On Saturday evening I encountered activists from Jewish Voice for Peace next to the Squirrel Hill Night Market. They were engaging people with talking points that vilified Israel and pushed for a U.S. arms embargo.
JVP describes itself as an “anti-Zionist organization” and has a history of promoting campaigns and political agendas that fuel hatred and conflict, rather than justice and peace. Its materials frame false accusations of “genocide” and “intentional starvation” as undeniable truths; promote the boycott divest sanction (BDS) campaign, which aims to eradicate Israel; and characterizes the eliminationist slogan “from the river to the sea” as a call for “equality and freedom.” JVP blames Israel alone for Palestinian suffering and ignores the destructive actions of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
I spoke to a few of the JVP members, challenging their claims with facts about Hamas ruthlessly militarizing civilian areas all over Gaza and Israel’s efforts to avoid harming civilians. While we agreed that the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre was horrific, the JVP representatives held Israel solely responsible for the suffering of the Palestinians, insisted on calling all of Israel “occupied Palestine,” denied any link between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, and refused to acknowledge Israel’s right to self-defense. Their materials even made the misleading claim that stopping U.S. aid to Israel could feed millions of Americans — a false and libelous assertion about budget...
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