January 13, 2023 – Over the last two days, Israeli forces invaded multiple cities and villages across the occupied West Bank, killing five Palestinians and arresting dozens, including children. The new Israeli government — the most extremist, supremacist government in Israel’s history — is rapidly accelerating the rate of its brutal attacks against Palestinians. During […]
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Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council Stands with the Palestinian Residents of Sheikh Jarrah
The Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voice for Peace, as Jewish spiritual leaders, stands in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah as they continue to resist terrorization and expulsion from their homes. We oppose the decades-long campaign to expel over 1,500 long-term Palestinian residents, which is the product of longstanding Israeli government policy executed […]
Human Rights Activists, Scholars, And Cultural Figures Call On Facebook To Allow Users To Hold Israeli Government Accountable
BERKELEY CA — From across the globe, hundreds of activists, intellectuals and artists launched an open letter calling on Facebook to ensure that any amendments to its hate speech policy keep all people safe and connected. The petition garnered over 14,500 signatures in its first 24 hours. Led by 31 organizations, the global campaign “Facebook, we need to talk” […]
JVP: Israel’s Jewish “Nation State” Laws Confirms It Is an Apartheid State
July 20, 2018 – Jewish Voice for Peace issued the following statement on the passage of Israel’s Nation-State bill in the Knesset: The Nation-State law establishes that racist and discriminatory practices against Palestinians and non-Jews are legal. The law states that in Israel only Jewish people have the right to self-determination, demotes Arabic from an […]