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October 16, 2023
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JVP-NYC Statement on Jan 22nd City Council Disruption
On January 22nd, members of Jewish Voice for Peace-NY participated in an act of civil disobedience organized by the Direct Action Front for Palestine inside of City Hall. Our goal was to call attention to…
Jewish Voice for Peace on the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative
Jewish Voice for Peace echoes the concerns of our Muslim partners who reject the efforts of the Shalom Hartman Institute__s Muslim Leadership Initiative to use interfaith relations as an excuse to justify the Israeli occupation. The MLI__s stated objectives are…
The Paris Murders & the Islamophobic Backlash
The Paris Murders & the Islamophobic Backlash JVP__s Network Against Islamophobia mourns the lives of those killed in the murderous attacks in Paris this week at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine and in the kosher supermarket….
Community Leaders Launch Campaign Against City Council Delegation to Israel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2015 Community Leaders Launch Campaign Against City Council Delegation to Israel Coalition of more than 40 groups holds press conference outside City Hall, calls on the City Council to honor…
On The Necessity of Insubordination – An Open Letter
On The Necessity of Insubordination — An Open Letter to the American Jewish and Arts Communities As members of the Jewish Voice for Peace Artist and Cultural Workers Council, we were outraged to learn that…
JVP Statement on current tensions in Israel/Palestine
JVP is deeply concerned about the increasingly violent and tense situation on the ground in Israel/Palestine. In recent months, escalating incidents of state violence against Palestinians and personal violence against Israelis have fueled anger in…
Anti-Infiltrators Law an Affront to Refugee Human Rights
You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ~Leviticus 19:34 We are outraged that…
Jewish Voice for Peace Statement on United Auto Workers Local 2865 BDS Vote
On December 4, United Auto Workers (UAW) 2865, representing over 13,000 graduate students, readers, and tutors across the University of California system, will be casting a vote for or against boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS.)…
Why Do We Continue to Boycott Sodastream?
While SodaStream has announced plans to close their West Bank factory, we continue our boycott until SodaStream demonstrates that they are no longer profiting from displacing Palestinians and abusing their labor. “BDS campaign pressure has…
BDS Victory: Durham drops $1 million contract with Israeli occupation profiteer
Durham becomes first municipality to boycott G4S for Israel security role Drops $1 million private police contract DURHAM, NC, November 24, 2014 — Durham has become the first U.S. municipality to boycott a company because…
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