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'''The Big Tent for Israel''' was a two day conference held in Manchester, UK, in November 2011, organized in response to a report by the [[Reut Institute]] which identified the UK, especially London, as a hub for activities which 'delegitimize' Israel. | '''The Big Tent for Israel''' was a two day conference held in Manchester, UK, in November 2011, organized in response to a report by the [[Reut Institute]] which identified the UK, especially London, as a hub for activities which 'delegitimize' Israel. | ||
| − | The event explicitly sought to counter the perceived delegitimization phenomenon. Organizer Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag wrote in the programme | + | The event explicitly sought to counter the perceived delegitimization phenomenon. Organizer Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag wrote in the programme |
| − | + | :“We need to fight a war to defend Israel against delegitimisation. We have to raise an army and we have to join that army.”<ref>[http://www.scribd.com/doc/85197858/Big-Tent-For-Israel-Programme BTFI Programme,] Scribd, accessed Jun 2 2012</ref>: | |
Speakers included [[Eran Shayson]] one of the authors of the [[Reut Institute]]'s report 'The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study'<ref>[http://www.reut-institute.org/data/uploads/PDFver/20101219%20London%20Case%20Study.pdf The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study], Reut Institute, accessed 29 May 2012.</ref> and, amongst others, the following: | Speakers included [[Eran Shayson]] one of the authors of the [[Reut Institute]]'s report 'The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study'<ref>[http://www.reut-institute.org/data/uploads/PDFver/20101219%20London%20Case%20Study.pdf The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study], Reut Institute, accessed 29 May 2012.</ref> and, amongst others, the following: | ||
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A sister event called the Mini Big Tent For Israel was held in London on November 9 2011.<ref>[http://londonbds.org/2011/11/13/a-tentful-of-hasbara/ A Tentful of Hasbara,] London BDS, accessed June 2 2012</ref> | A sister event called the Mini Big Tent For Israel was held in London on November 9 2011.<ref>[http://londonbds.org/2011/11/13/a-tentful-of-hasbara/ A Tentful of Hasbara,] London BDS, accessed June 2 2012</ref> | ||
| − | In a blogpost [[Eran Shayshon]] described the event as part of "the emergence of the pro-Israel network" and also mentions a May 2011 conference [[We Believe In Israel]] organised by [[BICOM]] in this context.<ref>[http://reut-blog.org/2011/11/24/towards-the-manchester-big-tent-for-israel-conference/ Towards the Big Tent for Israel,] Reut Blog, accessed June 2 2012</ref> | + | In a blogpost [[Eran Shayshon]] described the event as part of "the emergence of the pro-Israel network" and also mentions a May 2011 conference [[We Believe In Israel]] organised by [[BICOM]] in this context.<ref>[http://reut-blog.org/2011/11/24/towards-the-manchester-big-tent-for-israel-conference/ Towards the Big Tent for Israel,] Reut Blog, accessed June 2 2012</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:34, 2 June 2012
The Big Tent for Israel was a two day conference held in Manchester, UK, in November 2011, organized in response to a report by the Reut Institute which identified the UK, especially London, as a hub for activities which 'delegitimize' Israel.
The event explicitly sought to counter the perceived delegitimization phenomenon. Organizer Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag wrote in the programme
- “We need to fight a war to defend Israel against delegitimisation. We have to raise an army and we have to join that army.”[1]:
Speakers included Eran Shayson one of the authors of the Reut Institute's report 'The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study'[2] and, amongst others, the following:
- Daniel Taub
- Alan Mendoza
- Douglas Murray]]
- Eric Moonman
- Harvey Rose
- Ivan Lewis MP
- Jon Benjamin
- Jonathan Hoffman
- Lorna Fitzsimons
- Louise Ellman MP
- Stuart Polak[3]
A sister event called the Mini Big Tent For Israel was held in London on November 9 2011.[4]
In a blogpost Eran Shayshon described the event as part of "the emergence of the pro-Israel network" and also mentions a May 2011 conference We Believe In Israel organised by BICOM in this context.[5]
Notes
- ↑ BTFI Programme, Scribd, accessed Jun 2 2012
- ↑ The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: London as a Case Study, Reut Institute, accessed 29 May 2012.
- ↑ BTFI Programme, Scribd, accessed Jun 2 2012
- ↑ A Tentful of Hasbara, London BDS, accessed June 2 2012
- ↑ Towards the Big Tent for Israel, Reut Blog, accessed June 2 2012
