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UCLA Resolution on Anti-Semitism Creates Dangerous Precedent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | 845-377-5745 | Naomi@jvp.org UCLA Resolution on Anti-Semitism Creates Dangerous Precedent Jewish Voice for Peace welcomes the commitment of the UCLA Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) to addressing issues of anti-Semitism on campus. We recognize that a recent series of troubling incidents, including anti-Semitic graffiti and inappropriate questioning of…

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Settler colonialism, white supremacy, and the “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel

February 24, 2015 talk by JVP Deputy Director Cecilie Surasky at Portland State University from Environmental Destruction and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement: a panel on international resistance. Panelist pictured above, from left: Dr. Michael Yellow Bird, Kanahus Manuel, Cecilie Surasky and Omar Barghouti. [dropcaps type=’normal’ color=” background_color=” border_color=”]T[/dropcaps]onight I want to make the case that: 1. The…

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February JVP in the News

Highlights of JVP in the media this month: The Washington Post: Š__Netanyahu doesnŠ__t speak for all American JewsŠ__ (February 20, 2015) JVPŠ__s Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson writing about NetanyahuŠ__s upcoming speech to Congress and JVPŠ__s #SkiptheSpeech campaign. The Associated Press: Anti-Israel Divestment Push Gains Traction at US Colleges (February 28, 2015) JVP included in an AP article about the…

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November JVP in the News

Mentions of JVPŠ__s role in the political landscape: Haaretz: Š__BDS movement claims victory as US County drops Israeli security firmŠ__ (November 26, 2014) Coverage of Durham JVPŠ__s BIG WIN! Also coverage in Mondoweiss, and the local Herald Sun and Durham News. Haaretz: Š__Netanyahu cannot depend only on Republicans for support.Š__ (November 3, 2014) Sometimes critical…

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Jewish Voice for Peace on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions | 2015

JVP endorses the call from Palestinian civil society for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) as part of our work for freedom, justice and equality.

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Statement on the Murder of Three Young Muslims in North Carolina from the Network Against Islamophobia (NAI)

We mourn the murders yesterday near the campus of the University of North Carolina of three Muslim students, 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat and Yusor Mohammad, 21, who were married in December; and YusorŠ__s sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, a student at North Carolina State University.  A student at UNCŠ__s School of Dentistry, Deah Shaddy Barakat was…

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University of California Student Association votes for divestment from companies complicit in human rights abuses

Jewish Voice for Peace applauds the University of California Student Association (UCSA) Board of Directors for resoundingly approving two bills calling for divestment from multi-national corporations complicit in human rights abuses against Palestinians. This vote comes after years of campaigning from a hugely diverse coalition of students across the university system, and majority votes to…

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JVP in the News

September 2016 The Nation: American Jews Should Support the Movement for Black Lives Platform September 7, 2016 The Forward: The Jewish Left Needs To Call Out Real Anti-Semites Like Christopher Bollyn September 7, 2016 Warscapes: Poetry is simply Dareen, and Dareen is poetry September 9, 2016 Warscapes: Susan Abulhawa: Art and politics are not mutually exclusive September 9, 2016…

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Press Archive

The New York Times: United Church of Christ Approves Divestment to Aid Palestinians (June 30, 2015) Associated Press: UCC Church to Divest over Israeli Treatment of Palestinians (June 30, 2015) Huffington Post: United Church of Christ Takes a Stand on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with Divestment Vote (June 30, 2015) Religion News Service: United Church of…

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Standing Against Islamophobia

Network Against Islamophobia The Network Against Islamophobia (NAI), a project of Jewish Voice for Peace, provides support and resources for those interested in organizing against Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism and making the connections between Islamophobia and Israel politics. NAI is facilitating online resource-sharing of FAQs, public letters, press statements, and other materials developed by NAI,…

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