Jewish Voice for Peace

Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon among Pro-Palestinian activists in Zohran Mamdani's inaugural committee

Mamdani has previously drawn criticism for his anti-Israel views and associations with antisemitic figures, including Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who resigned after antisemitic comments resurfaced.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, TZVI JASPER
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in Central Park in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, US, November 24, 2025.
Rally-goers held signs distributed by UJA-Federation of New York, and braved the 30-degree weather outside Park East Synagogue, Dec. 4, 2025.

Jewish New Yorkers hold support rally for Park East Synagogue after anti-Israel protests

Hundreds of New York Jews and allies gathered in the cold for a support rally, weeks after Park East Synagogue was targeted by anti-Israel protestors calling to "globalize the Intifada.”

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
(L-R) Somerville for Palestine supporters celebrate a projected win for Question 3, a non-binding resolution imploring the Boston suburb to divest from companies that do business with Israel, November 4, 2025; a still from an ad opposing the measure paid for by a local Jewish group.

In a first, ballot initiative to divest from Israel wins at the ballot box, in Somerville, Mass.

Voters in Somerville, Massachusetts, passed a measure to divest from Israel, the first such vote in the US, despite opposition from local Jewish groups.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A screengrab from a live stream video shows Israeli navy forces approaching the vessel the Marinette, believed to be the only ship from the Global Sumud Flotilla still sailing towards Gaza, which flotilla organisers report has now been intercepted, October 3, 2025.

Jewish freelance journalist Emily Wilder detained as IDF intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Wilder was a member of Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine, both anti-Zionist groups, as a student at Stanford University, from which she graduated in 2020.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

JVP’s summer of discontent: It’s time for Rebecca Vilkomerson to step down

One of Silicon Valley’s most influential CEOs bit the bullet a few months ago and stepped down after a whirlwind of controversy and acrimony.

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByHEN MAZZIG
Gal Gadot attends Build Presents The Cast Of "Wonder Woman" at Build Studio on May 23, 2017 in New York City. (Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images/AFP)

Center for Jewish History head goes on defensive about Israel record

The center's CEO, David Myers, has been linked to left-wing groups that some deem 'anti-Israel.'

OCTOBER 22, 2017ByYAIR ETTINGER
The Center for Jewish History in New York City.

ADL raps Jewish pro-BDS group over anti-Israel 'radicalism'

The Anti-Defamation League came down hard on left-wing Jewish Voice for Peace for their support for convicted terrorists and alienation of pro-Israel LGBT activists.

JULY 23, 2017ByDANIELLE ZIRI
Anti-Defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt