The Justice Department has filed an outrageous and dangerous civil complaint against pro-Palestinian protesters in New Jersey as the latest step in the Trump administration’s continuing effort to weaponize charges of antisemitism to shut down free speech. This time, the corrupt Trump Justice Department has invoked a law primarily used to protect abortion clinics in… Continue Reading Justice Department Gets It Wrong
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The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution, is the law of the land. The First Amendment guarantees all people the right to freedom of speech and their right to peaceably assemble to petition their government for redress of grievances; the Fourth Amendment guarantees that the people have the right… Continue Reading Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America
Israel continues to wage a merciless assault against the Palestinian people Even before Israel broke the fragile ceasefire on March 17, with approval from the Trump administration, it had cut off humanitarian supplies to the desperate inhabitants of Gaza. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli military has killed over 50,000 identified people, most of them… Continue Reading Why We Need to Talk about Palestine
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Good afternoon, Senator Kim, Since I am not able to join Meera Jaffrey, representatives of NJ Peace Action, CAIR and others today, I am sending you the following documents in support of restoring UNRWA funding and opposing any deployment of US military assets to Gaza. As you know, since 1949, the United Nations Relief and… Continue Reading An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim
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Stevens Students for Gaza ProtestRemarks by Stephen R. ShalomJewish Voice for Peace, Northern NJStevens Institute of Technology, Nov. 11, 2024 We are living in the midst of one of the great humanitarian tragedies of our lifetimes. Tens of thousands of innocent men, women, and children—especially women and children—are being slaughtered in Gaza. Thousands more are… Continue Reading Antisemitism versus Anti-Zionism
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Statement of Renée Steinhagen Jewish Voice for Peace—Northern New Jersey November 13, 2023, Rally for Ceasefire Now Newark, NJ Thank you everyone for showing up today to call out Senator Booker and demand that he call for a cease fire in Gaza — immediately. My name is Renée Steinhagen, and I am a member of… Continue Reading Statement of Renée Steinhagen, Rally for Ceasefire Now, Newark, Nov. 13
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Adapted in part from https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/faq/ Last updated 11/21/23
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A Statement by Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ We grieve for the over one thousand Israeli civilians unjustly killed on Oct. 7. We grieve, too, for the many thousands of Palestinian civilians unjustly killed since then. And we are in utter anguish at the prospect of the mass killing that faces the two… Continue Reading Not in Our Name
I am not a religious Jew, and yet this morning I found myself instinctively reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish—the Jewish prayer for the dead—for all the lives—young, old, mothers, fathers, children, lovers, Palestinians, Israelis, Americans, Muslims, Jews, Christians—lost on this horrific weekend. And for the much greater loss of life that I fear is yet to come.… Continue Reading Statement for Gathering at Gould Park, Paterson, N.J., 10/10/23
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Reflecting on the recent NYC climate march and rally, I note:
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