In the last 24 hours, over 100 faculty signed a statement through Jewish Voice for Peace opposing Trump’s nomination of Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of...
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This Sunday Israeli cabinet ministers will vote on the “Greater Jerusalem Bill,” a plan to redraw the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem to include settlements deep in the West Bank....
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On Tuesday, President Trump’s administration placed new restrictions on refugees, including effectively barring refugees from 11 already highly vetted countries. Though the White House has not released the names of the countries, the...
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Aren’t Birthright trips apolitical? What’s wrong with taking a fun, free trip to meet other Jews and connect with your heritage? Birthright is not apolitical. For starters, Birthright’s largest funders are the state...
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Jewish Voice for Peace urges Congress to defend diplomacy, regardless of Trump’s possible decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal. ...
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A law passed by Congress, called the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) requires that every 90 days, the president must certify to Congress that Iran is in compliance and that the deal...
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Jewish Voice for Peace welcomes the challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union today against an unconstitutional law in Kansas aimed at silencing the movement for Palestinian rights....
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Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations....
Read MoreThe Muslim and refugee bans are discriminatory, unconstitutional and inhumane in the same vein as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese American incarceration, and special registration after 9/11. The addition of non-Muslim majority...
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On September 24, Robert J. Jones, Chancellor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, sent a letter to the student body expressing opposition to bigotry, racism and hate at UIUC....
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