15
February
2018
In
Gaza
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29
August
2017
In
Arts and Culture Press Release
Literary Figures speak out in solidarity with imprisoned Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour
Prominent US poets, writers, playwrights and publishers issued statements today in support of imprisoned Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour ahead of her upcoming trial verdict on October 17....
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01
September
2016
In
Arts and Culture Press Release
Ahead of Hearing, Palestinian Poet Arrested for Social Media Posts Receives Widespread Support from Literary Figures
A Palestinian citizen of Israel arrested for a poem posted on Youtube has received widespread support from thousands of people around the world, including hundreds of prominent literary figures....
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August
2016
In
Arts and Culture Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Poetry is Not A Crime
When a global superstar schedules a concert in Israel (think Carlos Santana, Ms. Lauryn Hill), or when Israel hosts an international film festival (as it is this month), we protest. Because Israel uses...
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April
2016
In
From our Staff and Members Jewish Community Transformation
Your Child Will Ask, A Poem by Rabbi Brant Rosen
Your child will ask why do we observe this festival? And you will answer...
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November
2015
In
Arts and Culture From our Staff and Members
Questions for the Media – A Poem by Aurora Levins Morales
If Beirut has been a city for 37 centuries and Paris for 20, why doesn’t anyone refer to explosions in Beirut as attacks on music, culture, civilization? This is what I want to...
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28
June
2014
In
Nakba
I Belong There
by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Carolyn Forche and Munir Akash. Full poem can be found here. An excellent source of additional background on Darwish is Fady Joudah's article at the Academy of American Poets website:...
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06
April
2013
In
Nakba
There Was No Farewell
Taha Muhammad Ali, "There Was No Farewell." So What: New and Selected Poems, 1971-2005. Trans. Peter Cole, Yahya Hijazi, Gabriel Levin. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2006. Available online at Narrative Magazine (free log-in...
Read MoreBack in the mid-90s, three young Jewish women realized they could no longer keep silent about Israel’s occupation – and decided to do something about it. Watch their story – our story – here.
GET THE DEADLY EXCHANGE REPORT
Researching the American Israeli Alliance and Jewish Voice for Peace’s report reveals the extent of massive training programs between U.S. law enforcement and Israeli police, military, and the Shin Bet.
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.
Booking.com: Tell the Truth
Days ago, Booking.com bowed to pro-Israel activists and started describing all of Jerusalem as a “city in Israel” – literally erasing Palestinian East Jerusalem. Let’s get Booking.com to tell the truth: East Jerusalem is occupied territory.
Senators: 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.
