When Congress gave into AIPAC and passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, it was clear that they never expected a U.S. President to actually move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem without a...
Read More I believe the key Jewish value of Passover, “do not oppress others because we were enslaved,” obligates us to see the full humanity of Palestinians and acknowledge the Israeli system of oppression wielded...
Read More Some people can stand on the soil of Gaza and see the homes they used to occupy, in Ashkelon and other towns. They have braved life and limb for something quite simple: they...
Read More The practice of counting the Omer, counting down the days between the second day of Passover and the first day of the holiday of Shavuot, when we celebrate receiving the Torah, is a...
Read More The JVP Rabbinical Council expresses outrage at the Israeli military’s killing and maiming of Palestinian protesters along the buffer zone between Gaza and Israel....
Read More A confluence of events in the last weeks has reminded us yet again that antisemitism in the United States is dangerously present in this moment....
Read More Jewish Voice for Peace is outraged at U.S. President Trump’s announcement of the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear agreement with Iran....
Read More Today on the Israeli calendar is Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. But to Palestinians, it is known as al-Nakba, the catastrophe. Here, four Jews reflect on learning about the Nakba....
Read More Today Jewish communities in Israel and throughout the Diaspora celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, which corresponds to May 15th, marked by Palestinians as al-Nakba, the catastrophe. Like all dates on the Jewish...
Read More Activists are organizing events to raise awareness of Palestinian refugees and change the conversation in the Jewish community to respect Palestinian human rights....
Read MoreSenators: Investigate Israeli Violence!
No one should be killed for taking part in a peaceful protest. It’s up to us to call on progressive Senators to investigate Israel’s massacre in Gaza that killed over 100 Palestinians wounded 12,000 others.
TELL STARBUCKS TO DROP THE ADL
An organization like the ADL, with a history of anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian activities, should not be a part of Starbucks’ anti-bias trainings.
No Business in Illegal Settlements
A United Nations preliminary report details businesses operating in illegal Israeli settlements. Now we need you to tell Caterpillar, TripAdvisor, Airbnb and Priceline to stop profiting from business in settlements.
TELL AHED TAMIMI YOU ARE WITH HER
Ahed’s courage in standing up against the occupation inspired a global audience to stand alongside her. And together with a huge media response to her story, Israel’s military court bowed to pressure and handed down it’s minimum sentence.
bds movement NOMINATED FOR nobel prize
Norwegian MP Bjørnar Moxnes has nominated the Palestinian-led movement for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions for the Nobel Peace Prize!
SUPPORT PALESTINIAN CHILDREN
Israel systematically prosecutes as many as 700 children in military courts each year. Email your Rep to support Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act, H.R. 4391.
End the Deadly Exchange
When US law enforcement trade tactics with the Israeli police and military, Israel deepens its military occupation and the US heightens its violence of policing.