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David Swanson interviews Rebecca Vilkomerson

on young Jews and Zionism

The Methodist delegates in Tampa, primarily occupied with proposals for church reorganization plans, were lobbied heavily on the divestment question. Divestment advocates dressed in bright yellow T-shirts passed out literature and sponsored free luncheons for delegates. Jewish Voice for Peace, a liberal American Jewish group that supports divestment, sent several organizers.

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. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action to force an end to Israel's long-standing occupation of Palestinian territory and refusal to extend equal rights to Palestinian citizens who suffer from some 35 discriminatory laws

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.S., to extending the JVP Rabbinical Council’s remarkable outreach, to bringing the TIAA-CREF campaign to campuses.  This amazingly diverse work is supported by the common threads that run through each project and campaign.

Jewish Voice for Peace MEDIA STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

in support of divestment

Jews Against Islamophobia's response to JCRC