| Call Congress today: Let the Spirit of Humanity into Gaza |
Israel has illegally seized, from international waters, the 'Spirit of Humanity,' a boat carrying much needed humanitarian relief for the Palestinians living under siege in Gaza. Its 21 human rights workers are being detained. Click here for more information and action steps.
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| Tell Obama: It's time for serious action toward a settlement freeze! |
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While Obama's talking tough
about freezing settlements, Israel's government is approving the
construction of 300 new homes for Israelis only in the West Bank. Click here to tell Obama that the time has come to back up his words with action! |
| Tell YouTube to stop censorship of videos |
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In the last few days, we've learned that a dangerous pattern has emerged at YouTube. They
have censored not just one, but at least two controversial but
important videos that reveal the kind of hardcore racism, Islamophobia
and Arab-hatred that exists in our Jewish community both among
Americans and Israelis, hatred which must be unearthed in order to be
countered.Go here to watch one of the censored videos and to send a message to YouTube demanding they restore them. |
| This Summer, Join the Strings Attached Campaign! |
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Click here to take action! |
| The Tide Turns: Our Report from the Caterpillar Shareholder's Meeting! |
On June 10th, JVP members and our allies made a big impact at CAT's annual shareholder's meeting. To learn more about our campaign to hold corporations like Caterpillar accountable for their role in occupation and injustice, click here!
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| Free Ezra Nawi |
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Join Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Neve Gordon and thousands of others and tell Israel not to jail Ezra Nawi, one of Israel’s most courageous human rights activists. His crime? He tried to stop a military bulldozer from destroying the homes of Palestinian Bedouins in the South Hebron region. Watch the remarkable video and send a letter now.
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| ADL's Foxman Condemns Lieberman's Loyalty Oath, Thanks to You! |
When Avigdor Lieberman assumed his role as Israel's Foreign Minister earlier this year, he and his party, Yisrael Beitenu, brought with them a racist campaign centered around loyalty oaths and anti-Arab discrimination. Although most American Jews cringe at Lieberman's proposed measures, Abe Foxman initially used his stature within the Jewish community to legitimize and rationalize them.
But that has changed, thanks to all of you who wrote to the ADL and let them know that Lieberman's views are broadly rejected by American Jews and non-Jews alike. Thank you for your successful efforts! |
| Israeli Activists Need Your Help! |
Israeli peace activists have had
their computers confiscated, have been called for interrogations, and
have only been released upon signing agreements not to contact their
political friends for 30 days. We have generated over 5,000 emails of complaint, but we need more. We are asking you to contact the Israeli Attorney General AGAIN to demand an immediate stop to this harassment. You can also read New Profile's statement here, and another one here.
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| T-shirts now available! |
 T-shirts, bags, mugs, and more are now available at the JVP CafePress Shop.
And as always, the posters are available to download for free.
Order some of these great items and help us spread our message to a wider audience!
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| Support Hampshire College for divesting from occupation |
On Feb 7, 2009, Hampshire College's investment committee announced that it would be divesting from a number of companies, including six corporations that Hampshire students had recommended for divestment based on their activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. We support Hampshire College's decision to divest from these companies, and we encourage you to send a letter of support to University President Ralph Hexter congratulating Hampshire for becoming the first to divest from occupation, and urging him to stand by the decision. E-mail President Hexter now.
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