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October 16, 2023
All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
Israeli officials are openly planning to open “the gates of hell” on Gaza.
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Junket taking local police to train with Israeli military embroiled in local controversies across New England
The Vermont State Police and the Northampton, MA Police Chief were withdrawn from junket to Israel where they would train with Israeli military, police and secret service
December 2018 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council
Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.
BREAKING: Airbnb Commits to Removing Rentals in Illegal Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
We urge a return to ceasefire negotiations, and call for the end to Israel’s illegal 11-year siege on Gaza, which has polluted 97% of the drinking water and decimated Gaza’s economy. We offer our support and solidarity to the popular grassroots Great March of Return protests in Gaza, which we believe offer the greatest hope for peace, dignity and justice for all peoples in Palestine and Israel.
JVP deeply alarmed by Israel’s violent escalation in Gaza
We urge a return to ceasefire negotiations, and call for the end to Israel’s illegal 11-year siege on Gaza, which has polluted 97% of the drinking water and decimated Gaza’s economy. We offer our support and solidarity to the popular grassroots Great March of Return protests in Gaza, which we believe offer the greatest hope for peace, dignity and justice for all peoples in Palestine and Israel.
JVP Rabbinical Council Supports Students for Justice in Palestine
We write to express our strong support for the young people organizing the upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine conference at UCLA. We applaud these students for organizing this conference because we believe strongly in students engaging in their world and working for justice, which includes justice for Palestinians. Students for Justice in Palestine has not only been an important space for students to speak up for the rights of Palestinians, it has also been a crucial space for students to learn about antisemitism.
November 2018 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council
Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.
In Response to Pittsburgh, We Must Come Together as One
We stand as one with the communities who have come together to fight back and reclaim our unity, our lives, and our humanity every time. We stand together.
Together we heal, united we fight
Now is not the time to surrender to despair. Now is the time to grieve, to mourn, to heal. Now is the time to find strength in solidarity, between neighbors and across communities. This week reminds us in the most painful way: We cannot fight antisemitism without fighting racism, without fighting anti-refugee vitriol, without fighting anti-Black acts of hate.
Canary Mission: JVP Statement and Resource Guide
With the majority of Canary Mission’s donors remaining anonymous, all Jewish institutions should immediately confirm they will cease any funding to the cyber-bullying blacklist. Moreover, it is not enough to pledge to abstain from funding Canary Mission in the future. Indeed, the JCF should issue a public apology, and clarify the steps it will take towards restitution and repair.
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