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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Dann | 845-377-5745 | Naomi@jvp.org UCLA Resolution on Anti-Semitism Creates Dangerous Precedent Jewish Voice for Peace welcomes the commitment of the UCLA Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) to addressing issues of anti-Semitism on campus. We recognize that a recent series of troubling incidents, including anti-Semitic graffiti and inappropriate questioning of…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2015 talk by JVP Deputy Director Cecilie Surasky at Portland State University from Environmental Destruction and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement: a panel on international resistance. Panelist pictured above, from left: Dr. Michael Yellow Bird, Kanahus Manuel, Cecilie Surasky and Omar Barghouti. [dropcaps type=’normal’ color=” background_color=” border_color=”]T[/dropcaps]onight I want to make the case that: 1. The…
Read MoreHighlights of JVP in the media this month: The Washington Post: __Netanyahu doesn__t speak for all American Jews__ (February 20, 2015) JVP__s Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson writing about Netanyahu__s upcoming speech to Congress and JVP__s #SkiptheSpeech campaign. The Associated Press: Anti-Israel Divestment Push Gains Traction at US Colleges (February 28, 2015) JVP included in an AP article about the…
Read MoreMentions of JVP__s role in the political landscape: Haaretz: __BDS movement claims victory as US County drops Israeli security firm__ (November 26, 2014) Coverage of Durham JVP__s BIG WIN! Also coverage in Mondoweiss, and the local Herald Sun and Durham News. Haaretz: __Netanyahu cannot depend only on Republicans for support.__ (November 3, 2014) Sometimes critical…
Read MoreJVP endorses the call from Palestinian civil society for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) as part of our work for freedom, justice and equality.
Read MoreWe mourn the murders yesterday near the campus of the University of North Carolina of three Muslim students, 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat and Yusor Mohammad, 21, who were married in December; and Yusor__s sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, a student at North Carolina State University. A student at UNC__s School of Dentistry, Deah Shaddy Barakat was…
Read MoreJewish Voice for Peace applauds the University of California Student Association (UCSA) Board of Directors for resoundingly approving two bills calling for divestment from multi-national corporations complicit in human rights abuses against Palestinians. This vote comes after years of campaigning from a hugely diverse coalition of students across the university system, and majority votes to…
Read MoreSeptember 2016 The Nation: American Jews Should Support the Movement for Black Lives Platform September 7, 2016 The Forward: The Jewish Left Needs To Call Out Real Anti-Semites Like Christopher Bollyn September 7, 2016 Warscapes: Poetry is simply Dareen, and Dareen is poetry September 9, 2016 Warscapes: Susan Abulhawa: Art and politics are not mutually exclusive September 9, 2016…
Read MoreThe New York Times: United Church of Christ Approves Divestment to Aid Palestinians (June 30, 2015) Associated Press: UCC Church to Divest over Israeli Treatment of Palestinians (June 30, 2015) Huffington Post: United Church of Christ Takes a Stand on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with Divestment Vote (June 30, 2015) Religion News Service: United Church of…
Read MoreNetwork Against Islamophobia The Network Against Islamophobia (NAI), a project of Jewish Voice for Peace, provides support and resources for those interested in organizing against Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism and making the connections between Islamophobia and Israel politics. NAI is facilitating online resource-sharing of FAQs, public letters, press statements, and other materials developed by NAI,…
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