New group aims to open debate among British Jews on Israel

New group aims to open debate among British Jews on Israel
Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) has no formula stance on ME conflict, vows to fight racism in general. 01:31
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/822186.html
The group, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), announced its establishment in ads in The Times and the Jewish Chronicle, and in an article by Oxford philosopher Dr. Brian Klug, one of the group's founders, in the Guardian's "Comment Is Free" blog, entitled "Who Speaks for Jews in Britain?"Klug wrote that a solidarity rally organized by the Board of Deputies of British Jews during the Lebanon conflict suggested "that British Jewry, speaking with one voice, stands solidly behind the Israeli government and its military operations...It's false. Jews were deeply divided over Israel's campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon last year."