Diaspora Alliance

Diaspora Alliance (DA) is an international organisation dedicated to confronting two intertwined and interrelated threats to the health and viability of democracy worldwide: antisemitism and its political misuse.

In the increasingly high-stakes battle between nationalism and democracy, Jewish identity, histories, and present-day fears are being used to justify and advance deeply inhumane, unjust, and racist political agendas and policies—most notably in the targeting of Palestinians by the Israeli government and its supporters, but also in the targeting of migrants, Muslims, communities of color, LGBTQ+ people, and Jews themselves worldwide.

Diaspora Alliance challenges these cynical, harmful politics that hold little regard for actual Jews or the security of Jewish communities. Working across Europe, the U.S., at the UN, and increasingly in Latin America and elsewhere in the southern hemisphere, we reject existing approaches to fighting antisemitism that not only fail to be effective in stemming the spread of antisemitism and racist ideology or incidents, but also have become a cover for right-wing movements. We offer pathways for tackling antisemitism alongside racialized ideologies, oppression, and violence.

In fighting antisemitism and instrumentalized accusations of antisemitism, we join many millions around the world seeking a multiracial and pluralistic future for all peoples in the face of increasing fascism and authoritarianism. We do so in coalition with other diasporic and minority communities who share our values and face overlapping threats. Our mission and vision—our slice of the work—is specific and precise; our values universalist and humanist.