CT-Made Rifles & Palestinian Victims
It’s very probable that Ruger sniper rifles, made by Connecticut’s Sturm, Ruger, Inc. are being used to kill and maim unarmed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. For the six weeks Palestinians from Gaza have...
Category: Sunday Vigil Fliers
Passover and Refugees
“It’s not much of a stretch to link the Passover Seder with the pressing humanitarian and political issue of refugees and immigration. After all, when Jews worldwide recount the story of the Israelites slavery,...
A Slap Against Apartheid
Ahed Tamimi is a 16-year-old Palestinian girl whose courageous resistance against the violent illegal 50 year occupation of her community has drawn worldwide attention – and landed her in jail. Her crime was slapping...
New Year’s Resolutions
UNGA A/RES/ES-10/19: On December 21, 2017 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved the resolution, by a vote of 128-9-35 (yes-no-abstain), which in part “demands that all States comply with [prior] Security Council (UNSC)...
Lights and Dedication of Chanukah
Chanukah means “dedication”. This year, in the midst of the oppression of marginalized communities, Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven dedicates our lighting of the Chanukah candles to our solidarity with these communities. We...
Should a U.S. University Help the Saudi Kingdom Perfect its Police State?
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy with very little respect for human rights. The kingdom considers “criminal” a whole host of acts that are protected by rights to freedom of speech,...
War on Gaza and Free Speech
The recently stepped up war in Afghanistan is not the only endless war that the U.S. is engaged in. With its arms funding and silence on human rights abuses, the U.S. is complicit in...
Torture of Prisoners
A few weeks ago, the news media contained reports that accused forces from the United Arab Emirates of torturing detainees in Yemen, and indicated that U.S. military interrogators may have been working along with...
Deadly Exchange
Exchange programs that bring together police, ICE, border patrol, and FBI from the US with soldiers, police, and border agents from Israel are toxic. In these programs, “worst practices” are shared to promote and extend...
A Tale of Two Strikes
Many New Haveners are well aware of the recently concluded hunger strike waged by graduate student teachers on Beinecke Plaza. Theirs is a fight for decent, secure wages and comprehensive benefits. In spite of...
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