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Over 100 faculty oppose nomination of Kenneth Marcus to head Office for Civil Rights
In the last 24 hours, over 100 faculty signed a statement through Jewish Voice for Peace opposing Trump’s nomination of Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Marcus heads the Brandeis Center for Human Rights under Law and has dedicated the past decade to defining criticism of Israel and anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism.

Israel’s ‘Greater Jerusalem Bill’: Euphemism for Annexation
This Sunday Israeli cabinet ministers will vote on the “Greater Jerusalem Bill,” a plan to redraw the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem to include settlements deep in the West Bank.

Trump’s Unconscionable New Anti-Muslim Refugee Ban May Also Include Palestinian Refugees
On Tuesday, President Trump’s administration placed new restrictions on refugees, including effectively barring refugees from 11 already highly vetted countries. Though the White House has not released the names of the countries, the list is reported to likely include Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen as well as Palestinians who have lived in those countries as refugees.

#ReturntheBirthright FAQ
Aren’t Birthright trips apolitical? What’s wrong with taking a fun, free trip to meet other Jews and connect with your heritage? Birthright is not apolitical. For starters, Birthright’s largest funders are the state of Israel…

Grassroots Advocacy Can and Must Save Diplomacy Again
Jewish Voice for Peace urges Congress to defend diplomacy, regardless of Trump’s possible decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal.

Defend Diplomacy, Save the Iran Deal
A law passed by Congress, called the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) requires that every 90 days, the president must certify to Congress that Iran is in compliance and that the deal is in the U.S. national interest. Trump has already certified the deal twice, reluctantly, but he is widely expected to decertify the deal by the October 15th deadline.

JVP welcomes ACLU challenge to unconstitutional anti-boycott legislation
Jewish Voice for Peace welcomes the challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union today against an unconstitutional law in Kansas aimed at silencing the movement for Palestinian rights.

October 2017 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council
Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.
Muslim Ban 3.0: Analysis, Information, Action
The Muslim and refugee bans are discriminatory, unconstitutional and inhumane in the same vein as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese American incarceration, and special registration after 9/11. The addition of non-Muslim majority countries, namely North Korea and Venezuela, to the ban does not negate its inherent anti-Muslim intent. It also affirms the white supremacist, exclusionary policies of the Trump administration that discriminate on the basis of faith, national origin, and immigration status.

UIUC Administrators: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
On September 24, Robert J. Jones, Chancellor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, sent a letter to the student body expressing opposition to bigotry, racism and hate at UIUC.

Muslim Ban 3.0 – Trump Can’t Get Any More Transparent Than This
Trump’s Muslim Ban is inhumane in the same vein as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese American incarceration, and special registration after 9/11.

New Muslim Ban Just as Racist and Divisive as Previous Iterations
[q_box background_color=” background_image=” border_color=’#f2f2f2′ border_width=’2′ top_padding=’0′ bottom_padding=’10’ leftright_padding=’20’] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 Contact: Naomi Dann| [email protected] | 845-377-5745 [/q_box] President Trump issued a new order yesterday putting indefinite restrictions on travel and immigration…
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