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JVP Academic Council Appalled By Cornell President’s Conduct Regarding Anti-Genocide Campus Protest
The JVP Academic Council is appalled by the conduct of Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff regarding legitimate, nonviolent anti-genocide campus protests.
JVP Academic Council Statement Condemning CUNY Law and CUNY CSI’s Censorship of Commencement Speakers
The JVP Academic Council condemns the anti-democratic, anti-liberatory, anti-justice actions of both the CUNY Law School and the CUNY College of Staten Island (CSI) in refusing to allow the democratically elected student commencement speakers to speak freely at their graduation.
Miami Herald: “Miami Beach commissioner funded billboards targeting activists: court filing”
“I stand with Palestinians and millions across the globe, including large numbers of Jews, who demand justice for the Palestinian people and an end to Israel’s genocide.”
Zeteo: “Antisemitism? Really? The 33 Most Absurd Examples Listed in the ADL’s New Database”
“The ADL even labels anti-Zionist Jewish groups, organizing as Jews, motivated by our Jewish traditions of justice to oppose genocide as somehow antisemitic.”
Miami Herald: “Jewish Voice for Peace sues Miami Beach, claiming free speech violations”
The Miami Herald reports on JVP-South Florida’s lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach over its repeated infringements on their right to free speech.
Mondoweiss: Could the Illinois campaign to overturn the state’s anti-BDS law become a national model?
“If we overturn this it would be a boost to other states. It’s a powerful message. This is why pro-Israel groups are afraid of this passing. It’s about more than just Illinois.”
We support the New School Student Government’s defense of international law and human rights.
The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace* congratulates The New School University Student Senate (USS) for the first of its kind resolution in a U.S.-based university, finding its campus Hillel “not in good standing”…
JVP Academic Council Statement Condemning Temple University’s Treatment of Student Protestors
The JVP Academic Council strongly condemns Temple University’s treatment of students who protested Temple’s consideration of establishing monetary ties to Israel at a public session of the Board of Trustees.
New York Times: “Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue”
“This event is racist, exclusionary, and perpetuates the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. No one should enable the sale of stolen land, let alone a house of worship.”
JVP Academic Council Statement on Touro University’s Newly Formed So-Called “Antisemitism Institute”
The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace is dismayed over Touro University’s decision to establish its so-called “Antisemitism Institute.” This is clearly not a legitimate academic or scholarly institute.
The Nation: “May Day and the Reclamation of the Jewish Radical Tradition”
“Our work organizing for a free Palestine is deeply connected to hundreds of years of radical Jewish labor organizing.”
JVP Academic Council Statement on UC Berkeley’s Settlement with the Brandeis Center
The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace strongly objects to the settlement agreement signed by the University of California at Berkeley on March 19, 2026 with the Brandeis Center for Human Rights.
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