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The Muslim community and those perceived to be Muslim are enduring vitriolic, frightening levels of anti-Muslim hate and violence throughout the country- -being spit on, shoved, verbally harassed and abused, physically assaulted, shot, and more. This hate and violence do not exist in a vacuum. They take place in the context of ongoing and systemic Islamophobia and racism that are pervasive and deep within our society.
Each night of Chanukah, JVP members and supporters in different cities gathered publicly with signs that contained an injustice we recommit ourselves to challenging. When held together, the signs were in the shape of a Chanukah menorah. These actions were initiated by Jews Against Islamophobia in NYC (a coalition of Jews Say No! and Jewish Voice for Peace–NYC) and the Network Against Islamophobia, a national project of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Eight Commitments
We will not be silent about anti-Muslim and racist hate speech and hate crimes;
We condemn state surveillance of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities;
We challenge, through our words and actions, institutionalized racism and state-sanctioned anti-Black violence;
We protest the use of Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism to justify Israel’s repressive policies against Palestinians;
We fight anti-Muslim profiling and racial profiling in all its forms;
We call for an end to racist policing #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter;
We stand against U.S. policies driven by the ‘war on terror” that demonize Islam and devalue, target, and kill Muslims;
We welcome Syrian refugees and stand strong for immigrants’ rights and refugee rights.
Headlines & News Coverage
Stand by me: To mark the eight days of Chanukah, Jews in 15 U.S. cities will rally nightly against Islamophobia and racism
CNN
These People Are Fighting Anti-Muslim Hate After San Bernardino
Huffington Post Religion
Middle East in Focus
KPFA Pacifica Radio
Ezra Schwartz, The Violence We Mourn, And The Violence We Support
New York Jewish Week
Jewish group rallies against Islamophobia, hate speech
CNYCentral
Durham Jewish community takes stand against Islamophobia
WRAL
New Haven Jews join others nationwide taking stand against Islamophobia and racism
New Haven Register
Jews Stand in Support of Local Muslims, Part of National Peace Effort
WAER Public Radio CNY
Islamophobia Challenge Across America
King5 NBC
Love in the Time of Mania: Six Ways Americans Are Defying Islamophobia
Yes! Magazine
Jewish leaders protest Islamophobia in WA
KPLC-TV CNN
Jewish people challenge Islamophobia with national protest
WWLP News
Jewish group rallying in Syracuse calls for end to Islamophobia, racism
Syracuse.com
Jewish voices protest Islamophobia, racism in Ithaca
The Ithaca Journal
Not all Muslims are terrorists’: Springfield rally protests prejudice, hostility toward Muslims
The Republican/Masslive.com
Jewish peace group conducts rally
Albany Herald
Jewish voices rally for peace as they challenge Islamophobia
Fox61 New Haven
RI groups hold vigil in honor of Muslim refugees, immigrants
NBC 10 News
Pro-Muslim Rally Sparks Progressive Claims
Atlanta Jewish Times
“We will not be silent”: American Jews hit the streets during Hanukkah to fight Islamophobia and racism
Salon
Discriminatory policies risk Israel’s longtime bipartisan U.S. support
Los Angeles Times
Post-Hanukkah campaign to fight racism, Islamophobia in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post Gazzette
More on JVP-NYC anti-Islamophobia action
WBAI-FM
Jewish Voices for Peace Say No to Islamophobia
Columbus Free Press
Jewish Voice for Peace rekindles commitment to justice during Chanukah
Rhode Island Future
Jews March for Muslims
CBS Local 46
Jews protest ‘Islamophobia’
Fox Local 5
Springfield rally against prejudice part of national campaign
MassLive
Jewish Voice for Peace Gathering on Hanukkah
The Durham Herald Sun Gallery
Lights & Rights: Protests draw attention to human rights issues
The Durham Herald Sun
At Providence vigil, unified call to end gun violence
The Providence Journal
Jewish Voices for Peace hold rally against Islamophobia, racism
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Activists mark Chanukah by challenging growing Islamophobia in the United States
Mondoweiss
Local Jewish community rallies for peace
CBS Albany
1st Night of Chanukah Marked by Challenging Islamophobia in U.S.
The Indypendent
Hanukkah vigil for Dontay Ivy on Tuesday
Albany Times Union
Jews Protest Islamophobia
WBAI New York
Why We Must Challenge Islamophobia in All its Forms
Alternet
#Lights4Justice