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For J Street, holding Israel accountable is still a step too far
J Street’s 2019 conference heralded a new willingness to tie military aid to Israel to its human rights record. But the organization was quick to reaffirm a status quo of unconditional aid — despite ongoing abuses. What at first looked like a sea change on the horizon has turned out to be much less. One week…
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Joshua Leifer
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November 7, 2019
JVP just declared itself anti-Zionist and it’s already shifting the conversation
‘We often play the role of being able to say things that the rest of the movement cannot,’ Jewish Voice for Peace director Rebecca Vilkomerson says in a wide-ranging interview about the group’s decision to come out as opposed to Zionism, how to fight the conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, and recent attacks on Black-Palestine…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 30, 2019
How to deal with modern anti-Semitism? The Jewish Left is leading the way
For too long, the Right has claimed a monopoly on fighting antisemitism, especially when it relates to Israel. It’s been a fraught year for the American Jewish Left. Anti-Semitism continues to be stoked by the president and his inner and outer circles; the institutional Jewish community is openly courting anti-Semites; and verbal and legislative assaults from the…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
November 17, 2017
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Why I got arrested at the ADL
Jewish Voice for Peace activists are arrested protesting ADL exchange programs that bring together American law enforcement with Israeli military and police, a swapping of ‘worst practices’ that strengthens the repression of communities of color in both places. By Talia Baurer In my professional life, I teach workshops about healthy relationships and consent to middle…
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November 10, 2017
‘There’s an opportunity to embed Palestine in the progressive agenda’
The Trump administration will pose challenges for Palestine/Israel organizing in the U.S. but it also presents opportunities. Among them, JVP head Rebecca Vilkomerson tells +972 Magazine, is showing American Jews that many of the policies they oppose under Trump also exist in Israel.
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 27, 2017
Global protests target Airbnb over Israeli settlement rentals
Over 150,000 sign petition calling on Airbnb to pull out of Israeli settlements as part of the #StolenHomes campaign, which was launched by a consortium of organizations following an investigative report by +972 and Local Call. By John Brown* A coalition of international organizations organized protests in cities across the world Friday against Airbnb’s operations…
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June 5, 2016
Four things every Israeli needs to know about Jewish BDS activists
A recent feature on Israeli television attempted to cast Jewish-American BDS and anti-occupation activists as self-hating Jews. As anti-Semites. How dare you! By David Harris-Gershon A reporter from Israel’s Channel 2, Danny Kushmaro, recently visited Boston on a mission to find American Jews who support BDS and actively oppose Israel’s occupation. One of the key interviews in…
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July 28, 2015
Interview: Church-based BDS and the Jewish voices beside it
As more U.S. churches vote on divestment, Jewish Voice for Peace aims to provide key support to a movement often accused of anti-Semitism. An interview with JVP’s advocacy director Sydney Levy. By Ryan Rodrick Beiler / Activestills.org This week, three more U.S. churches are voting on resolutions to divest from companies complicit in the Israeli…
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June 30, 2015
The decline of Christian Zionism
America’s largest Christian Zionist organization boasts about its numbers. But while their influence is a given, many Christians are slowly but surely seeing the justice of the Palestinian cause. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest Zionist Christian organization in the U.S., recently sent an email blast celebrating the…
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Activestills
January 15, 2015
Censorship in the American Jewish community
Support for groups like JVP has grown significantly since the latest war against Gaza. Disenfranchising this ever-growing segment of concerned American Jews will only escalate the decline in our community. By Seth Morrison The past year has seen increasing efforts within the American Jewish community to censor anybody who believes that boycott, divestment and sanctions…
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November 5, 2014
WATCH: A six-minute primer to the occupation
Jewish Voice for Peace produced this very basic primer to the conflict and the occupation. It’s one of the best I’ve seen. If the video player doesn’t work, click here.
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Noam Sheizaf
December 2, 2012
Liberal Jewish organization sidelines Jewish Voice for Peace
By Jerry Haber / cross-posted with permission from the Magnes Zionist blog Does Jewish Voice for Peace have a place at the Jewish communal table? I expect the answer to be “no” from people on the right wing of the Jewish communal spectrum; after all, some of them barely tolerate J-Street. But as an old-fashioned…
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November 29, 2010
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