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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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Islamophobia, the United States, and Israel
Islamophobia plays a key role in building and sustaining public and U.S. government backing for Israel. Right-wing Christian and Jewish groups dedicated to denying the fundamental rights of Palestinians deliberately fuel fear of Muslims and…
JVP Statement on The Murder of Children
Photo above is of 18 month old Ali Saad Dabwasha, AP. The murder of children rightfully evokes horror and soul-searching. This weekend, in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, in the span of less than 24 hours,…
Thank you for telling Janet Napolitano: Criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitic!
Read on to find out what happened with the University of California and the potential adoption of the “State department definition” of anti-Semitism.
Congressional Hearing on BDS Misrepresents the Movement for Palestinian Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Subcommittee Hearing on the impact of the BDS movement omits voices of support for the movement for Palestinian rights and focused on impact of the…
Student Reflection from UCOP Petition Delivery
Guest Post By Nico Wedekind, JVP 2015 Summer Fellow Within my first two days at JVP, I became involved in helping organize the recent University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Signature Drop Event…
UCC Divestment Reflection
My name is Carolyn Klaasen, I’m a member of the New York JVP chapter, and I was one of the 9 JVP members that attended the United Church of Christ General Synod. There are two…
Jewish Peace Advocates Support Iran Nuclear Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Jewish Peace Advocates Support Iran Nuclear Deal Jewish Voice for Peace, a national, grassroots organization dedicated to a U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East based on…
One Year After Operation Protective Edge
MEDIA AVAILABILITY Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Available for interviews: One year after Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s military assault on Gaza, Jewish Voice for Peace members reflect on Jewish opposition to the war, and…
JVP Rabbinical Council Statement as Black Churches Burn
Reposted from The Palestinian Talmud: The JVP Rabbinical Council Blog: http://palestiniantalmud.com/2015/07/02/asblackchurchesburn/ Could it be that no one is running this world? JVP Rabbinical Council Statement as Black Churches Burn July 2015 A classical Jewish teaching…
United Church of Christ Votes to Divest From Occupation
On June 30, 2015, the United Church of Christ voted to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and to boycott settlement products. Jewish Voice for Peace congratulated United Church of Christ on taking…
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