Rising Up For Justice: A Jewish Approach to Justice for Palestine

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FEATURING LIV KUNINS-BERKOWITZ - Our nation and our world is overrun with billionaires and bigots, but they are few and we are many. On this series, exclusive to subscribers of Rising Up With Sonali and viewers of Free Speech TV, we’ll hear from organizers in the movements for social justice, and dig into the nuts and bolts of values, strategies, tactics, narratives, and building power. 

This week, Liv Kunins-Berkowitz from Jewish Voice for Peace joins us. Liv is JVP's Senior Media Coordinator for Jewish Voice for Peace. They spoke with Sonali Kolhatkar about JVP's work.

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Sonali Kolhatkar: So first, let's begin by looking at the work of the organization. I'm sure pe anybody who's been interested in justice for Palestine over the past couple of years has likely heard of Jewish Voice for Peace. But for those who haven't, particularly for those who only get this view from our mainstream media, that all Jewish people in the US blindly support the state of Israel, how do you explain the work that your organization does and what your goals are for Jewish Voice for Peace? 

Liv Kunins-Berkowitz: Yeah. So JVP, Jewish Voice for Peace is the largest anti-Zionist Jewish organization in the world. And our work is first and foremost about moving US Jews into solidarity with Palestinians to join the Palestinian freedom struggle. And our goal is to break the US-Israel alliance because we know that the occupation, apartheid, and now genocide is, is made possible by US political support, military support and funding. 

And, another essential part of our work is forging the Judaism Beyond Zionism, alongside many other Jewish organizations and cultural workers to put forth and practice and create communities where we can practice Judaism in alignment with our political values, our cultural values, and spiritual values.