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Free Issa Amro #FreePoliticalPrisoners

When an occupying army is both judge and jury for the occupied, where does one go for justice? Jewish Voice for Peace supports the rights of Palestinians to protest their inhumane conditions. Issa Amro is one of many Palestinian activists who are being prosecuted on politically motivated charges. If he is convicted by an Israeli court, he is undoubtedly a political prisoner.

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Thousands Call on Facebook to Stop Censoring Palestine

“Facebook is a window to the world for many oppressed communities – like Palestinians, Kashmiris, Rohingyas or Uighurs – to speak out for freedom, justice and dignity. Unfortunately, Facebook has a track record of silencing advocates and giving in to autocratic and repressive regimes’ narratives and bullying.”

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JVP denounces Zoom, Facebook and Youtube for censoring Palestinians

“We know that the machinery of antisemitism is being wielded by those in power to divide us, and we refuse to have our pain used to repress others. Palestinians deserve to be heard, and we will repeat until its heard: Criticism of the Israeli state is not antisemitic.” 

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We’re Not Buying It: Stop All Israeli Land Grabs, Stop All Israeli Rights Violations

The end of Israel’s attempt to annex Palestinian land, through Israel’s new trade agreement with the UAE, does nothing to halt its on-going creeping annexation or the apartheid regime it imposes on Palestinians.

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From Ramallah to Sacramento: Stop attacking activists!

“The parallels between the state violence in the U.S. and in Israel against social justice activists have never been clearer. Whether it’s dragging activists into unmarked vans or dragging them from their homes at night, we say Free Them All!”

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On Yom HaShoah, we recommit to resist Trump

Trump’s Proclamation on Days Of Remembrance Of Victims Of The Holocaust rings hollow – because Trump continues to enable antisemitism and other forms of hatred

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Free All Prisoners from Rikers Island to Palestine

“In the midst of a global pandemic, prisons are petri dishes and all sentences are death sentences”

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Solidarity with Gaza virtual rally gathers 30,000

“The turnout today shows just how powerful we are when we all come together”

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Microsoft drops AnyVision – #DropAnyVision campaign celebrates

“At a time when our civil rights are being threatened by authoritarian regimes with access to technology like AnyVision’s facial recognition systems, to have Microsoft walk away from funding them is huge”

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On the weaponization of the language of “terrorism”

At Jewish Voice for Peace, we are watching with deep concern the legal and political manipulation and weaponization of the language of “terrorism,” particularly against Palestinians working nonviolently for their rights, freedom, and equality. In both Israel and the U.S., the accusation of terrorism is used to stoke fear, dehumanize whole communities, and violently repress,…

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Trump’s “peace plan” is a farce with deadly consequences

The DOA peace plan is unlikely to yield any results beyond encouraging the extremist Israeli settler movement

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100’s of Chanukah celebrations rekindle resistance to Trump

“In this time of rising authoritarian rule in the US and around the globe, we celebrate Chanukah by infusing our rituals with acts of defiance”

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