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 […]

Rabbi Dobrusin Hijacks Religious Freedom Day Panel Sensing a setup, twelve members and supporters of Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends attended a panel discussion on Religious Freedom Day. And while some of us, including this writer, anticipated that panelist Rabbi Rob Dobrusin would merely hint at our vigils in front of his synagogue, we […]

The article below about DYR Board and Scholarship Committee member Susan Abulhawa and by Lawrence Davidson is reposted from CounterPunch. When we think of the great struggles of our day we almost always think in terms of movements and groups. There are Communists and Fascists, Capitalists and Socialists, Jews and Muslims, Zionists and Christian Fundamentalists, […]

The article below by Michelle J. Kinnucan is reposted from Veterans Today. [T]here is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired, still less to factor in American understanding of trends and events in the Middle East. The tactics of the Israel Lobby plumb the depths of dishonor […]

JWPF Welcomes New Year Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends welcomed in the new year by placing nine dedicated peace activists at our non-violent, silent vigils in front of Beth Israel Congregation, one of the local centers of nationalist support of the state of Israel. We note two other active street protest groups and hope […]