Jewish Voice for Peace
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| Founded | September 1996 |
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| Focus | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
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Executive Director
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Rebecca Vilkomerson |
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Chairman
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Jethro Eisenstein |
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Revenue
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$1.4 million (2013–14) |
| Expenses | $1.1 million (2013–14) |
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Employees
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9 (2013–14) |
| Website | www |
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) (קול יהודי לשלום Kol Yehudi la-Shalom) is a United States left-wingactivist organization focused on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
In its mission statement, it describes itself as "a diverse and democratic community of activists inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, and human rights [to] support the aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians for security and self-determination" and says it "seeks an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem". Its critics say it musters Jewish opposition to and works to undermine public support for Israel.
JVP was formed in September 1996.Rebecca Vilkomerson is the executive director; there are 27 other staff members. Members of the advisory board include Tony Kushner, Michael Ratner, Sarah Schulman, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Wallace Shawn.
JVP opposes the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It has published articles criticizing what it describes as the "severe human-rights violations that Israel engages in every day", such as the construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier, the blockade of the Gaza Strip, and military operations in Gaza and the West Bank. It "endorses neither a one-state solution to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nor a two-state solution". According to Dov Waxman, such positions mean that they do not support Israel's character as Jewish and democratic.
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