We, the undersigned, come together in solidarity with Palestinians, especially those who have been prohibited from worshiping in peace and security at the Al Aqsa mosque sanctuary due to the escalation of Israeli...
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8/18/15 A hunger strike is a protest of the last resort. In a country that purports to be democratic, no prisoner should have to resort to a life-threatening hunger strike in order to receive...
Read MoreUnited States Department of State Washington, DC 20520 August 12, 2015 Dear Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism Ira Forman, We appreciate your response to our petition, and the clear commitment to the First Amendment evident...
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Photo above is of 18 month old Ali Saad Dabwasha, AP. The murder of children rightfully evokes horror and soul-searching. This weekend, in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, in the span of less than 24...
Read MoreReposted from The Palestinian Talmud: The JVP Rabbinical Council Blog: http://palestiniantalmud.com/2015/07/02/asblackchurchesburn/ Could it be that no one is running this world? JVP Rabbinical Council Statement as Black Churches Burn July 2015 A classical Jewish teaching compares Abraham’s spiritual...
Read MoreOn May 5th Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) communicated with Alison Weir our decision to formalize an internal policy not to work with her. We subsequently communicated this decision to our chapter leaders....
Read MoreMay 5, 2015 Dear Ms. Weir, Jewish Voice for Peace has chosen not to work with you because our central tenet is opposition to racism in all its forms, and you have chosen repeatedly to...
Read MoreIt's not anti-Semitic to demand full equal rights for Palestinians Jewish Voice for Peace Stands In Solidarity with Bowdoin SJP We at Jewish Voice for Peace support Students for Justice in Palestine at Bowdoin College,...
Read MoreJVP is deeply concerned about the increasingly violent and tense situation on the ground in Israel/Palestine. In recent months, escalating incidents of state violence against Palestinians and personal violence against Israelis have fueled...
Read MoreYou shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ~Leviticus 19:34 We are outraged...
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