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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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Tell the New York Times: We need accurate reporting on Palestine and Israel
Tell the New York Times: we need accurate reporting on Palestine and Israel This action reached its goal! Form entries are now closed. Join us to get news and action alerts. The Times has repeatedly failed…
An Open Letter to New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio on his upcoming trip to Israel
An Open Letter to New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio: YOUR UPCOMING TRIP TO ISRAEL October 14, 2015 Dear Mayor de Blasio: We understand from a recent report in The New York Times that…
Solidarity Wave
“People of conscience who want to stand with the Palestinian struggle are urged to take action and develop Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions efforts. This would strongly convey to Palestinians that they are not alone. An…
Jewish Group calls for Court to Drop Unjust Charges against Palestinian-American Leader, Rasmea Odeh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jewish Group calls for Court to Drop Unjust Charges against Palestinian-American Leader, Rasmea Odeh October 12, 2015 – Jewish Voice for Peace stands with Rasmea Odeh and her supporters as she challenges…
Portland Takes First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Maxine Fookson, mfookson@gmail.com Peter Miller, peteskitoo@gmail.com Portland Takes First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free Portland Human Rights Commission endorses placing companies on a “Do Not Buy” List for human rights abuses…
Standing with the Muslim Community and Recommitting to Challenging Islamophobia
In light of the current climate of rampant Islamophobia, we at Jewish Voice for Peace were disgusted to learn that anti-Muslim hate groups have called for a “Global Rally for Humanity” outside at least 20 mosques and Islamic centers across the country on October 9-10.
JVP Statement on State of Emergency in Jerusalem and the West Bank
Jewish Voice for Peace mourns the lives lost in violent attacks, both Palestinian and Israeli, in the last days and weeks. We are deeply alarmed by the escalated level of collective punishment being imposed on…
Derailing Diplomacy and Enhancing Israel’s Capacity to Make War
October 2, 2015–Jewish Voice for Peace strongly opposes the legislation proposed by Senator Ben Cardin (Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015) which threatens to derail diplomacy with Iran, enhance Israel’s capacity to make war and…
Netanyahu’s Bombastic UN General Assembly Speech Repeats “Same Tired Mix” of Accusations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speech to the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2015 once again attempted to deflect attention from Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights and its own nuclear program by repeating…
JVP Releases First-Ever Report on the Use of False Charges of Anti-Semitism to Limit Palestinian Rights Activism on Campuses
Activism for Palestinian rights does not inherently threaten Jewish identity.
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