Simone Rimmon Zimmerman
Simone Rimmon Zimmerman (born November 30, 1990)[1] is a Jewish American activist who is opposed to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. She is the founder of the lobby group IfNotNow[2][3][4].
Simone Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1990 |
| Education | BA in Middle Eastern Studies |
| Alma mater | University of California |
| Occupation | anti-occupation activist |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Movement | IfNotNow |
Zimmerman was the Jewish outreach coordinator for Bernie Sanders for 30 hours[5][6][7]. She was terminated due to her use of inflammatory language on social media, and drew additional criticism for editing her messages after their discovery[8].
Zimmerman was featured in the documentary Israelism[9][10].
Zimmerman studied at the University of California, Berkeley[11][12][13]. When she arrived at the university in 2009, she was involved with the pro-Israel advocacy group, American Israel Public Affairs Committee and was later the national president of the anti- occupation group, the J Street U before co-founding IfNotNow. As of July 2019, Zimmerman was the Director of B'Tselem USA[14].
References
[edit]- ^ "Simone Rimmon Zimmerman, Born 11/30/1990 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/meet-simone-zimmerman/
- ^ "IfNotNow Founder Detained for Hours at Israeli Border". 6 August 2018.
- ^ ""Israelism" Examines American Jews' Growing Rejection of Israel's Occupation". Democracy Now!.
- ^ "Simone Zimmerman Breaks Silence on Bernie Sanders, the Democrats — and Israel". 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Meet the outspoken critic of Israel who is Bernie Sanders' new Jewish outreach director". 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Sanders Campaign Suspends Controversial Jewish Outreach Coordinator". 15 April 2016.
- ^ Horowitz, Jason (14 April 2016). "Bernie Sanders Campaign Suspends Jewish Outreach Coordinator for Vulgar Remarks About Netanyahu". First Draft. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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- ^ ""Israelism" Examines American Jews' Growing Rejection of Israel's Occupation". Democracy Now!.
- ^ "Simone Zimmerman: Pro-Israel enthusiast turned anti-Israel radical". 27 April 2016.
- ^ "What Simone Zimmerman represents about millennial Jewry". 19 April 2016.
- ^ "American Jewish Peace Archive: Simone Zimmerman".
- ^ Simone Zimmerman: pro-Israel enthusiast turned anti-Israel radical, last updated 17 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2025