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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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#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| media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 [/q_box] President Trump issued a new order yesterday putting indefinite restrictions on travel and immigration…
Opposing Trump and Netanyahu’s Shared Agenda
September 19, 2017–Following speeches by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly, Jewish Voice for Peace issues the following statement from Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson: “Echoing…
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