Jewish Voice for Peace

How California uni chief conflates real bigotry with criticism of Israel

Dalia Almarina
Berkeley
18 April 2012

University of California President Mark Yudof has double standards when it comes to on-campus criticism of Israeli policies.

BDS roundup: Los Angeles activists urge city to "Dump Veolia!"

Submitted by nora on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 22:25

In this week’s news from the global BDS movement, LA activists demand the city “Dump Veolia”; boycott activists tell the Red Hot Chili Peppers why they should cancel their upcoming Tel Aviv gig; and much more.

BDS roundup: US Presbyterian church one step closer to major divestment policy

Submitted by nora on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 03:55

This week on global news from the BDS movement: an Israeli dance company faces boycott actions in North America; the Presbyterian Church USA moves one step closer to divesting from three US companies that profit from Israel’s military occupation of Palestine; and more.

Video: Jewish activists disrupt and "occupy" Birthright Israel event

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 17:42

Members of the youth wing of Jewish Voice for Peace disrupted a Birthright Israel event on 7 November.

Nationwide condemnation of Irvine 11 convictions by student and activist groups

Submitted by nora on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 19:54

More than 30 nationwide chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, along with interfaith activist communities, decry the convictions of the Irvine 11 while pledging to stand in firm solidarity with the students — and protesters everywhere who stand up against Israeli policies.

From the court: Defense begins closing arguments in Irvine 11 trial

Submitted by nora on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 03:52

The prosecution claims that the Irvine 11 students unlawfully conspired to “censor” Israeli ambassador Michael Oren, while the defense argues that the students were in their full constitutional rights to exercise free speech.

New moves to curb criticism of Israel in US and Canada

Kristin Szremski
29 July 2011

A number of new initiatives to curtail freedom of speech by conflating opposition to Israeli crimes with anti-Semitism are underway in the United States and Canada.

BDS activists to TIAA-CREF: We divest from Israel's occupation

Submitted by nora on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 22:01

BDS activists with We Divest From Israel’s Occupation recently performed a flashmob action in New York City’s Times Square after pension giant TIAA-CREF censored a shareholder resolution last week.

Move Over AIPAC challenges business-as-usual in Washington

Linda Khoury
Washington, DC
3 June 2011

Late last month AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, held its 2011 annual policy conference in Washington, DC. Just across the street hundreds of social justice activists from all corners of the United States, in addition to a handful of internationals, met with the formidable goal of building a counter-force to AIPAC.

StandWithUs member attacks Jewish Voice for Peace activists

San Francisco Jewish Voice for Peace
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 07:08

Wrapped in an Israeli flag, San Francisco Voice for Israel/StandWithUs member Robin Dubner, an Oakland-based attorney, pepper-sprayed two Jewish Voice for Peace members in the eyes and face after they attempted to nonviolently block her ability to aggressively videotape the faces of JVP meeting attendees against their will.
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