Activists hold cloth banners reading, in white capital letters on red, “Stop Arming Israel” and, in purple letters on white, with a JVP star logo, “Jewish Voice for Peace NYC”. NNJ JVP marched with JVP NYC from Bryant Park to the U.N.

Who We Are

Northern New Jersey JVP (NNJ JVP) is a pod/chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine.

The JVP family of organizations has restructured. JVP Action, our 501c4 organization, is now doing business as JVP. JVP Lab, our 501c3 organization, continues separately and remains focused on our nonpartisan educational and cultural work. Learn more at jvp.org/jvporgs.

JVP members stand with banners reading “U.S. BOMBS KILL CHILDREN” and “Jewish Voice for Peace Northern New Jersey, jvpnorthjersey.org” some carry signs with photos of dead Palestinian or Israeli children; most wear white T-shirts saying “Jews Say Fund People not Bombs”

From Our Blog

  • What Kind of Jew Am I?

    I’m not a religious Jew, but I’m a Jew. I’m not a Zionist, but I’m a Jew. What kind of Jew am I? In the 1960s, I read an essay which helped me recognize myself. The essay, “The Non-Jewish Jew”, was written by Isaac Deutscher in 1958. He was describing himself; he was describing me.……

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  • No to Annexation & No to Military Aid

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex some 30% of the occupied West Bank — including the strategic Jordan Valley and dozens of Jewish settlements — starting in July. As this date approaches, it is critical for all those who care about social justice and peace to strongly condemn Israel’s planned immoral, illegal annexation.……

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Upcoming Events

Voices from the Holy Land Film Salon

Bombs Don’t Build Themselves: Who’s Arming Israel’s Wars?

Sunday, October 18th, 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has dropped explosive power equivalent to 7 times the Hiroshima bomb on Gaza. Where does this lethal arsenal originate, and which nations and corporations fuel this crisis? This roundtable examines the global arms trade network supplying weapons used against civilians, tracing supply chains, transit routes, and complicit entities. Panelists will unpack international legal frameworks meant to prevent these transfers—including the Arms Trade Treaty and humanitarian law—while assessing enforcement failures. Focusing on the arms pipeline to Israel, the discussion explores existing accountability mechanisms and how advocates can strengthen them.

For information and registration, go to this link.

world map showing which countries sell bombs to Israel, with the size of circles indicating the relative quantity of bombs sold. The United States is by far the largest, with India (which gets bombs from Japan and China) and Australia being the next largest.