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JVP National: Salon: What Israel fears with the successes of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (May 7, 2015) In a statement released by Jewish Voice for Peace, Rabbi Joseph Berman noted: __This legislation, which actually encourages illegal settlement building while strengthening the far right in Israel, shows that BDS is an increasingly powerful means to challenge…
Read MoreJVP Press Highlights: Common Dreams: US lawmakers quietly advance legislation to penalize boycotts of Israel (April 23, 2015) “Rabbi Joseph Berman, federal policy organizer for JVP, declared, “This legislation, which actually encourages illegal settlement building while strengthening the far right in Israel, shows that BDS is an increasingly powerful means to challenge Israel’s impunity when it comes…
Read MoreHundreds of academics call on the U.S. State Department to revise its definition of anti-Semitism, to respect criticism of Israel as protected speech.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2016–This morning, a post on Jewschool identified a statement by Oberlin students as a JVP statement. While we are proud to work with these students as they navigate the complicated dynamics of racism, anti-Palestinian activism, and anti-Semitism on their campus, their statement reflects their own words and not Jewish Voice for Peace as…
Read MoreFOR 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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The JVP Student Network Together, we’re a national coalition of undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and campus activists united in support for Palestinian equal rights and liberation. JVP campus chapters across the country work with Students for Justice in Palestine to support and develop BDS campaigns, to raise awareness of the Israeli occupation of Palestine,…
Read MoreFacing the Nakba offers educational resources to U.S. Jews and a general U.S. Download the free image by JVP Artist Council Member Micah Bazant in collaboration with Linda Sarsour. The JVP Rabbinical Council is a network of rabbis, cantors and rabbinical students that supports the mission of JVP, JVP’s 15,000 members, the Palestine solidarity movement,…
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JVP’S MEMBERS ARE ITS POWER – WE HAVE OVER 18,000 MEMBERS AND A NETWORK OF OVER 70 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY READY TO BRING THE FIGHT TO THEIR STREETS, TOWN HALLS, AND LIVING ROOMS. BUT WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT INVOLVED WITH A CHAPTER? HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO GET INVOLVED FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE: Attend…
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It is important to be clear: anti-Jewish bigotry is always reprehensible, but criticism of the state of Israel is not inherently anti-semitic.
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March 24, 2016 by Rahim Kurwa and Tallie Ben Daniel Yesterday, the UC Regents voted unanimously to pass a “Statement of Principles against Intolerance.” This statement has been the subject of much scrutiny, especially since the original preamble to the draft included the disturbing sentence “antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and other forms of discrimination have no place…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Tallie Ben Daniel | Phone: (510) 465-1777 | Email: tallie@jewishvoiceforpeace.org UC Intolerance Principles a Step in the Right Direction Jewish Voice for Peace commends the University of California for discussing anti-Semitism in the context of racism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bigotry Irvine, CA (September 17, 2015)—Jewish Voice for Peace commends the University…
Read MoreForeign Policy Journal: __The Irrelevance of Liberal Zionism__ (January 5, 2015) JVP friend Richard Falk on the flaws of liberal Zionism and his support for JVP. The Nation: __Breaking Taboos, BDS Gains ground among Academics__ (January 7, 2015) Rosalind Petchesky, NY chapter member quoted about the National Women’s Studies Association boycott statement in a fantastic…
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