Aswe approach the first anniversary of the International Jewish Anti-ZionistNetwork (IJAN), we remember the anniversary of Sabra and Shatila and over 61years of Palestinian struggle against ethnic cleansing. We are reminded that the latest siege andblockade of Gaza is part ofthis ongoing colonization of Palestine.Through our actions over this anniversary we intend to honor the secondintifada, which reignited the international solidarity movement from which ournetwork emerged.

Theanniversary also falls during the Jewish High Holidays. For some of us, RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur are a time for reflection and atonement for theindividual and collective injustices we have committed or that happen in ourname. Through taking collective responsibility we seek greater justice not onlyin Palestine,but throughout the world as well.

The IJAN Campus Network has published an "Open Letterto Members of University Communities around the World."  Those signing the petition are pledging theirsupport for campus Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaigns and defense ofstudents and academics who come under threat for criticizing the Israeli statein their academic work. We encourage all Jewish students participating in thestruggle against Israeli occupation and oppression to sign the petition, joiningin the growing movement of Jewish anti-Zionist activists dedicated to defendingthe struggle for a free Palestine.