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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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7 activists arrested in NY, hundreds take action in 15 cities to protest ADL’s role in U.S.-Israel Deadly Exchange programs
“Ain’t gonna study war no more.”
BREAKING: Hundreds of JVP activists across U.S. demonstrating against ADL’s role in U.S.-Israel Deadly Exchange programs
“We want to end Israel’s human rights abuses, not hold them up as a model.”
Open Letter to the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU
An open letter from New York University Jewish Voice for Peace, in which they ask other NYU clubs to pledge to not go on the Bronfman Center’s “Israel Experience” trip. To the Bronfman Center for…
Not A Conflict: Against Antisemitism; Working for Justice in Israel/Palestine
A JVP online conference live on Facebook on November 13th at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm ET.
Mikveh: Transformational Water Ritual
We are now in Cheshvan, the Jewish month where the rain begins to fall. It is the time when the flood happened, a time known for destruction and rebirth and renewal. As we move through…
November 2017 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council
Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.
Free Issa Amro Campaign Updates
UPDATE: October 27, 2017: Issa Amro is facing new trial dates starting Oct. 29th and Nov. 5th. We’ll be updating here as new information becomes available. Palestinian Activist Finds Support From Bernie Sanders and Other…
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.
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