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JVP Chicago
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Chicago chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. Solidarity forever!
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Israel has killed nearly 100 Palestinians and wounded at least 230 since the 'ceasefire' went into effect on October 10.
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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“They’re Not Welcome”

@dannypostel.bsky.social reports from neighborhoods across Chicago, where he spoke with teams of rapid responders who are protecting residents and challenging Trump’s attempted occupation by fighting fear through solidarity.

inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
“They’re Not Welcome”: How Chicago Residents Are Resisting Trump’s ICE Invasion of the City
As ICE wreaks chaos and violence in neighborhoods across Chicago, teams of rapid responders are protecting residents and challenging Trump’s attempted occupation by fighting fear through solidarity.
inthesetimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
yasher koach to our beloved comrades at broadview today. from illinois to gaza, all borders will fall!
I’m on the ground at a prayer vigil near the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I’m on the ground at a prayer vigil near the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Anti-Zionist activists gather at the Gaza fence in solidarity with the Sumud Flotilla and the people of Gaza.

Videos by Oren Ziv, in partnership with Local Call.

#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #globalsumudflotilla
October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The JewsforFoodAidforPeopleInGaza campaing is so so so close to reaching the $180,000 goal for our High Holiday Tzedakah campaign before Yom Kippur begins. If you haven't yet please give now! givebutter.com/FoodAidTzeda...
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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As we prepare for Yom Kippur, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social ED Audrey Sasson & Rabbi Avigayil Halperin study several Jewish texts, exploring what teshuvah looks like for the crime of crimes, and what accountability could mean for complicit Jewish leadership.

Study guide also available at the link.
Is It Possible to Atone for Genocide?
An investigation through Jewish text on responsibility and culpability in the face of mass death.
jewishcurrents.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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one of the frontlines to democracy exists in Broadview, IL. if you're white like me and think you would have had the courage to resist Jim Crow, or if you think you would have stood with your favorite historical figure resisting oppression, guess what Chicago, you have an opportunity to show us. 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today is Tzom Gedaliah. If it’s your custom to give tzedakah on fast days, or on the High Holy Days in general, please consider supporting the Jews For Food Aid fundraiser to keep the Gaza Soup Kitchen open through Yom Kippur.

givebutter.com/FoodAidTzedakah
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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ICE is terrorizing my neighborhood (Pilsen) and so many others in Chicagoland. There have been sightings and abductions everyday. Please support our rapid response efforts: bit.ly/punofundraiser
PUÑO Fundraiser
Pilsen Defense & Access is launching a fundraiser through the end of Hispanic Heritage month, with 100% of funds raised going to PUÑO! PUÑO (Pilsen Unidos por Nuestro Orgullo) works to protect our...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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This year, may the shofar be a wake-up call for all. As we enter 5786, our commitment to justice is greater than ever.
September 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS movement against Israel.
The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel
Far-right Rep. Lauren Boeberg added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS boycott movement against Israel.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Israel has begun the “initial stages” of its siege on Gaza City, declaring the capital city a “dangerous combat zone” and ending its daytime pauses for the supposed purpose of allowing the passage of humanitarian aid, despite a famine declaration across the area last week.
Israel Announces Total Siege of Gaza City, Declaring Entire Area “Combat Zone”
The announcement comes a week after the UN-backed declaration of famine in Gaza City.
truthout.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Last night, about 60 Chicago activists and organizers gathered to discuss Trump's threatened military occupation of our city. Our convo centered around a worksheet that some friends and I put together this week—a tool that can help us build and strengthen local networks of support and protection.
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
organizingmythoughts.org
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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New by me in Midwest Socialist: Did you know that Illinois has an extremist pro-Israel law on the books? Cause we do, and we have a unique opportunity to repeal it. Read at the link below.

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August 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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"Oh mute world, look"
"The bodies of Al Jazeera correspondents Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qreiqa were carried on the shoulders of mourners through the streets of #Gaza following their assassination in a targeted #Israeli airstrike on their press tent at Al-Shifa Hospital."

www.instagram.com/p/DNMRdsTAfy...

#Israel #News
August 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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PRA’s @benlorber8.bsky.social dives into how Heather Johnston, a little-known Christian Zionist from Alabama, organized the recent congressional visit to the West Bank and why operatives like her shouldn’t be ignored by mainstream media. Read the full article @religiondispatches.org: bit.ly/3URGcRa
August 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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On Aug. 7 a Awdah was finally buried in Umm al Kheir, but the situation in Masafer Yatta is dire. The community calls on Israel to:

1. Assure the safety of communities in Masafer Yatta facing the threats of lethal state and settler violence.

2. Bring Yinon Levy to justice for the murder of Awdah.
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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“This is a working-class issue. And as a labor leader, it is our responsibility to be the shield of the working class. An injury to one is an injury to all, and that doesn’t exclude Palestinians.”

www.democracynow.org/2025/8/5/chr...
Labor Leader Chris Smalls Describes Israeli Arrest & Assault After Military Raids Gaza Flotilla
Former Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls joins us for one of his first interviews since he returned to the United States after he was beaten, arrested and detained by the Israeli military for ...
www.democracynow.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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My latest @religiondispatches.org - GOP leader Mike Johnson visited the West Bank yesterday & proclaimed support for Israeli annexation. But few noticed the Christian Zionist operative who has arranged trips like his for decades, driven by Biblical prophecy religiondispatches.org/media-fail-t...
Media Fail to Note Christian Zionist Operative Who Organized Congressional Visit to West Bank
Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, the third-highest ranking US official, visited the Israeli settlement of Ariel, deep in the occupied West Bank, to pledge support for full Israeli annexation of ...
religiondispatches.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🚨 JUSTICE FOR AWDAH - DEMAND HIS BODY IS RETURNED TO UMM AL-KHEIR 🚨

The women of Umm al-Kheir – led by Awdah’s mother, wife and sister – are on hunger strike, demanding Israel release his body so that he can be buried in the village where he was born.

➡️ actionnetwork.org/letters/brin...
August 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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On Thursday July 31st, more than 60 women in the Palestinian village of Umm al Khair, in the Southern West Bank initiated a hunger strike to demand the return of the body of community leader Awdah Hathaleen
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM