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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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Israeli Ministry’s Attack on JVP a sign of the movement for Palestinian rights’ growing power
Ahead of the largest ever gathering of Jewish Voice for Peace members, the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs issued a statement attacking JVP.
We stand with Omar Barghouti against the silencing of dissent
Omar Barghouti is a prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the BDS movement. The BDS movement originated in a call from a coalition of Palestinian civil society organizations for the world to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel until Palestinians have freedom and equal rights. We are honored to work with Omar, a compassionate & strategic visionary leader for justice.
Rasmea Odeh won’t face fair trial in U.S. court
Rasmea is leaving the US court system, weighed down by the ever-present shadow of Israeli military regime which has already punished and tortured her. When a leader like Rasmea Odeh, who fights for justice, chooses to leave a fight, she knows the game is rigged.
Meditation Retreat: Cultivating Compassion In Our Hearts and In Action
We are proud that we are showing up boldly and powerfully in this moment in the streets, with allies across movements, in congress, for Palestine, for our country, and for each other.
Unprecedented opposition as Senate votes to approve David Friedman as Ambassador to Israel
We applaud those senators who voted against President Trump’s appointment of David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The unprecedented opposition to Friedman is a sign of both his unfitness for the office and of growing opposition to settlements and Israeli policies that deny Palestinians full equal rights.
JVP–Chicago to Jewish United Fund: “Defund Islamophobia”
Jewish Voice for Peace–Chicago calls on Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) to cut ties with anti-Muslim groups. New report reveals over $700K in donations from JUF to Islamophobia network groups from 2011-2014
Hillel’s Standards of Partnership are Divisive and Wrong: A Joint Statement by the JVP Student Network and the JVP Academic Council
Ohio State University’s Hillel has expelled B’nai Keshet, the only Jewish LGBTQ student group, because they participated in a fundraiser for LGBTQ refugees. The reason? The fundraiser was co-sponsored by the campus chapter of Jewish…
JVP’s Network Against Islamophobia: New “Electronics Ban” designed to foment fear & Islamophobia
The Trump administration’s new “electronics ban” on flights from ten international airports in predominantly Muslim countries is designed to foment fear, dehumanize Muslim communities, and consolidate the administration’s power by playing to its Islamophobic, xenophobic base.
Mishloach Manot: Sending of Portions
Guest Post by JVP – LA chapter member, Socket Klatzer Since last year I have been working with Ilana Lerman and the JVP Rabbinical Council on helping to create political actions that are based in…
Statement following SFRC vote on David Friedman: Opposition shows support for equal rights
Jewish Voice for Peace issues the following statement following the Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote (12 to 9 with near united Democratic opposition) to approve President Trump’s nomination of David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel:
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