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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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JVP Student Network Letter to Claremont Presidents’
Dear Presidents Octoby, Schult, Marcus-Newhall, Chodosh, Klawe, Poon, and Schuster, We are writing to express our concern over recent attacks on freedom of speech at Claremont Colleges, after members of Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine…
Statement from the JVP Rabbinical Council Supporting Public Discourse in the U.S. About BDS
As rabbis, we affirm the inherent human dignity of Israelis and Palestinians. The Palestinian call for solidarity and justice, through the nonviolent tactics of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, or BDS, gives us hope. Almost 70…
What shall we do with Haman?
The power to change narratives and evoke new strategies for resisting violence is in our sacred play book, along with the recipe for chocolate chip hamentaschen.
Solidarity Statement in Support of Professor Bill Mullen
We, the undersigned, are deeply disturbed by the attempts to smear those advocating for Palestinians’ rights to racial equality and freedom from occupation with false charges of anti-Semitism. Professor Bill Mullen of Purdue University was recently the…
Trump’s Islamophobic rhetoric goes hand in hand with AIPAC’s agenda
AIPAC has peddled in Islamophobic and racist tropes against Palestinians, Muslims and Arabs for decades as part of their work in securing unquestioning US support for Israel.
Occupation-Free Portland celebrates recommendation to put Caterpillar on Do-Not-Buy list
Portland’s Socially Responsible Investments Committee (SRIC) voted – 4 in favor, 2 opposed – at its March 17th meeting to recommend that City funds should not be invested in Caterpillar, citing concern that Caterpillar Corporation violates a number of the City’s socially responsible investment criteria.
Anti-BDS legislation: A Video with JVP executive director Rebecca Vilkomerson
JVP’s Executive Director provides an overview of the current U.S. legislation attempting to suppress the grassroots movement for Palestinian Human Rights.
UC Regents Statement on Intolerance Misses the Mark
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 March 15, 2016–The draft statement of principles on intolerance released by the University of California Regents working group fails in its stated goals to provide…
U.S. Human Rights Groups Welcome Announcement by G4S Regarding Sale of Israeli Subsidiary
Palestinian rights advocates are welcoming the decision by G4S to sell its Israeli subsidiary following campaigns that have cost the company millions.
Branding the Perfect Country: How to make an apartheid state look progressive
[Update, 3/15: Check out the action Storify!] Every year, 400,000 people attend South by Southwest (SXSW) — an international music, film, and interactive media festival which President Obama is headlining. This year, the crowds will…
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