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Opposing speech by and about Palestinian lives displays a one-sided view of the situation in Palestine/Israel.
Read MoreUnited 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read More“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.”
Read More“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.”
Read MoreOmar 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.
Read More“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.”
Read More“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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