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{{short description|British Jewish activist and co-founder of Na'amod (British Jews Against Occupation)}}

{{Infobox person
| name = [[Emily Hilton]] (Em Hilton)
| occupation = Jewish organiser, commentator and strategist
| known_for = Co-founder of [[Na'amod]]
| birth_place = [[Sydney]] (raised in [[Bondi]])
| residence = Between [[Tel Aviv]] and [[London]]
}}

'''[[Emily Hilton]]''' (known as '''[[Em Hilton]]''', born August 1991) is an Australian Jewish organiser, commentator, writer and strategist.<ref name="TribuneBio">[[Em Hilton]], [https://tribunemag.co.uk/author/emily-hilton Author page] ''[[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref> She is the co-founder of [[Na'amod]] (British Jews Against Occupation) and serves as UK Director of [[Diaspora Alliance]].<ref name="ColwillBio">[[Emily Hilton]], [https://www.colwillandpeddle.com/kays-authors/emily-hilton Author profile] ''Colwill & Peddle'', accessed April 2026.</ref> She sits on the advisory/steering committee of the [[Centre for Jewish Non-Violence]].<ref name="TribuneBio" />

Raised in Bondi, Australia, [[Emily Hilton]] states she lives between 'Tel Aviv' and London. She has written extensively on antisemitism, 'Israel-Palestine' issues and Jewish diaspora organising.<ref name="VashtiBio">[[Em Hilton]], [https://www.vashtimedia.com/author/em-hilton/ Author page] ''[[Vashti Media]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref>

==Career and activism==
[[Emily Hilton]] co-founded [[Na'amod]] in 2018 as a movement of UK Jews opposing Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.<ref name="NaamodHome">[[Na'amod]], [https://naamod.org.uk/ Home] ''[[Na'amod]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref> She has spoken publicly on organising against antisemitism while advocating for Palestinian liberation and has appeared in media including [[Novara Media]], [[Al Jazeera]] and [[Tribune]].<ref name="InstagramNaamod">[[Na'amod UK]], [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPbRVdBjKKe/ Instagram reel] ''[[Instagram]]'', 5 October 2025.</ref>

She is also involved in legal action through [[Diaspora Alliance]] challenging UK government approaches to antisemitism.<ref name="CrowdJustice">[[Emily Hilton]], [https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightantisemitism/ Case owner statement] ''[[CrowdJustice]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref>

==Views on whether she is an anti-Zionist==
No public statements or writings by [[Emily Hilton]] have been identified in which she explicitly describes herself as an anti-Zionist.<ref name="SearchResults">Multiple public sources including [[Tribune]], [[Vashti Media]], [[Na'amod]] materials and media interviews, accessed April 2026.</ref> She consistently identifies as a co-founder of [[Na'amod]], which describes itself as opposing Israel's "occupation and apartheid" but states it "does not take a common position on [[Zionism]]" and includes members who are Zionists, non-Zionists and anti-Zionists.<ref name="NaamodFAQ">[[Na'amod]], [https://naamod.org.uk/who-we-are/frequently-asked-questions/ Frequently Asked Questions] ''[[Na'amod]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref>

External media sometimes labels [[Na'amod]] or [[Emily Hilton]] as part of "anti-Zionist" Jewish groups, but she has not adopted this self-description in her own published work or statements.<ref name="YouTubeNewArab">[[The New Arab]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnwdfk00-U UK Jewish activist Em Hilton interview] ''[[YouTube]]'', accessed April 2026.</ref> Her public focus remains on ending communal support for the occupation, combating antisemitism and promoting equality and justice for Palestinians and Israelis.

==See also==
* [[Na'amod]]
* [[Diaspora Alliance]]
* [[Centre for Jewish Non-Violence]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:British Jewish activists]]
[[Category:Anti-occupation activists]]
[[Category:Na'amod]]
[[Category:Jewish writers]]
[[Category:Organisers from the United Kingdom]]

Emily Sara Hilton - Revision history

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