JVP Media Coverage in Review: October 2023-2024

• Over 68,400 English-language media hits for “Jewish Voice for Peace” were printed (compared to approximately 2,500 the previous year).  

• 150 articles appeared in the New York Times that mentioned or featured Jewish Voice for Peace. In addition, Jewish Voice for Peace was featured 49 times in the Washington Post, 84 times in the Guardian, and 61 times in the Los Angeles Times. 

• Many articles describing JVP’s largest demonstrations were shared thousands of times, including:
  • the Washington Post article describing the first rotunda action in Capitol Hill (2,300 shares)
  • the New York Times article describing JVP’s takeover of Grand Central Station (1,700 shares)
  • JVP Director of Organizing Strategy Elena Stein’s opinion piece in the Guardian on JVP’s Wall Street protest (1,900 shares)

Some articles in progressive media outlets were also shared widely, including:

• “The Jewish Justice Movement is Being Reborn” in the Nation by Dave Zirin (1,000 shares)
• “I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now” in Truthout, by Tal Frieden (1,100 shares) 
• “As a Rabbi, Taking Direct Action Against Genocide Is Part of My Sacred Practice” in Truthout, by Rabbi Linda Holtzman (1,800 shares) 

Beth Miller’s interview with Democracy Now! alongside JVP member Noa Grayevsky, about JVP’s second mass action in Capitol Hill, was shared over 1,000 times; and Elena Stein’s interview with Democracy Now! About JVP’s Wall Street protest was shared upwards of 1,900 times. 

Opinion Pieces

The Nation: Jewish Grief Must Not Be Used as a Weapon of War

Boston Review:  A Jewish Plea: Stand Up to Israel’s Act of Genocide

CNN: Biden told me that a pause in the fighting will save lives in Gaza. Here’s why he’s wrong

Yes! Magazine: A Jewish American Says “Not in My Name!”

Truthout: I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now

TIME Magazine: Hanukkah and the Miracle of Resistance

Hey Alma: Why We, 18 Elder Jewish Women, Chained Ourselves to the White House

In These Times: ICJ Ruling on Israel Crimes “Poses the Greatest Political Dilemma for the Biden Presidency”

Chicago Tribune: Brant Rosen: Passage of the cease-fire resolution was a proud moment for Chicago

The Nation: The Biden Administration Joins Israel’s War on UNRWA

Teen Vogue: Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Is How I’m Honoring My Dad, a Holocaust Survivor

TIME Magazine: Why I’ll Be Observing Passover Differently This Year 

The Nation: We Tried to Bring Food Into Gaza—but Israel Blocked and Arrested Us

The Guardian: ‘It’s not antisemitic to criticize Israel’

In These Times: Biden’s Bloody-Red Line in Rafah

Yes! Magazine: Lessons from Pitzer’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment 

Autostraddle: We Spoke Up For Palestine and Got Kicked Out of the White House Pride Party

Portland Press Herald: Portland moves to the rhythm of justice

Truthout: As a Rabbi, Taking Direct Action Against Genocide is Part of my Sacred Practice

San Francisco Chronicle: As a Bay Area Jew, I’ve shared the pain and horror with both sides since Oct. 7

TIME Magazine: I Run Jewish Voice for Peace. These Are My Reflections on a Year of Unthinkable Horror

The Guardian: Jews Shut Down the New York Stock Exchange in Protest of Israel. Here’s Why 

Live Interviews

Joy Reid on MSNBC: Jewish Voice for Peace leader to Biden, lawmakers: ‘Tell Israel to implement cease-fire right now’

Al Jazeera: What a new era of support for the Palestinian cause looks like 

NPR: Some Jewish American peace activists pay a personal price for backing cease-fire

CNN The Morning: Jessica Rosenberg This rabbi says the ‘fundamental threat’ in Israel is not Hamas

Democracy Now!: Palestinian Student Shot in VT & Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivor Join Haverford Sit-In for Gaza

Democracy Now!: “The IDF Should Not Exist”: Meet Meital Yaniv, Former Israeli Soldier Turned Anti-Zionist Organizer

Democracy Now!: Antisemitism vs. anti-Zionism: Jewish students are at the forefront of Palestine protests

Fox News: Jewish UCLA student joins anti-Israel protests: ‘Justice, equality and dignity for all’

NBC: Student protester at Columbia says ‘we are not finished’

Al Jazeera: Jewish activists arrested during Gaza war protest in US Congress building

Democracy Now!: Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress, 400 Arrested

KCRW: Jewish UCLA student on supporting Palestine, reexamining his faith

Democracy Now!: “Stop Profiting Off Genocide”: 200 Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Protest at NY Stock Exchange

Major Articles

Washington Post: 300 arrested as Jewish protesters in D.C. demand Israel-Gaza cease-fire

The Nation: The Jewish Justice Movement Is Being Reborn

The New York Times: ‘Let Gaza Live’: Calls for Cease-Fire Fill Grand Central Terminal

The New York Times: The Statue of Liberty Is the Setting for an Israel-Hamas War Protest

Philly Inquirer: Protesters detained at 30th Street Station as they demand a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war

SF Chronicle: Feds arrest protesters who occupied Oakland federal building to demand Gaza cease-fire

Chicago Tribune: Jewish protesters block Israeli consulate office at Ogilvie station demanding cease-fire in Gaza

LA Times: Jewish activists rallying for Gaza cease-fire shut down Hollywood intersection

Seattle Times: Protesters block Space Needle, demanding cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war

The New York Times: Pro-Cease-fire Activists Shut Down Manhattan Bridge for Hours

New York Magazine: Not in Their Name Jewish Voice for Peace doesn’t just oppose the war; it challenges the link between Jewish identity and support for Israel.

The New York Times: Jewish American Families Confront a Generational Divide Over Israel

Teen Vogue: How Anti-Zionist American Jews Are Organizing For a Ceasefire in Gaza

Common Dreams: Chained to White House Fence, Jewish Elders Chant ‘Cease-Fire Not Genocide’

Reuters: US Jewish group protests in eight cities for Gaza ceasefire

The New York Times: At Hanukkah Rally in New York, Prayers, Candles and Calls for Cease-Fire

The Los Angeles Times: California Assembly shut down by protest calling for Israeli cease-fire

New Lines Magazine: Jewish Activists Mobilizing Against War Are Finding a New Community

The Guardian: ‘Everyone and their bubbie is here’: a lively Jewish Sabbath at a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn

AP: Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

The New York Times: N.Y.C. Protest Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire Targets Pro-Israel Senators

Hyperallergic: Jewish Voice for Peace Channels Young Lords in “Dump AIPAC” March

NBC: Actor Hunter Schafer among protesters arrested at 30 Rock during Biden’s ‘Late Night’ taping

Teen Vogue: Hunter Schafer Among 51 Arrested Protesting Biden’s Seth Meyers Appearance at 30 Rock

The New York Times: A Night Different From Others as Campus Protests Break for Seder

The New York Times: At Brooklyn Seder Protest, Jewish New Yorkers Target Schumer Over Aid

Rolling Stone: Gaza Protesters Block Roads in Washington as Biden Delivers State of the Union

Teen Vogue: Jewish Students Are Bringing Their Faith to University Pro-Palestine Protests

NPR: About 200 people protesting Gaza war arrested in congressional building, police say

Washington Post: About 200 arrested in Cannon Rotunda for protesting Gaza war

AP: Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Washington Post: A rabbi protested the war in Gaza. Her activism came at a high price.

In These Times: U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists

The Guardian: ‘I am part of a community trying to create a Judaism beyond Zionism’

KAWL: Anti-Zionist Jewish groups hold public ‘Tashlich’ in SF

The Guardian: Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters outside of New York Stock Exchange

Teen Vogue: Jewish Protesters Target Wall Street As Israeli Strikes Hit Hospitals In Gaza

Chicago Tribune: Northwestern removes hut honoring Jewish holiday, cites policy; Jewish student group calls action antisemitic

Truthout: Jewish Students Mark Sukkot Holiday With Calls to End Israel’s Genocide in Gaza