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The Jewish Week: Panel Explores Charged Topic, But, Alas, No Fireworks

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:31am

Can a Jewish state be a democratic one and, more to the point, is Israel a democracy?

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

Submitted by Cecilie Surasky on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 8:05pm

Today Jewish Voice for Peace honors Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

On this day, we reflect on the horrors of World War II and the Nazi genocidal policies that led to the killing of some 11 million including Jews, Gypsies, Socialists, Poles, Soviets, gays, people with disabilities, dissenters and others all deemed unfit or a threat.

The Daily Beast: Controversial Panel Debates Whether Israel Is A Democracy

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 3:23pm

A controversial panel on whether Israel is a democracy took place last night at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City.

The Olympian: 'All human beings have the sense of peace inside'

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 10:01am

Dozens gather for peace in Gaza on 10th year of Olympia activist's death.

+972 Magazine: Making the case for Israel Apartheid Week

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 5:02pm

For two student activists in Washington DC, Israel Apartheid Week and using the term ‘apartheid’ is an opportunity to alter perceptions and the discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Last 24 hours to get special hotel rate for JVP's National Membership Meeting!

Submitted by Sydney Levy on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 10:56am

Jewish Voice for Peace's National Membership Meeting is getting closer. The deadline for getting the special meeting hotel rate ends tomorrow, March 29.

 

Jewish Voice for Peace's National Membership Meeting is getting closer. The deadline for getting the special meeting hotel rate ends tomorrow, March 29.

Los Angeles Times: Obama's Symbolic Mission to Israel: Accomplished

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 10:56am

President Barack Obama visits the Middle East, which may have improved his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but seems to have done little to progress Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Passover: the freedom to question and to re-tell our stories

Submitted by Sydney Levy on Fri, 03/22/2013 - 8:29am

Read Passover message from Rabbi Margaret Holub, and gather additional readings to bring to your Seder Table!

 

 

Put Olive on Seder Plate for Palestinians and All Oppressed Peoples

Submitted by Sydney Levy on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 3:54pm

The olive tree is a universal and ancient symbol of hope and peace. And sadly, the destruction of Palestinian olive trees by Israeli settlers and the Israeli army is just one example of the way that Israeli policies systematically deny Palestinians of even their most basic rights.

Al-Shabaka: How to Reclaim the Palestinian Narrative

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 4:39pm

Jamil Hilal’s provocative commentary Reclaiming the Palestinian Narrative evoked diverse responses from the Al-Shabaka network that are captured in this roundtable - JVP's Cecilie Surasky contributes.