Heard on the Road Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor at Bethlehem University, gave an excellent presentation this week on non-violent resistance in Palestine, and documented a full history of non-violent actions from 1939 onward. He noted that after the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 (al-Nakba), that orders were given to shoot Palestinians attempting to return to […]

JWPF Invites City Council to Forum Vigiler S took to the podium last Monday to invite Ann Arbor City Council members to our Open Forum on March 29th. From Thursday’s Ann Arbor Chronicle we read: S told the council he’d been working a long time against the genocide of the Palestinian people, which he said […]

Uncomfortable Bedfellows Last fall we reported on a visit to Central Michigan University campus to hear Shirley Phelps-Roper speak about Westboro Baptist Church, and their reliance on the Constitution’s First Amendment to have their views heard. And though their issues and those of Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends are different, there is a commonality […]

The Angry Arab Visits UM Campus Speaking to a group of about 25 activists, Professor As’ad Abu Khalil (California State University, Stanislaus) gave a short talk about the recent democratic uprisings in Arab countries. His happiness was evident, and his humor shined throughout his talk. He underscored the tension rampant within the Jewish Israeli population, […]

Seven Years of Synagogue Vigils: Why We Still Do It The above headline will serve as forum title for Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends’ public presentation on March 29th. Our event moderator will begin the evening with a 10-minute update of Israel’s criminal history, followed by 10-minute personal presentations from each of our five […]

The Role of Jews in the Palestine Solidarity Movement Under the auspices of Deir Yassin Remembered (www.deiryassin.org), this writer gave a presentation at Ibrahim’s Bi-monthly Salon Event in Seattle, Washington entitled “The Role of Jews in the Palestine Solidarity Movement”. Beginning with a personal introduction of Jewish influence in local peace groups, the talk expanded […]

The Three Greatest Crimes Four members of Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends attended Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Detroit this past week, which included a fiery speech by Willie “Mukasa” Ricks and a march through downtown Detroit. Ricks was introduced by our friend Abayomi Azkikiwe (Pan African News Wire and Detroit Coalition Against […]