David Swanson interviews Rebecca Vilkomerson

on young Jews and Zionism

Come see Jewish Voice for Peace's Cecilie Surasky with representatives from Planned Parenthood, AFSCME, and Watershed Inc.

The Methodist delegates in Tampa, primarily occupied with proposals for church reorganization plans, were lobbied heavily on the divestment question.

Jewish Voice for Peace is disappointed that the resolution calling for divestment from three companies that profit from the Israeli Occupation (Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions) failed to pass at the United Methodist Church’s 2012 General Conference on May 2nd.

A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa.

In these pages, you’ll see the breathtaking breadth of work that JVP’ers have been doing in the last few months —‑ from solidarity actions with the Freedom Ride in Palestine, to fighting “pinkwashing” in Seattle, to supporting church divestment across the U.

Jewish Voice for Peace MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

in support of divestment

Jews Against Islamophobia's response to JCRC

It’s been a few weeks of major Muzzling attempts on Israel/Palestine.

Since we announced on Monday our outrage at the sudden cancellation of our mobile ad, carrying our message to the AIPAC Policy Conference, we have received many expressions of support as well as some suggestions as to what to do next.

This is a guest post by Souciant Magazine and Inter Press Service writer Mitchell Plitnick, formerly with Jewish Voice for Peace and B’Tselem: It’s a little hard to imagine.

Breaking news/a good day for free speech: despite extensive efforts by the new Amcha Initiative to get Israeli historian Ilan Pappe booted from Cal State University campuses, where he is scheduled to speak next week, the presidents of Cal State Fresno, Cal State Northridge, and Cal Poly have taken a strong, unanimous stand in support of free speech on college campuses.

Terri Ginsberg was a visiting film studies professor at North Carolina State University when she was dismissed after sharing views critical of Zionism and the state of Israel.

Two young men, a few weeks apart, attacked by adult men.

ed’s note: Unusual for TOD?

Ed’s Note: The Only Democracy?

We previously reported on the worrisome escalation in demolition of Palestinian structures in South Hebron Hills (see also this story).

By David Grossman, Translated by Sol Salbe All said and done it is merely a minor story about an illegal alien who stole a car, was injured in an accident, then released from hospital to have cops dump him, still injured to die the by the roadside.