Jewish Voice for Peace

Police arrest Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder, dozens more at Netanyahu protest outside UN

At the General Assembly, Netanyahu defended Israel's actions in the region, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose, as dozens of delegates walked out.

Actor Susan Sarandon is detained during a protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations 81st General Assembly in New York City, US, September 24, 2026.
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil speaking at a Yom Kippur Yizkor event in New York, September 21, 2026.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls for God to 'hold Israel accountable' at Yom Kippur event

Florida Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin speaks with supporters on August 15, 2026 in North Miami Beach, Florida.

Florida congressional race set between anti-Zionist democratic socialist, staunch Israel supporter

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli attends a conference against antisemitism in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

New report maps alleged links between US activist groups, terror-designated organizations


‘Zionist animals’: Anti-Israel activists plan to ‘flood’ UN General Assembly with protest

Within Our Lifetime, JVP, and PYM to march on UN, call for sanctions on Israel, and demand Netanyahu’s arrest.

Demonstrators gather outside the UN Headquarters during a "Stop Starving Gaza" protest in New York City, July 29, 2025.

Breakaway Jewish group joins 'student intifada' after split from Jewish Voice for Peace

The group framed itself as part of what it termed a global “student intifada” and said it was aligning with the “Popular University,” a loose network of pro-Palestinian activists.

 JUST AFTER the Hamas attack on October 7, even before the IDF began its ground operation in Gaza, Jewish Voice for Peace was already calling to ‘Stop the genocide of Palestinians.’

GWU suspends JVP amid US gov't review of university antisemitism failures

The decision, first reported by the student paper, the GW Hatchet, lengthened the suspension period to the end of spring 2026, and the disciplinary probation was extended through spring 2027.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place at University Yard on the campus of George Washington University, in Washington, DC.

Protests yields limited results, Jewish Voice for Peace retools to focus on swaying elections

Despite another temporary ceasefire, the war is ongoing. And JVP is changing its structure and strategy.

 Jewish Voices for Peace logo.

Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘global jihad’ remark

The apology, which was first reported by Politico, comes after Gillibrand had previously backed away from the comments she made, telling Rolling Stone that she “misspoke.”

 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Zohran Mamdani over a pro-Palestinan protest in Chicago on October 8, 2023

Top 10 weird things activists put on seder plates this Passover

In an Instagram post shared by Independent Jewish Voices and IfNotNow, a slice of watermelon could be seen illustrated next to an olive on a seder plate.

 Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City.

Fate of the Zionist movement must be decided by Zionists, not by anti-Zionists - opinion

There are plenty of places for anti-Zionists in this world; the WZC is not one of them.

RABBI DOV Landau delivers a class at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, 2023. To maintain the integrity of this election, the World Zionist Congress must make it clear that anyone who does not reject Landau’s position in the strongest terms cannot be elected or vote in this election, the writer argues.

Columbia students, stand with humanity and against barbarity - opinion

Since October 7, 2023, Columbia’s campus has been engulfed in protests, inflammatory rhetoric, and an unsettling surge of antisemitism.

 A timed exposure shot of Columbia University's main academic library (and the largest building on campus), Butler Library, at dusk.

JVP strongly opposed by US Jewry - poll

The findings highlighted a clear rejection of JVP’s ideology and methods by American Jews, reaffirming the broad support for Israel among the Jewish majority.

 JEWISH VOICE For Peace members and supporters hold a rally outside the Zeckelman Memorial Holocaust Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Jewish Voice for Peace to pay over $600,000 to settle COVID-19 loan fraud allegation

JVP will be paying twice the amount it received for a $338,817 second-draw loan under the Paycheck Protection Act Program.

MEMBERS of Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrate in New York in 2015. (Courtesy)