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As Israel destroys Palestinian homes, Congress demonizes a non-violent boycott

Most Representatives are not only unwilling to hold Israel accountable for its repeated violations of Palestinian human rights, but are actively taking steps to demonize and ostracize human rights advocates working to make non-violent change.

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July 2019 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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Over 20,000 pledge to deactivate Airbnb for Palestinian rights  

“We cheered when Airbnb announced that after a two-year pressure campaign, they’d decided to delist settlement properties from their site. This turn-about deserves at minimum a sharp reminder that it is WORSE to do the right thing and then walk it back out of fear. There’s no neutrality in situations of injustice.”

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February 2019 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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Angela Davis and our shared legacy fighting antisemitism and racism

Progressive Jewish and Black communities have always supported each other; taking away Angela Davis’ award ignores our history at our peril By Jay Saper A week after the killings in Pittsburgh and Louisville, Angela Davis declared: “Antisemitism and racism are historically linked. Calling up one unleashes the other.” Speaking at New York University, Davis pointed…

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Canary Mission: JVP Statement and Resource Guide

With the majority of Canary Mission’s donors remaining anonymous, all Jewish institutions should immediately confirm they will cease any funding to the cyber-bullying blacklist. Moreover, it is not enough to pledge to abstain from funding Canary Mission in the future. Indeed, the JCF should issue a public apology, and clarify the steps it will take towards restitution and repair.

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Jewish Voice for Peace Board of Trustees Responds to Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and Labour Party

Criticism of Israel does not pose an existential threat to Jewish communities.

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JVP is Deeply Concerned as Controversial Kenneth Marcus Confirmed to Office of Civil Rights

Eminently unqualified Marcus will “work against the very mission of the Department of Education.”

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Co-founder of Birthright Israel Gives Middle Finger to Jewish College Students [Video]

As Michael Steinhardt, co-founder of Birthright Israel and hedge-fund manager, arrived at the Birthright Israel annual gala Sunday evening in New York City, he gave the middle finger to a group of Jewish college students gathered to boycott Birthright Israel.

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Banned for Supporting Palestinian Human Rights

The Israeli government is in a panic. How else to explain the fact that they just banned the leaders of 20 organizations in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement from entering Israel? They see the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement gaining mainstream legitimacy, and know that this is a defining moment. So we placed an ad…

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Controversial Trump appointee Kenneth Marcus confirmed, moves to Senate vote

On January 18, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted narrowly on a straight party line vote to advance  the controversial Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education.

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Controversial Trump appointment of Kenneth Marcus to Department of Education: Hearing on December 5

If confirmed in this position, Marcus will be able to apply a widely discredited definition of antisemitism with the power of the federal government.

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