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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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Criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism
Hundreds of academics call on the U.S. State Department to revise its definition of anti-Semitism, to respect criticism of Israel as protected speech.
Jewish Voice for Peace Joins Progressive Opposition to Fast Track
Congressional leaders are quietly pushing through legislation, backed by AIPAC, that would discourage and penalize boycotts against Israel and erase the distinction between Israel and the Palestinian territories it occupies.
Jewish Groups Stand in Opposition to Hate Speech and All Forms of Islamophobia
Jews Against Islamophobia Coalition stands strongly in opposition to Islamophobia in all its manifestations. Most recently, the courts ruled that Pamela Geller has the right to put up her virulently anti-Muslim ads on public buses. As a community, we will make our voices heard in protest of Islamophobic hate speech.
JVP Statement in solidarity with the people of Baltimore
Jewish Voice for Peace stands with the people of Baltimore as they demand justice for Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died of a spinal cord injury while in police custody. Thousands of protesters…
JVP Statement on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
JVP Commemorates the Victims of the Armenian Genocide Jewish Voice for Peace solemnly commemorates the beginning of the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks, which began one hundred years ago on April 24th, 1915. We…
Jewish Voice for Peace Statement on Pro-Settlement Legislation Pending in Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | 845-377-5745 | media@jvp.org Jewish Voice for Peace Statement on Pro-Settlement Legislation Pending in Congress Jewish Voice for Peace strongly opposes proposed amendments to trade legislation intended to institutionalize support for the…
Progressive groups call for Congress to Let Diplomacy Work
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Progressive groups call for Congress to Let Diplomacy Work Jewish Voice for Peace joins the call for Senators to reject Corker bill April 9, 2015–Progressive…
Statement of Concern regarding Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk camp, Syria
April 8, 2015–We are deeply concerned about the terrible conditions facing Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk refugee camp outside of Damascus, Syria. The camp was invaded by ISIS militants last week and the Syrian government has…
JVP condemns the recent op-ed published by David Horowitz in the Daily Cal
Horowitz’s most recent slander against Students for Justice in Palestine, a diverse, democratic student organization, is just a continuation of the tactic he has been using for years: to claim that any political affiliation that is different than his own is in fact Islamic fundamentalism in disguise.
JVP welcomes framework for nuclear deal with Iran
JVP welcomes the framework nuclear agreement announced today between Iran and the P5+1. Despite attempts by some in the US and in Israel to disrupt the diplomatic process, we are pleased to see that the…
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