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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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New Federal Bill Seeks to Quell Criticism of Israeli Policy
Jewish Voice for Peace strongly opposes the latest legislative effort to discourage the growing movement for justice and equality for Palestinians. The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 (S. 2531/H.R. 4514), introduced February 10, 2016, aims to encourage and authorize legislation at the state level to divest state funds from companies that boycott Israel.
‘Barbarism by an educated and cultured people’ — Dawayima massacre was worse than Deir Yassin
“‘There was no battle and no resistance (and no Egyptians). The first conquerors killed from eighty to a hundred Arabs [including] women and children. The children were killed by smashing of their skulls with sticks….
New bill would align U.S. policy with the pro-settlement Israeli right
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate threatens to reverse longstanding US policy towards U.S. settlements, undermining possibilities for peace in the region.
All The News We Didn’t Print
Ten thousand copies of a special supplement of The New York Times focused on Israel and Palestine were distributed across NYC yesterday, while thousands of on-line versions made their way across the internet. The special supplement, which was a parody, includes such articles as “Congress to Debate US Aid to Israel” and “In the Footsteps of Mandela and King: A Non-Violent Movement Gains Ground Ten Years On,” as well as an editorial, “Our New Editorial Policy: Rethinking Israel-Palestine.”
Solidarity with UAW Local 2865
In December 2014, rank-and-file members of Local 2865 of the United Auto Workers voted to support boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) of Israel. With their vote, they honored the call of Palestinian civil society, and joined millions of people the world over who are taking non-violent action to protest Israel’s human rights abuses.
Past Tense Continuous
In the words of artist Dima Hourani: “Three Palestinian refugee families, with different ages, regions, and fears, carrying their basic and personal belongings along with them in an old truck, through a continuous journey that…
Don’t Pinkwash Apartheid: A Tochecha for the National LGBTQ Task Force
Pinkwashing is an integral part of Israel’s ‘Brand Israel’ public relations strategy, which appeals to racist and colonial notions of Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims as backwards and intolerant in contrast to the supposedly enlightened Western liberalism of Israel. A simplified notion of ‘gay rights’ has become one of the most effective ways to mark that Western identity, and is used by organizations like A Wider Bridge to build support for the Israeli state, and replace an ongoing history of apartheid, occupation, and settler-colonialism with a feel-good story of liberal tolerance.
New Life is Rising: A New Prayer for Tu B’shvat
New life is returning. Sprouting through cracks in the concrete, blooming out of villages long buried and homes demolished.
Trees as Weapon, Trees as Life
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) is offering a special deal for Tu B’Shevat on its website: “Help celebrate TuBishvat by planting a tree in Israel…and you will be automatically entered to win a trip!” Meanwhile, since 1967, over 800,000 Palestinian olive trees have been destroyed by the state of Israel.
JVP Welcomes HRW Report: Businesses and States are Obligated to End Complicity with International Law Violations in Illegal Israeli Settlements
January 19, 2016 – Following an investigation into businesses operating in illegal Israeli settlements, Human Rights Watch stated in a report released today that “Businesses should stop operating in, financing, servicing, or trading with Israeli…
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