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[[Avi Lehrer]] is the founder of the pro-Israel advocacy organisation the [[British Israel Group]] (BIG).<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> Lehrer was born in London in 1947 but emigrated to Israel in 1997.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> He studied law at London University and is now a member of the Israel Bar.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> According to his homepage he was active in radical politics whilst a student.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> In 1967 he went to Israel 'to volunteer' (it is unclear in what capacity).<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> From 1965 onwards he was a committee member of the Universities Committee for Soviet Jewry.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> Lehrer co-directed and co-produced a documentary on the state of the Yiddish language in Israel.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> He paints and maintains a website displaying his artworks.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> | [[Avi Lehrer]] is the founder of the pro-Israel advocacy organisation the [[British Israel Group]] (BIG).<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> Lehrer was born in London in 1947 but emigrated to Israel in 1997.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> He studied law at London University and is now a member of the Israel Bar.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> According to his homepage he was active in radical politics whilst a student.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> In 1967 he went to Israel 'to volunteer' (it is unclear in what capacity).<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> From 1965 onwards he was a committee member of the Universities Committee for Soviet Jewry.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> Lehrer co-directed and co-produced a documentary on the state of the Yiddish language in Israel.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> He paints and maintains a website displaying his artworks.<ref name ="Avi Lehrer homepage">Avi Lehrer Fine Art Website [http://avi-lehrer.artistwebsites.com/ Avi Lehrer Fine Art]. Accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> | ||
| + | In a letter to ''The Independent'' published in July 2014 Lehrer criticised Robert Fisk's description of Israel having been founded on the dispossession of Arab land.<ref name ="Letters">Avi Lehrer, 'Letters: Don’t be too impressed by the new Caliph', ''The Independent'', 2 July 2014, accessed 2 June 2015.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 2 June 2015
Avi Lehrer is the founder of the pro-Israel advocacy organisation the British Israel Group (BIG).[1] Lehrer was born in London in 1947 but emigrated to Israel in 1997.[1] He studied law at London University and is now a member of the Israel Bar.[1] According to his homepage he was active in radical politics whilst a student.[1] In 1967 he went to Israel 'to volunteer' (it is unclear in what capacity).[1] From 1965 onwards he was a committee member of the Universities Committee for Soviet Jewry.[1] Lehrer co-directed and co-produced a documentary on the state of the Yiddish language in Israel.[1] He paints and maintains a website displaying his artworks.[1]
In a letter to The Independent published in July 2014 Lehrer criticised Robert Fisk's description of Israel having been founded on the dispossession of Arab land.[2]
Affiliations
- British Israel Group - Founder
- Universities Committee for Soviet Jewry - Committee Member
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - Listed as author
