New on The Call: JVP Picks a Side — and it's the Democratic Party

Friends,

There's no shortage of news, but in the midst of it all, myself and another collective member have written about an indicative shift in US-based Palestine solidarity organizing through a recent move to "restructure" JVP. Tracking the history of JVP Action endorsed candidates, we lay out our understanding of this shift, and whom it ultimately serves. It starts:

On February 18, 2026, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) announced that from this point on, the moniker "JVP" will be used to describe its 501(c)(4), formerly identified as JVP Action. JVP has become one of the most prominent and well-resourced Palestine solidarity organizations in the United States, tripling its revenue to $11 million during the genocide. As Israel's genocide in Gaza continues through its third year, the decision to redirect the weight of that brand, and the grassroots credibility built over three decades of organizing, toward a lobbying operation is not a minor administrative change. It is a political declaration.

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Lara Kilani