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June 18, 2026
A land grab the size of NYC.
Since October 2023, Israel has illegally taken control of an additional 1,000 sq km of territory — bigger than the entirety of New York City — that stretches across Gaza, southern Lebanon, and southern Syria.
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Miami Herald: “Miami Beach commissioner funded billboards targeting activists: court filing”
“I stand with Palestinians and millions across the globe, including large numbers of Jews, who demand justice for the Palestinian people and an end to Israel’s genocide.”
Zeteo: “Antisemitism? Really? The 33 Most Absurd Examples Listed in the ADL’s New Database”
“The ADL even labels anti-Zionist Jewish groups, organizing as Jews, motivated by our Jewish traditions of justice to oppose genocide as somehow antisemitic.”
Miami Herald: “Jewish Voice for Peace sues Miami Beach, claiming free speech violations”
The Miami Herald reports on JVP-South Florida’s lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach over its repeated infringements on their right to free speech.
Mondoweiss: Could the Illinois campaign to overturn the state’s anti-BDS law become a national model?
“If we overturn this it would be a boost to other states. It’s a powerful message. This is why pro-Israel groups are afraid of this passing. It’s about more than just Illinois.”
JVP Academic Council Statement Condemning Temple University’s Treatment of Student Protestors
The JVP Academic Council strongly condemns Temple University’s treatment of students who protested Temple’s consideration of establishing monetary ties to Israel at a public session of the Board of Trustees.
New York Times: “Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue”
“This event is racist, exclusionary, and perpetuates the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. No one should enable the sale of stolen land, let alone a house of worship.”
JVP Academic Council Statement on Touro University’s Newly Formed So-Called “Antisemitism Institute”
The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace is dismayed over Touro University’s decision to establish its so-called “Antisemitism Institute.” This is clearly not a legitimate academic or scholarly institute.
The Nation: “May Day and the Reclamation of the Jewish Radical Tradition”
“Our work organizing for a free Palestine is deeply connected to hundreds of years of radical Jewish labor organizing.”
JVP Academic Council Statement on UC Berkeley’s Settlement with the Brandeis Center
The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace strongly objects to the settlement agreement signed by the University of California at Berkeley on March 19, 2026 with the Brandeis Center for Human Rights.
New York Times: “About 90 People Detained at N.Y.C. Protest Over Arms Sales to Israel”
Hundreds of people shut down the street outside Senators Schumer and Gillibrand’s offices to demand they vote to block the sale of U.S. weapons to Israel while it continues its genocide in Gaza and escalates regional war.
Democracy Now: “Scores Arrested at Jewish-Led Protest Demanding New York Senators Vote Against Arms to Israel”
“Our senators need to listen to their constituents. Three hundred New Yorkers are here to say, ‘Stop arming Israel.'”
AP: “Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel”
Hundreds of people shut down the street outside Senators Schumer and Gillibrand’s offices to demand they vote to block the sale of U.S. weapons to Israel while it continues its genocide in Gaza and escalates regional war.
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