I believe the key Jewish value of Passover, “do not oppress others because we were enslaved,” obligates us to see the full humanity of Palestinians and acknowledge the Israeli system of oppression wielded...
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Some people can stand on the soil of Gaza and see the homes they used to occupy, in Ashkelon and other towns. They have braved life and limb for something quite simple: they...
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The practice of counting the Omer, counting down the days between the second day of Passover and the first day of the holiday of Shavuot, when we celebrate receiving the Torah, is a...
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The JVP Rabbinical Council expresses outrage at the Israeli military’s killing and maiming of Palestinian protesters along the buffer zone between Gaza and Israel....
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A confluence of events in the last weeks has reminded us yet again that antisemitism in the United States is dangerously present in this moment....
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Jewish Voice for Peace is outraged at U.S. President Trump’s announcement of the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear agreement with Iran....
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Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations....
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The ADL markets itself as a civil rights organization, but its history betrays an extensive record of anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian advocacy....
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The ADL has a long history of anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian advocacy and at a minimum has shown profound insensitivity toward Black communities....
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Today on the Israeli calendar is Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. But to Palestinians, it is known as al-Nakba, the catastrophe. Here, four Jews reflect on learning about the Nakba....
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Back in the mid-90s, three young Jewish women realized they could no longer keep silent about Israel’s occupation – and decided to do something about it. Watch their story – our story – here.
