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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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3 Ways to Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers
In April of 2017, over 1000 Palestinian prisoners launched the largest collective hunger strike in years.
Netanyahu Can End the Hunger Strike
The Palestinian prison hunger strike has gone on for over 30 days, but Palestinians have waited far too long for their freedom. We stand in awe of the strength of the hunger strikers and the resilience of so many working for justice and equality in the region.
We call upon our Jewish communities and partners to petition Netanyahu to let him know that any death from hunger strike is utterly preventable and his responsibility.
Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine Respond to Islamophobic Personal Attacks
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) strongly condemn flyers targeting our organizations and specifically Hatem Bazian and Rebecca Vilkomerson personally. We are particularly concerned that the distribution of these flyers…
JVP Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson Speaks with Aarab Marwan Barghouthi
JVP’s Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson talks with Aarab Marwan Barghouthi about his father — Marwan Barghouthi, leader of the Palestinian hunger strike — the humanitarian demands of the strike and more.
JVP: Israel’s New Jewish “Nation-State” Bill would enshrine apartheid
This legislation advances the process of cementing Israeli apartheid: a system of separate and unequal treatment under the law. This new bill legalizes segregation, demotes the status of Arabic as a national language, and reserves the right to self-determination for Jews only.
Islamophobe Daniel Pipes to promote potential war crimes on Capitol Hill
This blog from our friend Lindsay Schubiner at the Center for New Communities is already a week old – but still worth a read. Because sadly, the influence of professional Islamophobes like Daniel Pipes is…
JVP-NYC Stands with Linda Sarsour
JVP-NYC lauds the CUNY School of Public Health for their decision to honor Ms. Sarsour, and will continue to fully support our esteemed Muslim allies in the struggle for a better and more just world.
JVP to Congress: Boycott Launch of Hate-backed “Congressional Israel Victory Caucus”
Organized by the Middle East Forum, the new caucus puts forward a racist and anti-Muslim vision for the region that denies Palestinians basic rights to dignity and equality
JVP-Health Advisory Council Statement of Concern About Conditions for Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike
The following is a statement from the JVP Health Advisory Council, a network of JVP members who work in health, including physicians, nurses, mental health workers, social workers, public health workers, allied health professionals, complementary health…
Saluting the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
This week, over 1000 Palestinian prisoners launched the largest collective hunger strike in years, on the occasion of marking 50 years of military occupation & nearly 70 years of Israel’s displacement & imprisonment of Palestinians
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