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Statement in Support of the PennBDS Conference, February 3rd-5th, 2012
Jewish Voice for Peace, as an organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for equality,
human rights, respect for international law, and a U.
Exporting tears, exporting death
Israeli soldiers shoot to kill with "Made in the USA" tear gas canisters.
Express Tribune: No you can't
The prosecution of the Irvine 11 points to increasing intolerance and Islamophobia in the US.
JVP Executive Director's op-ed on CNN.com
Activist: Israeli government won't protect its own citizens
From Birmingham to Jerusalem
I'm writing to you right now from a press room in Ramallah in the West Bank.
Haaretz: Young U.S. Jews aim 'occupy' movement at Birthright Israel
Members of youth section of Jewish Voice for Peace disrupt New York event
Jewish Groups Stand Up for Free Speech at Occupy Wall Street
This is a statement from Jewish Voice for Peace-NY, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, and Jews Say No!
New Voices: Occupying the occupiers
YJP organizers interviewed in Other Voices
Hard to believe..
Take action on defunding of UNESCO: Click here to tell Congress to change this punitive law
JTA: Surasky supported after ousting from JNFA Heroes’ contest
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Muzzlewatch
Tracking efforts to stifle debate on Israeli-Palestinian policy.
Support Prof. Marc Elllis – and tell Ken Starr to Stand Down!
This is a guest post by Rabbi Brant Rosen, Chair of JVP’s Rabbinical Council and the Rabbi of Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, IL.
Getting banished by the Jewish Federation on Yom Kippur.
What does Chabad Rabbi Manis Friedman have that I don’t have?
In Poor Taste: East Bay Jewish Federation tweet
The Jewish Federation of the East Bay gloats about cancellation of the Palestinian children’s art show.
Oakland Children’s Museum Cancels Palestinian Children’s Art Exhibit Under Pressure from Local Jewish Groups
Berkeley, CA’s Middle East Children’s Alliance broke the news yesterday that the exhibit of children’s artwork from Gaza that they had worked on for months with Oakland’s Children’s Museum of Art was suddenly canceled by the board before the planned September 24 opening reception.
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The Only Democracy?
Reports on the struggle for human rights in Israel and Palestine
Winter at Salem: Music Center Annual Concert – and Military Raid on Center Director’s Home
The first part of this post, an account of Salem’s music center 2011 end-of-year concert held recently in the village municipality building, was written by Ikhlas (Yasmin) Gebara, the young poet from Salem (a village just outside of Nablus).
Military Trial of 17-year old Amal Hamamdeh from Mufakarah. Charge: Spilling Water on Soldier
As reported here, during home demolitions in the cave-dweller village of Mufakarah, two young women who resisted nonviolently were arrested and charged with “assaulting soldiers” under the Israeli Occupation’s draconian martial law.
Six Common Misconceptions About Gaza That Are So 2011
Reposted with permission from www.
IDF Investigations: Will There Be Justice for Tamimi?
IDF policy requires a criminal investigation be launched immediately when military operations in the occupied Palestinian territories cause death.
Who’s Afraid of Women’s Song?
Who’s Afraid of Women’s Song?
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