Who Are the Terrorists?
By Nina Stein On Friday, August 28, Iyad Burnat, a resident of the West Bank Palestinian village of Bil’in, was ambushed and brutally beaten by Israeli soldiers. His crime: participating in a peaceful, non-violent...
Author: JVP New Haven
DeLauro Statement Of Support For Iran Nuclear Agreement
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) has issued a strong statement of support for the Iran agreement. All of the Connecticut congressional delegation except for Sen. Blumenthal (202-224-2823) and Rep. Esty (202-225-4476) have stated their intent to support...
Responding to Latest “Price Tag” Crime
You’ve no doubt heard about the Palestinian family of four who was burned while they slept in a “price tag” terror attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank last week. The 18 month old child, Ali...
The Village of Susiya: A Hopeful Tale?
Though the US has avoided endorsing the Palestinian BDS movement, clearly the growing international support for BDS has helped to shine a light on the plight of Susiya.
Why Does Connecticut Continue to Invest in Israel?
The decision on June 30 of the million-member United Church of Christ to join in measures of BDS — boycotts, divestments and sanctions — to pressure the Israeli government is of great, perhaps historic...
UCC Vote for Divestment
New Haven’s Rev. Allie Perry, a delegate to the recent UCC General Synod comments: I guess the most important thing to say is that this resolution comes from people acting in good faith, in...
No Way to Treat a Child
Last week, 19 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the State Department to make the human rights of Palestinian children a priority in the US -‐Israel bilateral...
JVP National Membership Meeting Highlights
Several members of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) New Haven chapter were among the 600 attendees at the bi-annual JVP national membership meeting in Baltimore, March 13-15. The weekend was filled with inspiring...
Justice for Palestinians: A Boycott Could Help
The call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of Israel is becoming widespread and effective around the world. Apologists for Israel seek to condemn it as unfair, counter-productive and even anti-Semitic. But Jewish...
The Nakba and Israeli Independence
Zionists celebrate annually the consolidation of their control over Palestine. But for members of Jewish Voice for Peace, who uphold Jewish principles of justice, this is another sad anniversary of the Nakba, with no...
