was accused of promoting Jewish self-hate; giving ammunition to opponents of Israel; and attacking Jewish unity.

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Een Ander Joods Geluid

SIVMO

EJJP, European Jews for a Just Peace, to which EAJG belongs

{in lang, nl Jewish Dutch history Jewish anti-occupation groups Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Mass media about the Arab–Israeli conflict Organizations established in 2001