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c3 email header 1600I’m incredibly moved to share that JVP will be co-hosting a Zoom rally for Nakba Day at 2pm ET on May 15, along with Palestine Solidarity Campaign - UK, BDS Movement, and a new South African BDS Coalition – and I’m honored to join this incredible lineup of speakers, artists and performers.

nakba day rally final email Please sign up and reserve a space in the Zoom room – there’s a 1,000 participant limit and we expect space to fill up fast.

At JVP, we understand that justice, equality and dignity in Palestine/Israel must include Palestinians realizing their right to return home. As a Jewish organization, we see it as core to our purpose to peel back layers of myth and falsehood, and to help each other confront the brutal truth of Israel’s establishment. Nakba means catastrophe in Arabic, and refers to the destruction of hundreds of Palestinian villages and the violent expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians that began with Israel’s founding, and that continues to this day.

The catastrophes of the Nakba continue through ongoing land theft and expulsion. We are just weeks away from the likely threat of annexation, which would mean even more deeply entrenched apartheid, more home and village demolitions, and the further loss of Palestinian land, livelihoods, and connections.

We refuse to be a part of this plan. As we organize with our partners to pressure governments, diplomats, and NGOs to use their power to stop annexation, we must also help build a stronger global movement. On Nakba Day, we will take another step toward this.

I look forward to joining you at a meaningful and powerful rally as we lift up Palestinian voices and take action together.

In solidarity,

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Stefanie Fox
Executive Director