This panel will offer a history of the role of Zionism in
• the continuing ethnic cleansing of Palestine
• promoting militarization and undermining democracy both in the Middle East and in the larger world.
• promoting the "clash of civilization" thesis based on the demonization of Arabs and Muslims everywhere,
• racism towards and repression of Jews of Arab descent
• distorting and debasing Jewish cultures, whether religious or secular
• advancing and realizing historical stereotypes of Jews, thus fomenting and using anti-Jewish sentiment to further political goals
• exploiting the Nazi holocaust and transforming its memory into a tool of the neo-liberal colonial world order.

We will offer an anti-Zionist analysis located within an anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist and gender justice Left tradition and explore the role and responsibilities of anti-Zionist Jews in the global Palestine Solidarity Movement and broader anti-imperialism movement. Including,

 Recognizing and de-legitimizing Jewish privilege, especially with regards to speaking about the Middle East.
 Supporting for the Palestine struggle for self-determination by taking responsibility to speak against the violence done in our names and broaden the number of anti-Zionist Jews participating in the Palestine Solidarity Movement;
 Facilitating the growth of an international anti-Zionist Jewish voice consistent with the legacy of Jewish participation in broader social justice movements and in dialogue with non-Jewish anti-Zionist voices and visions;
 Challenging any attempts to make rejection of Zionism illegitimate or outside acceptable political discourse, particularly the accusation that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic
 Confronting the racist ideology and religious supremacy political Zionism encourages, including its role in making invisible the histories, cultures, religious practices, and political movements of Mizrahi and other non-Western Jews; and
 Holding the governments we live under accountable for the economic, military and political support of the Israeli colonization of Palestine.

Beyond anti-Zionist Jews within the broader Palestine Solidarity Movement, the panel will reflect on notions of accountability and the transformational potential of accountability through solidarity.

Speakers:
Gabriel Ash, Geneva
Tikva Honig Parnass, Israel
Mich Levy, USA
Ora Wise, USA
Sara Kershnar, USA