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We speak on behalf of a large and growing movement of Jews that numbers in the hundreds of thousands that seeks an equitable and lasting peace for all the peoples of the Holy Land, in particular the Israeli Jews and the Palestinians. We do so from a place of love and in line with Jewish…
Read MoreWe write to you as members of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council to encourage your efforts to place Caterpillar on Portland’s Do Not Buy List. We applaud your ethical commitment to socially responsible investing, and want to communicate our support as Jewish leaders who work for justice and peace for the people of…
Read MoreAs rabbis, we affirm the inherent human dignity of Israelis and Palestinians. The Palestinian call for solidarity and justice, through the nonviolent tactics of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, or BDS, gives us hope. Almost 70 years after Palestinians lost their homeland, the popular movement for Palestinian liberty is now on the world’s political agenda. A…
Read MoreReposted from The Palestinian Talmud: The JVP Rabbinical Council Blog: http://palestiniantalmud.com/2015/07/02/asblackchurchesburn/ Could it be that no one is running this world? JVP Rabbinical Council Statement as Black Churches Burn July 2015 A classical Jewish teaching compares Abraham’s spiritual awakening to a wanderer who saw a palace on fire. He said, “Could it be that no…
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“This bold and historic stance from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association clearly shows that the ground is shifting. We are thrilled and grateful to the RRA for sending a clear message to Capitol Hill that blind support for Israel is no longer the status quo and Congress needs to catch up.”
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As the Israeli government digs even deeper into its genocidal plan, so too does our organizing to oppose these horrors grow and deepen. Across the country, JVP members are making the case for an end to Zionism in national outlets and local papers. We’re organizing relentlessly to demand divestment from the Israeli state, to defend…
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As student encampments in solidarity with Gaza have sprung up across the country and the world over the past month, our movement for ceasefire and Palestinian liberation has been gaining ground.
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From Providence to New York City, Berkeley to Minneapolis, we’re taking to the streets.
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In a matter of days, dozens of Gaza solidarity encampments have sprung up on over a hundred university campuses across the U.S.
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JVP isn’t letting up in our escalation for ceasefire, and we’re building a Jewish left that stands against oppression and for the liberation of us all.
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Our moral imperative to stop the bombs and end U.S. military support to Israel has never been greater or more urgent.
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Even in the bleakest moments, we keep fighting.
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