Rebecca Vilkomerson @RVilkomerson Twitter profile

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

Still retweeting occasionally, still scrolling, but barely posting anymore as I wean myself off this thing…

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

8 months

WE DID THAT

Jewish Voice for Peace

@jvplive

8 months

BREAKING: 1,500 Jews, Palestinians, rabbis, imams, pastors, parents, and elected officials for a ceasefire are risking arrest at the Manhattan Bridge. We represent the majority of people in the US. 66% of Americans and 80% of Democrats want the bombing of Gaza to stop.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

Shabbat Shalom to @AOC . She paused, listened to Palestinians and their allies (including many Jewish supporters) and withdrew from an event honoring Rabin, at no little cost, I'm sure. This is true leadership and consistent principles. Thank you! ❤️🙏

AOC withdraws from Yitzhak Rabin commemoration after criticism

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not attend event for former Israeli prime minister, her office says.

www.aljazeera.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

deeply appreciating Jewish Twitter & Historian Twitter for explaining why yes, these are concentration camps & yes, this is how it began (which doesn't mean that's how it has to end). The Nazis tested the public to see what it would tolerate. That means our moment is now.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

My piece in @Newsweek looking at the attacks on @IlhanMN in the context of Islamophobia, anti-Blackness, rightwing antisemitism, and the new progressive movement that speaks up unabashedly for Palestinian rights & is challenging the status quo in Congress

Newsweek

@Newsweek

5 years

I'm Jewish, and the hypocrisy of GOP islamophobes hounding Ilhan Omar is breathtaking | Opinion

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Even though they’ve had a lot of practice it is astonishing just how much skewed info the ⁦ @nytimes ⁩ can pack into one headline. -who was hurt? By whom? -“clash” instead of “attack” -implied irrational religious response -“rising tension”??? +I’ll give them “expulsions”

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

I can’t get this tweet out of my head. Talking about “affront to humanity”while literally erasing Palestinian humanity, let alone deaths at hands of Israel. Claiming unity when his constituents include Palestinian Americans, Jews like me, so many others who are utterly appalled

Mayor Eric Adams

@NYCMayor

5 years

Innocent civilians lie dead in the wake of Hamas’ brutal rocket attacks in Israel. It’s an affront to humanity. This city stands united against this indiscriminate violence and we join the world in mourning the lives lost.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

“Democrats seem to have underestimated the groundswell of support that manifested for Omar”

The left's revolt against Democrats' plan to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar appears to be working

"We're still discussing it," said Rep. Steny Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland.

www.vice.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Antisemitism,by people purporting to support Palestinians or anyone else, is never ok. My Palestinian comrades have consistently spoken out against antisemitism & continue to say clearly,even as they fight for their very survival,that antisemitism is antithetical to their values.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Attacks on ⁦ @RashidaTlaib ⁩ and ⁦ @IlhanMN ⁩ in Congress are unconscionable & Islamophobic. Also pretty predictable as part of a transformation Democrats are going through. Very grateful to these two leaders who are clearly the tip of the iceberg

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

My heart bursting: my husband and mother-in-law representing in Tel Aviv tonight at the demonstration against the apartheid nation state bill, just two among many many thousands ❤️❤️❤️

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

This is irresponsible use of @ADL_National ’s status as a civil rights org. @IlhanMN supports human rights of Palestinians by supporting the nonviolent #BDS movement, an increasingly popular position in the Democratic base. It’s completely legit, so the ADL better get used to it!

ADL

@ADL

6 years

This is alarming. BDS doesn't just criticize Israel's gov., it denies its right to exist as a Jewish State. @IlhanMN also said she supports a two-state solution. Rep-Elect Omar, you owe it to your new constituents to clarify your views

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

Oh this is very very sweet. Congrats on your re-election Rep @IlhanMN !!!!

David Brauer

@dbrauer

4 years

For fun: - In 2018’s 3-person primary, Omar got 65,000 votes & 48%. She’s running at 57% & 86,000 now. - Omar’s top 2 challengers got 43% & 59,000 votes. Antone is running at 40% & 59,000 votes now. ... Bottom line: Omar grew her base, challenger didn’t really. #mn05

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

Great crowd in nyc @Google saying #NoTechForApartheid !

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Judith Butler does Bari Weiss the honor of taking her seriously--and then obliterates her book as any kind of serious intellectual endeavor.

Jewish Currents

@JewishCurrents

5 years

Our review of Bari Weiss's book, by Judith Butler

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

My 14 year old daughter’s description of the movie Dunkirk: “isn’t it just a bunch of white boys waiting for boats?”

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

This was my moment of revelation and resolve. 20 years ago this week.

Mohammed El-Kurd

@m7mdkurd

3 years

It wasn't long before video footage of Israeli forces assassinating 11-year-old Mohammed Durra and his father (Sep 30) shook the Palestinian public. These images continue to have formative and lasting in the psyche of my generation. We will never forget.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

8 months

The only way to celebrate Chanukah this year #Rabbis4Ceasefire

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

So quick math shows that the Israel Lobby spent at least $10 million to lose so badly in four races-where we now have kick ass POC (3 Black, 1 Palestinian-Am) who actually fight fiercely for their districts & aren’t afraid to talk about Palestinian rights?! Times, changed!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

A present for my birthday

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Wowza. Leading Israeli actor/Director Itay Tiran speaks in favor of BDS and defines Zionism as racism

Itay Tiran, Israel’s No. 1 theater actor-director: BDS is a legitimate form of resistance

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www.haaretz.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

To all media: ban the word "CLASHES" challenge

Rafael Shimunov

@rafaelshimunov

2 years

The @AFP describes this image of an elderly Palestinian journalist being punched in the head by Israeli forces as "Israeli security forces clash with a journalist during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 29, 2022."

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Just a note: in 2009 Naomi Klein found a way to publish in Hebrew while respecting the boycott, so the accusation that Sally Rooney is de facto "boycotting Hebrew" is ludicrous..

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Really beautiful brave piece by Michelle Alexander in @nytimes about the fear and necessity of speaking out on Palestinian rights. And with a great shoutout to @jvplive too! Yes the times they are changing....

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

The rising support for #BDS has finally reached Congress and we’re so grateful to @IlhanMN for being the first to proudly support the movement for Palestinian rights and freedom!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

What the heck @nytimes @PatrickKingsley ? Since when is East Jerusalem sovereign Israeli territory and where did the international consensus that it is occupied go?

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Would talking about the role of the NRA on gun control laws attract this kind of attention? Lobbies influence politics, I don’t think that’s controversial to say. And let’s remember the pro-Israel lobby has many component parts (evangelicals, Jewish orgs, military contractors)

Batya Ungar-Sargon

@bungarsargon

5 years

Would love to know who @IlhanMN thinks is paying American politicians to be pro-Israel, though I think I can guess. Bad form, Congresswoman. That's the second anti-Semitic trope you've tweeted.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

Shabbat Shalom only to my sister @lsarsour ❤️💪🏻 (Photo from a panel on antisemitism we were on together. Linda always, always shows up)

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Hey @Airbnb I just deactivated my account because you reversed your decision to withdraw from West Bank settlements, contrary to international law. You gave in to legal bullying and are participating in the oppression of Palestinians, and it's not ok. #deactivateAirbnb

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

1 year

For those of us in the Jewish community who were raised to be unquestioningly Zionist, it's important to share the stories of how we learned & changed--to counter the supposed hegemony of Jewish institutions & act in solidarity with Palestinian freedom!

IsraelismFilm

@IsraelismFilm

1 year

. @RVilkomerson , former Executive Director of @jvplive shares her Israelism story. 👇 Share yours below with the hashtag #MyIsraelismStory 🗣️ #visitpalestine

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

NO THANK YOU. Your racist worldview has more in common with the perpetrator of this attack.

Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט

@naftalibennett

6 years

I’m flying tonight, as Minister of the Diaspora, to Pittsburgh to be with our sisters and brothers on their darkest hour. When Jews are murdered in Pittsburgh, the people of Israel feel the pain. Our hearts are with our brothers and sisters and with the entire American people.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Shabbat for a #FreePalestine with ⁦ @jvpliveNY ⁩

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Omar Barghouti: "A true inclusive democracy, free from all colonial subjugation, discrimination & oppression, would enable Palestinian refugees to return & include Jewish Israelis as equal citizens & full partners in building a new shared society."

Opinion | Views of a Founder of B.D.S. (Published 2019)

Omar Barghouti writes that “diversity would be celebrated, and collective cultural and religious rights respected.”

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Speechless. And the most amazing part is that the headline isn’t even the worst of it.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

As a Jewish person w/ very strong family ties in Israel who has been banned from entry b/c of my support of BDS I'm very glad @nycDSA is asking this question of candidates, esp. considering the disrespect shown to Palestinian New Yorkers until now. It is in no way anti-Semitic.

NYC-DSA 🌹

@nycDSA

4 years

NYC-DSA Statement on NYC Council Members participating in state-sponsored trips to Israel:

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Remembering Rachel Corrie, run over by an Israeli bulldozer while defending Palestinian homes in Gaza, on the 18th anniversary of her death. Sending all my love to her parents Cindy and Craig @rcfoundation and all her family and friends who loved her. Rest in power!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Congrats Israel, you played yourself. Enshrining apartheid into law for all the world to see

Noa Landau נעה לנדאו

@noa_landau

6 years

BREAKING: Israeli Knesset passes tonight controversial nation-state bill that lowers the status of Arabic, encourages the establishment of communities for Jews only & states that unified Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. 62 MKs in favor

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

WOW. Thank you ⁦ @michelleinbklyn ⁩

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Stunning article by @AdyBarkan written as he is dying, re AIPAC, what real antisemitism is & is not."This is my chance to redeem my Jewish guilt, to speak out against the oppression that is being perpetrated in my name"

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

UGGGHHH @nytimes manages to twist the process of a film not succeeding for many excellent reasons into a persecuted-white-woman-free-speech-panic profile on the front page. The best you can say is that it illustrates the depths of Islamophobia both the film & the piece swim in..

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Re-upping this one, which is relevant all over again, in a much more dangerous way. ⁦EVERYONE (looking at you Democratic Party leaders so eager to censure Ilhan) needs to be calling out the racist incitement to violence that is being led by Trump.

The Hypocrisy of GOP Islamophobes Over Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar is facing censure, even as prominent Republicans are tweeting out anti-Semitic messaging.

www.newsweek.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

2 years

This article uses the word “clashes” six times. It uses the words occupation, occupied, military control zero times. In its third or fourth article in the last few days on Jerusalem, still no context setting in the ⁦ @nytimes ⁩

Israeli Government Crisis Deepens After Closing of Major Mosque (Published 2022)

An Islamist party said it was freezing its involvement in the coalition government after the Israeli police blocked Muslim access to the Aqsa Mosque compound to prevent clashes.

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

A reminder of NYTimes bias: not a single Palestinian author invited to comment on the op Ed page of record on Iron Dome

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

“The belief that a “free Palestine” would necessarily lead to the mass annihilation of Jewish Israelis is rooted in deeply racist and Islamophobic assumptions about who the Palestinians are and what they want.”

Opinion | ‘From The River To The Sea’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

A 2018 piece by a Palestinian on what the phrase, which features prominently in anti-Israel protests, means to the activists who use it

forward.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

we need to be talking more about the Islamophobia embedded in the non-stop attacks on @IlhanMN (and others).

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Please send @SarahKSilverman some love and support for her brave support of Ahed Tamimi to counter the haters!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

Take a moment to look at this child’s face as he is violently separated from his mother

Issa Amro عيسى عمرو 🇵🇸

@Issaamro

4 years

The Israeli army arrested a 13 years old Palestinian child in Hebron today. The Army refused to let his mother say goodbye to him. @alexbkane @IfNotNowOrg @amnesty .

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

to review the last six weeks: 1) 2 new congresswomen are first to support BDS; 2) AirBnB withdraws from settlements; 3) 2 police depts withdraw from US-Israel ADL police exchange for 1st time; 4) NYU students vote for divestment; 5) Birthright #s down 50% #progress #BDS

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

7 years

Thank you @lorde . You’re on the right side of history!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Proud to co-author this piece with @_JFJFP re our global letter re dangers of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, esp how it’s playing out in the UK right now

'As Jews, we reject the myth that it's antisemitic to call Israel racist'

In such urgent times, it is more important than ever to distinguish between legitimate critiques of unjust Israeli policies and ‘hostility to Jews as Jews’

www.independent.co.uk

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

For everyone distressed and upset by the treatment of @IlhanMN over the last two days, please submit a pic of yourself, your friends, your loved one, your cat, with a sign saying #IStandWithIlhan and check out the quickly growing gallery of images

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

"For hours on Thursday, the number-one trending topic on U.S. Twitter was Israel; the most prominent hashtag, “ #BoycottIsrael .” This is extraordinary.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

It’s hard to keep track of all the venal ways Republicans are trying to smear @RashidaTlaib @omarsuleiman504 @IlhanMN but the playbook and the Islamophobia at play is clear, and that goes for the Democratic leadership too

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

7 years

sure to be the iconic photo of this moment. one bloodied blindfolded child surrounded by soldiers armed to the teeth....

Alex Shams

@alexshams_

7 years

How many Israeli soldiers does it take to arrest a Palestinian kid? This is what US support for Israel is accomplishing. Photo taken today. #Jerusalem

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

I cannot begin to express how much it saddens (and angers) me that white Jewish women, many of whom identify as progressive, are playing the role of spoilers of the @womensmarch . I'm not talking here about anyone specific, but about a general trend 1/

Women’s March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism (Published 2018)

As the second anniversary of the Women’s March approaches, charges of anti-Semitism are overshadowing the movement and plans for more marches.

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Shabbat Shalom! #IStandWithIlhan

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

This is an extremely scary precedent that should scare everyone, not just Palestine solidarity activists

YouTube, Zoom and Facebook censor Leila Khaled for Israel

Supporters of Palestinian rights and academic freedom push back against attacks.

electronicintifada.net

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Send your feedback to @CNN : Let them know that firing @marclamonthill is reprehensible and he must be reinstated! #IStandWithMLH

Marc Lamont Hill

@marclamonthill

6 years

I support Palestinian freedom. I support Palestinian self-determination. I am deeply critical of Israeli policy and practice. I do not support anti-Semitism, killing Jewish people, or any of the other things attributed to my speech. I have spent my life fighting these things.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Thank you @ShaunKing for joining @BDSmovement ! This is an absolutely principled response to Israeli actions. And you are right: boycotting Israel is not only not antisemitic, it is supported by many Jews all over the world, including all of us @jvplive . Grateful for your voice.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Thread: this is my daughters school! When she told me about the moment of silence on Tues, I was amazed. In the middle of a devastating week it seemed like a sign of enormous hope that something like this could happen in an nyc public school

New York Post

@nypost

6 years

Parents outraged at school's silent tribute for Gaza victims

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

That a passionate, compassionate leader like @ZahraBilloo was kicked off the @womensmarch board should be a real wake up call about the Islamophobia and repression of voices calling for Palestinian freedom—even and especially inside progressive movements.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

8 months

18 fierce Jewish elder women from @jvplive have chained themselves to the White House gate to say to Biden: Stop the Genocide, Ceasefire Now!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Wow! @TeenVogue at it again with an excellent analysis of the policing tools and tactics that characterize the #DeadlyExchange between the US and Israel

How Policing in the U.S. and Security in Israel Are Connected

Both nations face accusations of committing human rights violations.

www.teenvogue.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

So glad she’s home. All imprisoned children—here or there—must be freed

AJ+

@ajplus

6 years

BREAKING: Ahed Tamimi, a 17-year-old Palestinian imprisoned for 8 months for slapping an Israeli soldier, has been released from prison, say Israeli authorities.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

8 months

Bookmarking this for anytime the ADL tries to say anything ever again forever

ADL

@ADL

8 months

Henry Kissinger was a towering intellect, diplomat and practitioner who - not without controversy - helped shape American foreign policy with a lasting impact worldwide. A refugee from Nazi Germany, and the first Jewish Secretary of State, he was unapologetic about his heritage

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Senate votes 74-19 for SB1. Disappointing vote to undermine free speech rights for Palestinian freedom, but encouraging 19 senators understand minimal credibility as a progressive now includes standing up for freedom to boycott. And esp interesting Harris & Booker didn’t vote!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

The gaslighting about who is perpetrating antisemitism in this country after the murderous attack on the synagogue in #Poway was too much. I wrote a thing about it

Opinion: The Right Wants Violent White Supremacy To Be A "Both Sides" Issue

After the latest synagogue attack, right-wing pundits were quick to insist that a group of progressive Muslim women should share the blame.

www.buzzfeednews.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

4 years

Here is Benjamin Netanyahu taking credit-taking credit!!! for getting unconstitutional laws passed to protect Israel in the U.S.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Just got out of jail after taking part in powerful action-we shut down West Side H’way this am wi/ 102 New Yorkers to shut down ICE in NYC. Thank you @CosechaMovement & @XR_NYC for incredible organizing & support. We’ve gotta keep being ungovernable! #CloseTheCampsNYC #AbolishICE

Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Celebrating a Heschel-style Shabbat praying with our feet with @kolotchayeinu -niks...stay tuned for more #CloseTheCamps

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

I really try not to curse on here but seriously: Fuck You

Shira Hanau

@shirahanau

5 years

@bariweiss compares anti-Zionist Jews to Stephen Miller, saying that both are Jews involved in movements that target other Jews.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

this is extremely painful to see

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@RVilkomerson

6 years

Terrifying news. sending love, strength and solidarity to our beloved Jewish people facing fear and harm today. We commit to continuing to fight white supremacy and anti-jewish hatred and we need everyone to fight with us.

Jewish Voice for Peace

@jvplive

6 years

Horrible and sad breaking news in Pittsburgh - we are holding our breaths as we seek to find out more about friends, loved ones and community. KDKA reported the suspect was “white male [with] a beard” and said he “walked in yelling ‘All Jews must die’”

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

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5 years

#ShabbatShalom to all my beloveds in & around @jvplive : staff, board, members & partners. As the sun sets on the last working day of 5779, & my last day as JVP ED, I'm immensely proud of our work together & grateful to those carrying it on. Now some rest & then onward in struggle

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

So proud to join over 100 phenomenal Jewish leaders on @jvplive letter supporting ⁦⁦ @BettyMcCollum04 ⁩ @nwttac ⁩ bill including ⁦ @AdyBarkan ⁩ ⁦ @ayeletw ⁩ ⁦ @EdgeofSports ⁩ ⁦ @mollycrabapple ⁩ Eve Ensler so many more....

No Way to Treat a Child - JVP

Join over 100 Jewish leaders in telling Congress to stop using U.S. funding for the imprisonment of Palestinian children.

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Absolutely inexcusable attempt to silence the essential work of @DCIPalestine . Prob not a coincidence that it’s less than 24 hrs after Israeli forces killed an 11 year old child sitting in his father’s car-exactly the kind of crime @DCIPalestine works to bring into the light

Brad Parker

@baparkr

3 years

Breaking: Israeli forces raided our @DCIPalestine main office in Ramallah today around 5 a.m., confiscating computers, laptops, and files concerning our Palestinian child detainee clients in the Israeli military courts. We were not informed of the reason for the raid.

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6 years

Phenomenal news! after meeting w/ @jvplive -led coalitions in VT & Northampton MA both cities reversed decisions to send police officers on @DeadlyExchange trips with @ADL_National to Israel. Cities realizing this is not way to keep their communities safe!

New England police withdraw from training with Israeli military

Coalitions of local residents targeted elected officials with meetings, letter-writing campaigns

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

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@RVilkomerson

6 years

For an uplifting morning, follow #TweetYourThobe . Palestinian women are posting pictures in their thobes in honor of @RashidaTlaib , wearing one to inauguration as first Palestinian-American woman in Congress. Congrats @RashidaTlaib and all amazing women entering Congress today!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

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Apparently I still have the capacity to be shocked because just about every sentence made my blood run cold. Kudos to @haaretzcom for publishing it

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

War crime

Bill Neely

@BillNeelyReport

5 years

Israel's army admits killing 8 civilians from one family in an airstrike in #Gaza on Wednesday, including 5 children. "We thought the house was empty" says the Army. The family were sheep herders, not Islamic Jihad militants.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

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@vv1lder what happened to you-as you recounted so beautifully-is both unfair and dangerous. I'm so sorry this happened and hope that we are on our way to our movement being able to hold the media accountable for all the ways they are responsible for the story being told wrong.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

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Please sign and share to make some noise about the unconscionable decision by the U.S. to ban Omar Barghouti from entering the country!

Take Action - JVP

Act Now Join JVP Campaign with us Ways to Give ACT NOW Congress: Stop arming Israel. President Biden: Demand an immediate ceasefire now. Tell your school board: Reject the ADL. All Actions JOIN JVP...

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

patently absurd as well as dangerous! 1) a non-violent call for boycott for human rights is in NO WAY equivalent to right wing antisemitic violence; 2) to personally compare Omar Barghouti who has walked the talk on antisemitism consistently to violent antisemites is slanderous

Deborah E. Lipstadt

@deborahlipstadt

5 years

Here's antisemitism on the left. Founder of BDS speaking at a Labour conference. On the right it's violent. On the left it's institutional Both are dangerous. Let's not have a food fight about which is worse via @jewishchron

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

“Finding fault with Zionism is not the same as finding fault with Jews..In fact, challenging anti-Semitism and challenging Zionism are both necessary in intersectional struggles to achieve justice.” By @denevelgmailcom

The Dangers of Conflating Anti-Zionism With Anti-Semitism

We cannot ignore the structures of oppression within Zionism.

truthout.org

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

7 years

Why am I shocked? But I am. For the record I’ve submitted opeds twice re why I support BDS as Jewish person w/ very close Israeli family & despite hardship this law imposes. Declined. Nor have they run a piece by a Palestinian for whom this is infinitely harder & more important

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Before sun had even set on day that a white nationalist opened fired in #Poway synagogue, killing 1Jewish person at prayer & injuring 3 more, at least 3 Jewish men in positions of power & accountability were using the occasion to foment Islamophobia & their right-wing agendas 1/7

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

The Jewish Voice for Peace advertisement is part of a larger support campaign for Marc Lamont Hill, and was paid for by over 1,000 individual donations, with an average gift of $28.

JVP Targets CNN over Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Firing in Sunday paper

This morning CNN executives woke up to an ad chastising the network in Sunday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Shabbat Shalom to @RashidaTlaib and @Ilhan —two fierce, brave, principled women who are changing the ways politics are done just by being their full beautiful selves. Lots of things are terrible right now, but we are so so lucky to have them #IstandWithIlhan #IStandWithRashida

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

8 months

18 fierce Jewish elder women have chained themselves to the White House gate to say to Biden: Stop the Genocide, Ceasefire Now!

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

. @PeterBeinart : “support for a Palestinian state has virtually disappeared from the Israeli political mainstream. It will not return until subjugating millions of Palestinians becomes uncomfortable for Israeli Jews.” #BDS

The Lesson Of Netanyahu’s Victory: Israel Will Not Change Without Pressure

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent reelection should teach the U.S. to stop making occupation comfortable.

forward.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Please note: Omar Barghouti of @BDSmovement was scheduled to appear at this event in person, but was denied entry to the U.S! This is a shameful attempt to silence a crucial voice for Palestinian rights. More info coming soon....

Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

tuning in now via livestream for this historic conversation between @PeterBeinart and Omar Barghouti of @BDSmovement

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

In fact, you can be anti-Zionist and still be Jewish!

Zahra Billoo

@ZahraBilloo

6 years

A Jewish ally said to me today after seeing this story, “you can be anti-Zionist and still love Jews.”

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

7 years

The Islamophobic bigots are scared of @lsarsour 's strength and integrity, but we won't let them win

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

3 years

Now hundreds of us are praying with our feet on our way to tell @SenSchumer to end military funding to Israel #FreePalestine

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

. @AyannaPressley this is SO important. Jewish people are not united on this. Your Jewish, Palestinian & other constituents who support #BDS are actually hurt by #HR246 , which has a strong chilling effect. Our 70 chapters & 18,000+ members of @jvplive strongly oppose it.

Jewish Voice for Peace - Boston

@JVPBoston

5 years

The Jewish people are not a monolith. We are Jewish. We are your constituents. We stand in solidarity with Palestinians. We asked you to oppose #HR246 . You voted for it. @AyannaPressley pls don't use the Jewish faith as an excuse for your vote #BDS @jvplive

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Beautiful writing on right to boycott, Palestinian rights and Jewishness by @jvplive advisory board member @udi_aloni via @972mag

We cannot let France silence its humanist Jews - +972 Magazine

www.972mag.com

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Very proud that ⁦ @jvplive ⁩ stands with Angela Davis and for the indivisibility of the struggle for justice, here and in Israel/Palestine

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

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5 years

Super exciting to see @AOC use her platform to bring attention to Palestinian children in Israeli jails thru No Way To Treat a Child bill introduced by brave @BettyMcCollum04 before it was cool, thanks to incredible leadership by @DCIPalestine & @afsc_org

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

our @jvplive statement on the Israeli nation-state law that passed last night, enshrining apartheid into law

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

6 years

Solidarity to our British brothers and sisters who are bravely speaking out while facing the pain of being attacked by your own community. We at @jvplive are with you.

The British Jewish community won't silence our solidarity with Gaza - +972 Magazine

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Rebecca Vilkomerson

@RVilkomerson

5 years

Definitely appreciate this, and thrilled it’s happening, but let’s be real: it was in no way overnight and is actually the result of years and years and years of deep hard organizing-and is actually exactly what many of us predicted would happen

Josh Nathan-Kazis

@joshnathankazis

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"Almost overnight, a debate that many thought impossible has broken out inside in the Democratic Party," @PeterBeinart writes. "What I heard at J Street was the sound of progressive Democrats losing their fear."

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