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Jewish Voice for Peace Academic Advisory Council Stands with Palestine Writes Festival

Opposing speech by and about Palestinian lives displays a one-sided view of the situation in Palestine/Israel.

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Academic Advisory Council Letter to State Department

United States Department of State Washington, DC 20520 August 12, 2015 Dear Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism Ira Forman, We appreciate your response to our petition, and the clear commitment to the First Amendment evident within it. We are heartened, in particular, by the clarification that the definition’s examples “are in no way…

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Rabbinical Council

The JVP Rabbinical Council is a network of rabbis, cantors and rabbinical students that supports the mission of JVP, JVP’s thousands of members, the Palestine solidarity movement, and each other. A group of Rabbis started the council in 2011, seeking chevra (camaraderie) with others wanting to take action for justice for Palestinians and Israelis, including…

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Israeli Apartheid and the Path to Teshuvah – JVP Rabbinic Council

“We believe that we must face the moral challenge that these reports present to us. May our study lead to active repair of the harms of apartheid. This is the only path to teshuvah.”

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JVP Rabbinical Council Stands in Solidarity with Sheikh Jarrah

“We oppose nationalistic quotas and movements to retain Jewish demographic supremacy in Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel, and in territories that Israel occupies and controls. We further decry the brutal and repressive campaign of violence by Israeli forces to drive residents from their homes to clear the way for settlements, tactics including rubber-coated bullets, ‘skunk water,’ and sound bombs.”

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June 2019 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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April 2019 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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JVP Rabbinical Council Calls on Members of Congress to #skipAIPAC

Omar supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, and Jewish Voice for Peace is proud to defend her. As the success of the #IStandWithIlhan campaign shows, Ilhan Omar – and everyone who criticizes Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights – will not be silenced.

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March 2019 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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550+ Academics Stand with Angela Davis, call on Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to re-issue human rights award

“We share Professor Davis’ visionary commitment to the ‘indivisibility of justice,’ and believe we are all responsible for pursuing social justice for all human beings, without exception—which includes pursuing social justice for Palestinians.”

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350+ Academics Stand with Angela Davis, call on Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to re-issue human rights award

“We share Professor Davis’ visionary commitment to the ‘indivisibility of justice,’ and believe we are all responsible for pursuing social justice for all human beings, without exception—which includes pursuing social justice for Palestinians.”

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October 2018 Media Watch – JVP Health Advisory Council

Short summaries of important Israel/Palestine news from health and human rights organizations.

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