Dvir Aviam Ezra

Adv. Dvir Aviam-Ezra is the current Chief Editor (Senior) of The New Federalist. Originally from Israel, he is a former policy officer of JEF Belgium and its delegate to the Federal Committee of JEF Europe. He was active in various peace organisations and wrote opinion pieces for Politico, Der Taggespiegel, The Guardian, and The Forward. He is chiefly writing on international law and trade, memorial cultures, human rights and the global fight for democracy.

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This author's articles (18)

In Favor of JEF Europe’s resolution on Israel and Palestine

This article was prepared as part of the participation project of TNF in the activities of JEF Europe’s Political Commissions As an Israeli-Dutch citizen, I moved back to Europe (Germany) from Tel Aviv on October 3, 2023, for a PhD program. On October 7, I woke up on 8 am for vague report on (…)

Sunday 21 April 2024

Third Day - JEF Europe Federal Committee in Tartu, Estonia

After a busy social program and further informal discussions between the members and observers of the Federal Committee, the third and last day of this statutory event began in Tartu’s iconic science center. The program began with a speech by the President of JEF Europe, Christelle Savall, (…)

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Second DAY - JEF EUROPE FEDERAL COMMITTEE IN TARTU, ESTONIA

On the second day of the Spring Federal Committee in Tartu, the New Federalist reports from a long day full of various events. Although many detailed discussions were held from morning up until evening, we bring to you an abbreviated summary of the day. Yesterday, JEF Europe strongly outlined (…)

Sunday 14 April 2024

First Day - JEF Europe Federal Committee in Tartu, Estonia

On the first day of the Federal Committee of JEF Europe in Tartu, Estonia, TNF was there to report from the field, bringing you some main points from the discussions and speeches Opening speech Xesc Mainzer, Vice President of JEF Europe “The current mandate has peace as a priority." “We are (…)

Friday 12 April 2024

Democracy Under Pressure in Germany: Fighting AFD’s Populism

This text is written and published as part of the Democracy Under Pressure Campaign of JEF Europe Since World War 2, the Federal Republic of Germany has been a success story for liberal democracy, from a destroyed shadow to an independent country, economic powerhouse, and one of the leaders of (…)

Sunday 24 March 2024

Exclusive Interview with Christelle Savall, the new President of JEF Europe

Step into the spotlight with TNF for our exclusive interview with the new leader of JEF Europe, President Christelle Savall. Fresh from her election at the European Congress in Madrid, we’re getting personal and digging into the nitty-gritty of activism, JEF’s game plan, top priorities, and (…)

Friday 19 January 2024

The worst-case scenario for the European elections, and how can we prevent it?

The upcoming 2024 European elections are seen as an opportunity to move on European integration, social development, and the green transition, but are we really on the right track to achieve them? Many of us have read famous dystopian novels such as “1984”, “Brave New World”, “Fahrenheit 451”, (…)

Friday 5 January 2024

Das Worst-Case-Szenario für die Europawahlen - und wie wir es verhindern können

Die bevorstehenden Europawahlen im Juni 2024 können als Chance gesehen werden, eine stärkere europäische Zusammenarbeit, eine soziale Entwicklung und die grüne Transformation voranzutreiben. Aber sind wir auf dem richtigen Weg, diese Ziele zu erreichen?

Friday 5 January 2024

Volkstrauertag 2023 – Towards a pan European memory culture

In 2020, while staying in Germany during the covid-19 Pandemic, I received an interesting proposition, an invitation to speak in the German National Memorial Day (Volkstrauertag) ceremony in Berlin. This invitation, which lead to me getting to know the German war graves commission (Volksbund), (…)

Sunday 3 December 2023

Israeli Democracy is Under Existential Pressure

TNF supports JEF-Europe’s campaign #DemocracyUnderPressure that this year will take place from the 18th to the 25th of March. Israel may be a Middle Eastern country, but around 50 percent of its population is of European descent, mainly Jewish people who escaped prosecution in Europe. (…)

Monday 20 March 2023

JEF Belgium: How can European defence be improved?

In recent years, Europe has struggled with protecting itself and dealing with new security challenges. In this short paper, we will attempt to provide some initial ideas for improving European defence. In order for an effective common EU defence, stronger and permanent pan-European structures (…)

Tuesday 4 October 2022

From Berlin to the Western Balkans – the JEF experience in the International Berlin Seminar

From Thursday, 12.5.2022, to Sunday, 15.5.2022, the International Belin Seminar by JEF Germany took place. A flagship project, it has brought together more than 40 activists and JEFers aged 18-26 to discuss European issues with a special focus on the Western Balkans integration into Europe The (…)

Sunday 5 June 2022
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