Hundreds of Chicago-Area Jews, Palestinians and Allies March to Protest Displacement and Violence Against Palestinians October 25, 2015 (Chicago, IL)– 25 members of Jewish Voice for Peace disrupted the Jewish National Fund’s Annual Conference...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Maxine Fookson, mfookson@gmail.com Peter Miller, peteskitoo@gmail.com Portland Takes First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free Portland Human Rights Commission endorses placing companies on a “Do Not Buy” List for human rights abuses in Israel/Palestine Portland,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Subcommittee Hearing on the impact of the BDS movement omits voices of support for the movement for Palestinian rights and focused on impact of the...
Read MoreMy name is Carolyn Klaasen, I’m a member of the New York JVP chapter, and I was one of the 9 JVP members that attended the United Church of Christ General Synod. There...
Read MoreOn June 30, 2015, the United Church of Christ voted to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and to boycott settlement products. Jewish Voice for Peace congratulated United Church of Christ...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 US State Department Tacitly Accepts Settlement Boycotts July 1, 2015--Yesterday the U.S. State Department released a statement asserting that the United States will not extend its...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Jewish Voice for Peace congratulates United Church of Christ on taking a strong stand for a just peace in Israel/Palestine UCC votes to withdraw financial complicity with Israeli occupation Thousands...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | media@jvp.org | 845-377-5745 Jewish Support for Growing Movement in US Churches to Divest from Israeli Occupation Jewish Voice for Peace supports churches taking action towards a just peace in...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Ramah Kudaimi: membership@endtheoccupation.org, 708-822-5880 Human Rights & Civil Society Organizations Condemn This Weekend's Sheldon Adelson-Organized Anti-BDS Meeting June 5, 2015 - As organizations committed to freedom, justice, and equality for all peoples in Palestine, Israel,...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | 845-377-5745 | media@jvp.org Jewish Voice for Peace Statement on Pro-Settlement Legislation Pending in Congress Jewish Voice for Peace strongly opposes proposed amendments to trade legislation intended to institutionalize support for the Israeli...
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