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On the firing of tenured faculty member Maura Finkelstein by Muhlenberg College
The Academic Advisory Council (AAC) of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) condemns the firing of tenured faculty member Maura Finkelstein by Muhlenberg College’s administration and trustees for speech in support of Palestinian freedom.
Prevent regional war: arms embargo and permanent ceasefire now.
JVP denounces the recent escalations of the Israeli government, which are designed to thwart ceasefire efforts in Gaza and have once again brought the Middle East to the brink of a regional war. The Biden…
JVP Rabbinical Council Condemns the Sale of Palestinian Land at Synogogues
כׇּל מִי שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לִמְחוֹת לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ וְלֹא מִיחָה — נִתְפָּס עַל אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ. בְּאַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ — נִתְפָּס עַל אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ. בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ — נִתְפָּס עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ. Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 54b The Rabbis…
Another Israeli massacre on displaced Palestinians in Rafah
The Israeli military has just carried out a massacre in Rafah. They bombed displaced families huddled in tents, killing over 35 people with more trapped in the flaming debris. The death toll is still rising. …
Statement on Columbia University’s discriminatory and repressive treatment of Jewish students
For the past six months, the University of Columbia and Barnard College have created a climate of repression and harm for students peacefully protesting for an end of the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza….
For Release: JVP calls for Biden administration to demand a regional ceasefire.
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on the Biden administration to use the United States’s leverage to enforce calls for a regional ceasefire, including an immediate end to U.S. military funding and weapons sales to the Israeli government, amid its unfolding genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Sorrow and fury: a letter from American rabbis to President Biden.
Dear President Biden, As American rabbis, we write to you with deep sorrow and fury. Tomorrow is the UN – designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day: a time to honor the memory of the millions of…
Countdown to genocide: the year before October 7
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has always been Israeli policy. Here, we present a brief history of the past year.
Appalling: Columbia University suspends JVP and SJP student chapters
SJP and JVP student organizers around the country are facing increased silencing and intimidation campaigns.
On Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Dangerous Conflations
Right now, there’s a lot of pain and fear and grief in our interwoven communities. And as our multiracial, multi-faith movements rise in powerful solidarity with Palestinians, violent rightwing forces are going to try to…
Don’t Silence Voices for Palestinian Rights: An Open Letter to Sinai Synagogue’s Leadership
As war crimes take the lives of Palestinian and Israeli civilians, many people worldwide speak out in support of justice and peace. Especially in times of war, voices of dissent need to be heard and…
Jewish Grief Must Not Be Used as a Weapon of War
We are in mourning this week—but we cannot sit back while Israel uses our trauma as a reason to destroy Gaza.
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