| Formation | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Website | ijv.org.uk |
Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is an organization launched on 5 February 2007 by 150 prominent British Jews including Nobel laureate Harold Pinter, historian Eric Hobsbawm, lawyer Sir Geoffrey Bindman, Lady Ellen Dahrendorf, film director Mike Leigh, and actors Stephen Fry and Zoë Wanamaker. The organization is reportedly "born out of a frustration with the widespread misconception that the Jews of this country speak with one voice—and that this voice supports the Israeli government's policies".[1] IJV stated it was founded "to represent British Jews...in response to a perceived pro-Israeli bias in existing Jewish bodies in the UK", and, according to Hobsbawn, "as a counter-balance to the uncritical support for Israeli policies by established bodies such as the Board of Deputies of British Jews".[2]
- ^ Martin Beckford, "Jewish Group Rejects Uncritical Support of Israel," The Daily Telegraph 5 February 2007, Retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ Martin Hodgson, "British Jews Break Away from 'pro-Israeli' Board of Deputies," Archived 23 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Independent 5 February 2007, Retrieved 6 February 2007.