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JVP supports divestment at UC Berkeley

Submitted by Sydney Levy on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:26am

Jewish Voice for Peace's letter to student senators at UC Berkeley.

April 17, 2013

To the attention of the Associated Students of UC Berkeley,

We are writing to you from Jewish Voice for Peace to urge you to pass the Resolution SB 160: A Peaceful Step Towards Neutrality: Targeted Divestment from Companies that Profit from Israel’s Occupation and Settlement Construction.”

JTA: Suburban N.Y. synagogue nixes Pamela Geller appearance

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:52am

The Great Neck Synagogue in suburban New York canceled a planned appearance by Islam critic Pamela Geller, citing security concerns.

Pensions and Investments: TIAA-CREF asks SEC for OK to skip vote on Israeli divestment

Submitted by Liz Ingenthron on Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:39am

TIAA-CREF officials are asking the SEC to allow it to take no action on a shareholder proposal by activist group Jewish Voice for Peace that would require it to consider divesting from companies that contribute to violations of human rights, including companies whose business supports Israel's occupation of the West Bank.

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.