Jewish Voice for Peace
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.
JVP opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression. JVP seeks an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem; security and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians; a just solution for Palestinian refugees based on principles established in international law; an end to violence against civilians; and peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Over 20,000 Pledge to Deactivate Airbnb in Solidarity with Palestinian Rights The viral social media campaign #deactivateAirbnb , endorsed by an international coalition of 30-plus groups, has organized over 20,000 people to commit to deactivating their Airbnb accounts on May 15. The deactivation campaign was called following Airbnb’s reversal from its 2018 policy... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, May 02, 2019 Victory—Judge Rules in Support of Panel Discussion on Palestinian Human Rights at UMass A Massachusetts district court ruled in favor of allowing a panel discussion at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst to go head earlier today. The May 4 panel discussion “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights” will be held as planned, despite the... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 01, 2019 Organizations Supporting Palestinian Rights Welcome Introduction of Legislation that Would End U.S. Funding for Israeli Military Detention and Abuse of Palestinian Children Today, advocates for Palestinian rights welcomed the reintroduction of historic legislation by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) prohibiting funding for the Israeli military detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children. H.R. 2407, the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, April 15, 2019 TONIGHT: Omar Barghouti, Marc Lamont Hill and Rebecca Vilkomerson in Sold-out Event at NYU Despite the Trump administration’s latest attempt to silence criticism of Israel by denying entry to the Co-Founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, Omar Barghouti, tonight’s panel discussion at NYU with Barghouti, Marc Lamont Hill and Rebecca Vilkomerson will proceed – with... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, March 07, 2019 Jewish, Muslim and Progressive Leaders Welcome “Anti-Hate” Resolution A grassroots campaign by dozens of organizations has flooded Democratic leadership with phone calls and emails over the past few days, urging them to condemn real bigotry and drop the bad-faith attacks on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Culminating in a petition delivery to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, February 15, 2019 #IStandWithIlhan Campaign Defies Attempts to Silence Rep. Omar In just days, hundreds of celebrities and well-known progressive activist and academics declared their support for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, sending in photos to the #IStandWithIlhan social media campaign. Civil Rights icon Professor Angela Davis , award-winning performer Harry Belafonte and Nobel... Read more |
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Newswire article Sunday, December 09, 2018 Jewish Voice for Peace Targets CNN Over Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Firing in Sunday Paper This morning CNN executives woke up to an ad chastising the network in the popular Sunday edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , which reaches over 900,000 people. In the paper of record, in CNN ’s hometown, activists sent a powerful message in support of Professor Hill and in protest of his... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, November 29, 2018 Junket Taking Local Police to Train with Israeli Military Embroiled in Local Controversies Across New England For the first time in 20 years, the all expense-paid trips to Israel where American law enforcement are trained by the Israeli military and police have run into a snag – New Englanders don’t like the idea one bit. And from Montpelier to New Haven, Northampton to Providence, local residents have... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 16, 2018 Just Released - JVP Stands Up to Canary Mission With Powerful Video ewish Voice for Peace released a scathing new video today fighting back against the shadowy website Canary Mission. "We've gotten one too many calls from distraught students who worry about their future internet footprints. Canary Mission is clearly backed by money and people with technology we can... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, October 29, 2018 Jewish Voice for Peace: Together We Heal, United We Fight This week was devastating. In Kentucky, two Black people – Maurice Stallard and Vickie Jones – were killed by a white supremacist who first tried to enter a Black church. And in Pennsylvania, 11 Jewish people were killed in a synagogue by a man who believed Jews were behind a caravan of refugees... Read more |