When some 60 leading Israeli actors and playwrights signed a letter stating they would refuse to play in the new theatre in Ariel, one of Israel's largest settlements, the attacks from Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel's Minister of Culture and Sport and many others were swift and intense. Over 150 leading Israeli academics and writers-including Amos Oz and David Grossman- came to their defense.
We are so deeply proud to introduce the new Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council co-chaired by Rabbis Brant Rosen and Alissa Wise (pictured above).
JVP's Joel Finkel at Caterpillar shareholder meeting [ Read
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Tell Obama and Congress to end the siege of Gaza
(June 8, 2010.)
On Friday night June 4, I was on the satellite phone
with the MV Rachel Corrie, the latest boat setting sail for Gaza with
desperately needed humanitarian supplies. I was interviewing Nobel
Laureate Mairead Maguire for JVP's blog, TheOnlyDemocracy.org, when the
Israeli naval vessel following them suddenly sped in their direction.