BREAKING: The crackdown on protesting Israel’s bombing of Gaza just escalated in a major way
@BrandeisU
As students and other activists were leaving a peaceful protest, the police chased and violently tackled people, and arrested them.
Elizabeth Warren says that Israel "should not be attacking Rafah, period."
@SenWarren
, your vote today for $14 billion in unconditional military aid to Israel will enable the assault on Rafah. What are you doing?
I asked Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about Israel's campaign in Rafah "They should not be attacking Rafah, period."
When asked if it would affect her vote on the security package: "Right now, the security package is about getting money to Ukraine."
BREAKING: Boston Police have arrested over 50 protestors for putting their bodies on the line to cry out for peace. But we will not be silenced! The protest continues.
Extremely disturbing to learn that
@BrandeisU
de-recognized
@BrandeisSJP
over a *vigil* for those killed in Gaza. Even more disturbed to learn it was because this vigil was considered “a genuine threat”. Public grief for those murdered by Israel is not a threat to Jews.
HAPPENING NOW: MA residents of all backgrounds – including Muslims, Jews, and Christians – are sitting in across from Senator Warren’s house in Cambridge demanding that
@ewarren
supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The headline says the protest "turned violent," but the article describes a peaceful protest, in the process of dispersing, that was attacked by police. Do better,
@BostonGlobe
.
A protest at Brandeis University in support of Palestinians in Gaza ended with multiple arrests Friday after police ordered the dozens of demonstrators, including students and alumni, to disperse and a violent confrontation ensued.
This morning, the fifth day of Chanukah, Boston woke up to a call from
#JewsforCeasefire
. In Arabic, Hebrew, and English, we are demanding an end to the siege in Gaza. The massacre must stop.
HAPPENING NOW- dozens of faith leaders are inside the JFK Federal Building singing, praying, and demanding that
@SenWarren
and
@SenMarkey
call for a ceasefire.
Boston-area Jews and allies are here at the MIT encampment with
@mitj4c
uplifting MIT students’ demands, singing for Palestinian liberation, and calling for an enduring ceasefire.
"We have a long history of Jewish fighting against fascism, against injustice. And we are here not in spite of being Jewish, but BECAUSE we are Jewish — and because we know that we cannot let this massacre happen in our name."
“[On Shabbat] we pray for a life of peace… for a life of goodness… for a life of blessing… For the people in Gaza, they have no peace. … Where is their goodness when they are barely able to receive aid? Where is their blessing when their holy sites are destroyed?”
We’re glad you spoke up about the toll of the war in Gaza,
@SenWarren
.
But Israel *isn’t* minimizing civilian harm.
One million Gazans have been ordered to flee or risk death. We asked you to speak out against imminent genocide, not offer platitudes about int’l law.
Democracies like the United States and Israel must uphold the rule of law and protect innocent civilians. As Israel responds to Hamas's terrorist attacks, it must minimize civilian harm, including to Palestinian children, Israeli hostages, and U.S. citizens.
Students and activists were peacefully protesting in support of Palestinians and against the de-recognition of the Brandeis SJP chapter.
@MuslimJustice
say 7 people including students and a legal observer were arrested.
Extremely disturbing to learn that
@BrandeisU
de-recognized
@BrandeisSJP
over a *vigil* for those killed in Gaza. Even more disturbed to learn it was because this vigil was considered “a genuine threat”. Public grief for those murdered by Israel is not a threat to Jews.
To those impacted by our actions, we truly apologize. We wish there was another way. 100s of thousands have protested. 66% of Americans & 80% of Democrats want a ceasefire, but our politicians won’t listen. We are out of options. Read our open letter:
BREAKING: Jews and allies observing
#ChanukahForCeasefire
are blocking traffic at the 5 way Congress and State Street intersection. We are taking disruptive action to demand
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US aid for Israel’s massacre in Gaza.
HAPPENING NOW: Muslims, Jews, Christians, UUs, and people of faith take action at Rep. Katherine Clark’s district office to demand she call for a ceasefire and join the growing number of Reps signing the ceasefire resolution.
HAPPENING NOW: Boston's biggest gathering of faith leaders since 10/7 is assembling in Copley Square. People of all faiths have come here tonight to mourn, pray, and renew calls for a ceasefire. They are joined by
@RepPressley
, one of the first officials to call for ceasefire.
HAPPENING NOW: More than 250 Jews and allies in Boston, MA rally outside of Sen. Warren’s office and demand an immediate ceasefire and de escalation of the attacks in Gaza. We will continue to make our voices heard and will not let Israel conduct ethnic cleansing in our name.
1000s of us have taken action over the last 46 days to pressure those in power, and now we’re seeing that organizing works. Mass action works. Disruption works.
@SenWarren
, we appreciate you listening to 80% of Democratic voters and calling for an extended ceasefire.
More than 1 million Gazans are facing ethnic cleansing as we speak. Sen. Warren has said nothing.
We need leaders with moral clarity to stand up at this moment and call for de-escalation.
As the MIT Scientists Against Genocide Encampment enters its third night,
@mitj4c
is holding a Passover seder. We are so proud to support these Jewish students and allies, embodying their values in the face of extreme censorship.
BREAKING: A growing crowd of Jews and allies has assembled on the steps of the Boston Public Library to light Chanukah candles, mourn all killed Palestinians and Israelis, and demand a renewed, lasting ceasefire as a first step toward a just political solution.
Thank you to all who came out today, and those who cheered from afar. Sadly,
@SenWarren
chose not to show her face. But the movement for peace and justice continues, and we won't stop until we get it.
#CeasefireNOW
!
UPDATE: Constituents of
@SenWarren
have been sitting in across from her Cambridge home for over 3 hours demanding a
#ceasefirenow
. They are celebrating the beauty and resilience of Palestinian culture through art, music, and community teach-ins.
HAPPENING NOW: At Northeastern, Jewish students & community members are observing Havdalah, marking the transition from Shabbat to a new week of fighting for liberation. We are here in solidarity w/ the students putting their bodies on the line to fight for Palestinian freedom.
BREAKING: Faith leaders are being ARRESTED as they pray inside the JFK Federal Building. They are praying for a ceasefire; for an end to the violence; an end to injustice and oppression toward the Palestinian people.
Mass arrests of Emerson Students last night— solidarity to the students putting their bodies on the line for justice and an end to mass murder of Palestinians. Shame on Boston police for this egregious show of force.
HAPPENING NOW: Over 100 Jews + allies are gathered on the Boston Common to mourn Israeli + Palestinian lives lost and demand a
#CeasefireNOW
. We are fighting for the living: for an end to genocide, apartheid, + ongoing Nakba. For the return of hostages + end to unjust detention.
@BrandeisU
@BrandeisSJP
We recognize the uptick in antisemitism around the country + here in MA. To Jews feeling fear in this moment – we are with you, + we will show up for you. Conflating Palestinian solidarity w/ antisemitism is morally repulsive + obstructive to real efforts to fight antisemitism.
This
#ChanukahforCeasefire
, we light candles for 18,000+ Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, and 1200 Israelis killed by Hamas-led militants on 10/7. We call on
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
to support an immediate, lasting ceasefire and to stop US funding for Israel’s massacre.
We join Harvard student organizers in demanding an immediate reinstatement for the proctor who was unjustly fired by
@Harvard
and displaced for PROTECTING students from getting doxxed at a Pro-Palestine rally.
BREAKING: Jews and allies observing
#ChanukahForCeasefire
are blocking traffic at the 5 way Congress and State Street intersection. We are taking disruptive action to demand
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US aid for Israel’s massacre in Gaza.
HAPPENING NOW: Boston Jews & allies with IfNotNow and
@JVPBoston
are at City Hall Plaza, lighting candles to mark the 8th night of Chanukah + demanding an end to the massacre in Gaza thru an immediate, lasting ceasefire. Follow our IG livestream:
Yesterday in Portland ME, 100s of Jews + allies gathered outside of Rep.
@chelliepingree
’s office to demand she supports
#ceasefirenow
! 5 organizers w/ INN and
@DSA_Maine
were arrested after refusing to leave her office w/out a commitment. Get involved @
Shabbat Shalom from Boston Common.
We are gathering here to mourn Palestinian and Israeli lives lost.
And we are calling on President Biden,
@SenMarkey
and
@SenWarren
to block the $753 million sale of weapons to Israel that helps uphold its apartheid policies.
UPDATE: Constituents of
@SenWarren
have been sitting in across from her Cambridge home for over 3 hours demanding a
#ceasefirenow
. They are celebrating the beauty and resilience of Palestinian culture through art, music, and community teach-ins.
HAPPENING NOW: MA residents of all backgrounds – including Muslims, Jews, and Christians – are sitting in across from Senator Warren’s house in Cambridge demanding that
@ewarren
supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
HAPPENING NOW: Rather than agree to vote against funding continued slaughter in Gaza,
@SenMarkey
’s office sent in the state police to arrest 15 Jews and allies. Keep flooding the lines of Markey &
@SenWarren
– no money for massacre!
Markey: (202) 224-2742
Warren: (202) 224-4543
UPDATE— police have arrived! We are not going anywhere until
@senmarkey
and
@ewarren
pledge to vote no on the military funding package to Israel. No money for massacre!
Our “progressive” senators
@SenMarkey
&
@SenWarren
say they're horrified by the mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza… but they keep voting to fund the bombs that are killing them. We can't let up until they stop funding genocide!
Today, a WBUR reporter asked Senator Warren if she agreed with protestors' call for a permanent ceasefire. Rather than show moral leadership, her response was: "You'd have to ask other people what they mean."
@SenWarren
, we are happy to help. By permanent ceasefire, we mean: 🧵
@BrandeisU
@BrandeisSJP
By mis-locating the threat, institutions both fail to protect Jews + fall into a trap where Jewish safety + Palestinian freedom are seemingly mutually exclusive. They are not. Jews deserve safety. Palestinians and those in Gaza deserve safety. Palestine should be free.
ARRESTS ARE HAPPENING. But we fight on.
Today, we unite in protest and raise our voices in song: “We are not afraid, we are not afraid. We will fight for liberation 'cause I know why we were made.”
@BrandeisU
@BrandeisSJP
Shameful that a university named after Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish justice on the Supreme Court + an advocate for free speech and democracy, would *ban* a student organization over a peaceful vigil. Censorship is not a Jewish value. Human dignity, justice, + freedom are.
Jews in Boston demand that
@SenWarren
speak out NOW against genocide in Gaza & call for a ceasefire. We will not allow violence to be carried out in our name as we mourn for all Israelis & Palestinians who have been injured and killed thus far. Join us:
Students shared about the false charge of antisemitism, how footage revealed the hateful words used to justify arrests came from pro-Israel counter-protestors. The encampments have been places of community & commitment to justice: a reflection of the world we want to see.
HAPPENING NOW: At Northeastern, Jewish students & community members are observing Havdalah, marking the transition from Shabbat to a new week of fighting for liberation. We are here in solidarity w/ the students putting their bodies on the line to fight for Palestinian freedom.
In Jewish tradition, we place stones on gravesites to mourn and honor the dead. Today, we are placing stones outside Sen. Warren’s office as a physical reminder of all the lives that have been lost.
@SenWarren
, call for an immediate ceasefire + fight for a stop to the bloodshed.
Several IfNotNow Boston members have been arrested at Sen. Warren’s office.
We’re calling on
@ewarren
to speak out NOW against Israel’s impending genocide in Gaza.
Police have just been called in on
@IfNotNow
Boston protestors who are calling on Sen. Warren to stop Israel from committing genocide against civilians in Gaza. Deescalation is needed for the safe return of hostages.
On the 8th night of Chanukah, we blocked rush hour traffic for 2+ hours, calling on
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
to demand an immediate ceasefire & a stop to US $ for Israel’s massacre of Gaza. Individually we may be small, but together we are powerful. Join us:
BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews + allies have shut down all 15 lanes of downtown Boston's biggest intersection.
Business as usual is a death sentence for the people of Gaza. On this last night of Chanukah, we make calls for ceasefire impossible to ignore.
@IfNotNowBoston
@JVPBoston
We agree with you
@SenWarren
: the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza needs to stop NOW. You need to explicitly call for a
#CeasefireNow
to stop further death, displacement + destruction. We are asking you to show courage + use your power. Countless lives hang in the balance.
The crisis in Gaza is growing. Israeli airstrikes are destroying residential buildings and public infrastructure. Restrictions on humanitarian aid make life even harder. Stop the bombing NOW.
“We are not here to target people who are stuck in traffic. We are here to get our message out to the people in power who can actually do something to stop the war and stop the bombing.” Liz from IfNotNow Boston 🔥
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
#CeasefireNow
INN Boston endorses this letter - as Jewish constituents, we demand
@SenMarkey
call for a
#CeasefireNOW
. It’s the only way to stop the massacre + displacement of Palestinians + allow for the safe exchange of all political prisoners + hostages. Read + sign:
Rabbi Rebecca Hornstein: "From both Muslim and Jewish tradition, we learn just as one life lost is a whole world lost, one life saved is a whole world saved. We have lost over 25,000 worlds, and each day that goes on without a ceasefire, we will lose more and more."
In a time of mourning,
@BostonJCRC
has chosen to expel
@CircleBoston
for co-sponsoring our rally in support of a
#CeasefireNow
. American Jews should be uniting to demand safety and dignity for all Israelis and Palestinians, not ostracizing those calling to end the bloodshed.
BREAKING: Today our Center for Jewish Culture & Social Justice was told of our imminent expulsion from the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council. Expelled for supporting a ceasefire, and an end to bloodshed in Israel/Palestine.
We stopped rush hour traffic on the BU Bridge today for over two hours. We’re leaving now but we’ll be back. We won’t stop until the bombing stops, until the massacre stops.
#CeasefireNOW
100s of Jews and allies have marched to the JFK federal building in Boston to join our friends who are sitting in
@SenWarren
office demanding a
#ceasefirenow
. Join us at the JFK building as we mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.
We are speechless from the bravery from this woman, the atrocity she is living through, and the moral failure of
@ewarren
to respond. Call 617-565-3170 NOW and demand she calls for a ceasefire.
A Palestinian woman who has lost 68 family members in Gaza confronts Senator Warren. She had no answer
We mobilized with Harvard students and others in Cambridge to disrupt
@SenWarren
at dinner
We will keep disrupting until our politicians listen to us & call for a CEASEFIRE
We are still standing in front of the Israeli Consulate of New England in solidarity with Palestinian organizers calling for justice.
#JewsAgainstApartheid
#Boston4Palestine
Thank you
@SenWarren
for stating the simple fact: it is illegal for the
@POTUS
to keep supplying weapons to Israel, as it continues to block humanitarian aid into Gaza.
@JoeBiden
, we passed the red line months ago. Starving people cannot wait. You must apply your leverage now.
Tonight, President Biden will stand in front of the world and proclaim him success as President. He will talk about the state of the union as one of UNITY and PROSPERITY. This morning, we're calling him out on that lie. The state of the union is one of grief and fury.
I'm working with the State Department to do everything possible to protect innocent civilians in Gaza and provide assistance to American citizens, including a family from Medway, MA. These families need immediate humanitarian aid and safe passage.
As we usher in Shabbat, Jewish students across the country are lighting candles and envisioning a world where Palestinians and all people are free. We know that all the students putting their bodies on the line despite extreme crackdowns are on the right side of history.
“[On Shabbat] we pray for a life of peace… for a life of goodness… for a life of blessing… For the people in Gaza, they have no peace. … Where is their goodness when they are barely able to receive aid? Where is their blessing when their holy sites are destroyed?”
BREAKING: Boston Jews and allies are sitting-in on the BU Bridge, calling on our elected officials to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Watch live:
#JewsForCeasefire
Fatema from
@MuslimJustice
: "I flew down to
@SenWarren
's DC office… I told her staff that I don’t even get time to mourn and cry, that my heart is buried 10,000 feet under the rubble of Gaza. … All we can do is fight in this moment to try to save our people in Palestine."
HAPPENING NOW: MA residents of all backgrounds – including Muslims, Jews, and Christians – are sitting in across from Senator Warren’s house in Cambridge demanding that
@ewarren
supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
BREAKING: Jews & allies are sitting in
@SenMarkey
’s office demanding a NO vote on $14.1 billion unconditional military aid to Israel. We demand Markey +
@SenWarren
back up their words w/ action + refuse to send more US $ toward massacre in Gaza. Join LIVE
Israeli PM Netanyahu has deliberately used food, water & medicine as weapons against the people of Gaza— violating Section 620I of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act.
We need to use our leverage now,
@POTUS
. No more U.S. military aid to Israel in contradiction of our own laws.
Thank you for finally condemning Israel's state violence in no uncertain terms. (Organizing works!)
But, you say that Biden must do "everything he can." Does that include conditioning U.S. military aid? Will you support a version of the McCollum bill?
Words are not enough.
"Our State of the Union is with 100,000 Michiganders, 45,000 Minnesotans, and 55,000 Democrats here in Massachusetts … an unprecedented number of people saying 'No More Money For Israel's Crimes!' Our State of the Union is nearly 2/3 of Americans supporting a lasting ceasefire!"
HAPPENING NOW: Boston Jews & allies with IfNotNow and
@JVPBoston
are at City Hall Plaza, lighting candles to mark the 8th night of Chanukah + demanding an end to the massacre in Gaza thru an immediate, lasting ceasefire. Follow our IG livestream:
In April, the Boston JCRC voted to retain the white supremacist ZOA as its member and now is attacking Massachusetts's only Black congressperson for speaking truth to power on the floor of the House.
The JCRC does not represent Boston Jews. We stand fully with our Congresswoman.
“I don’t take it. I don’t want it.” Speaking to an INN Boston member yesterday,
@RepMcGovern
said he rejects AIPAC and its toxic influence in Congress, as it prolongs the massacre in Gaza.
Help us
#RejectAIPAC
by joining a virtual phone bank on Thursday!
UPDATE— police have arrived! We are not going anywhere until
@senmarkey
and
@ewarren
pledge to vote no on the military funding package to Israel. No money for massacre!
President Gay was the subject of a vicious right-wing smear campaign, part of a broader assault on academic freedom and pro-Palestinian speech. Shame on Harvard for forcing her out.
Yesterday
@WhipKClark
sided with AIPAC & other right-wing organizations & voted for the “Antisemitism Awareness Act” — a bill that criminalizes criticism of Israel for a false promise of Jewish safety. We will continue to work until our leaders hear our demands and
#rejectAIPAC
Wow. The Cambridge City Council just voted unanimously (9-0) in support of McCollum’s HR2590, conditioning aid to Israel.
Thank you to
@AyannaPressley
who is a cosponsor, but why has the rest of our delegation not signed on or expressed support?
Jews and allies gathered in Boston today cry SHAME on the Biden administration. They gave Netanyahu and his far-right government full backing in their campaign of death and destruction in Gaza. CEASEFIRE NOW!
"When my ancestors were being sent to the camps, I would have wanted thousands of Germans, everyday people, to flow into the streets. To say no, to stop it in its tracks. That's why we're all here today.” - Miles Meth
Here in MA,
@RepMcGovern
,
@RepLoriTrahan
, &
@RepStephenLynch
have called for a ceasefire, but are backing this effort to force through more Israel aid. If one of them represents you, tell them thanks for supporting a ceasefire, but it means nothing if you keep sending weapons!
URGENT: House Democrats are trying to bring a vote on over $14 billion in weapons funding to Israel.
We need to tell our representatives NOW that they cannot fund Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.
Click for instructions and a call script.
MEDIA ADVISORY: AMERICAN JEWS DEMAND JEWISH INSTITUTIONS CONDEMN ISRAELI STATE VIOLENCE
WHAT: “Save Sheikh Jarrah. End Apartheid” March & Rally
WHEN: Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 pm ET
WHERE: Park Street Station
Our members in NH just asked
@BernieSanders
if he’s also an anti-Occupation Jew and looks like the answer is YES!
Learn more about us bringing the crisis of Israel’s military occupation over Palestinians to 2020 elections w/this exclusive from
@Politico
:
“As individuals, we are small and we have little power. But together, we are loud and powerful and our voices WILL be heard by
@SenWarren
and
@SenMarkey
, and they will hear our call for
#CeasefireNOW
!” Evvie from IfNotNow Boston 🔥
@SenWarren
@SenMarkey
Netanyahu has repeatedly turned down diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war & returning hostages. His call for “total victory” is genocidal & deranged.
@ewarren
&
@edmarkey
, you called for ceasefire. Do your words mean nothing? Change course now. Stop enabling this genocide.
In MA-04, a majority of voters, 53%, favor conditioning aid to Israel.
That’s why
@ihssaneleckey
is the right choice, her position aligns with the voters and shows moral leadership. Let’s get her to Congress.
An open letter from Jewish students at Brown University: “We are here to make ourselves clear: We stand in solidarity with Brown Students for Justice in Palestine and the Palestine Solidarity Caucus in the pursuit of the liberation of Palestinian peoples.”
We're glad to see our rally featured in the
@GlobeMetro
alongside our partners
@JVPBoston
and
@Boston_DSA
.
The Jewish community is not a monolith: in fact, growing numbers support an end to Israeli apartheid and American funding for the occupation.
Senator Warren and Senator Markey: Senator Durbin is calling for a ceasefire w/ release of hostages. Do you agree, or do you prefer allowing the horrific violence to continue? We need you to lead,
@ewarren
and
@SenMarkey
.
Last week,
@IfNotNowOrg
launched the
#RejectAIPAC
campaign. Now it's time to get local.
Join us over Zoom this Wednesday 4/3 at 7:30 PM for our local kickoff. Find out how we plan to take the fight to AIPAC here in Massachusetts, & get plugged in.
RSVP:
.
@7News
reports from our rally with
@JVPBoston
and
@Boston_DSA
last night, featuring
@blairnecessity
:
"The hope is for the violence to end, but the ultimate hope is the Occupation itself ends and that Israel stops annexing land that rightfully belongs to Palestinians."
Right now our leaders are marching with
@NeverAgainActn
. We are blocking the streets. We are saying
#NeverAgainMeans
taking action, now. We are praying with our feet.
WATCH: Live from
@SenWarren
office. “We’re here because we’re asking Elizabeth Warren to be brave. We know she’s called for a humanitarian pause, but we’re going to need her to be a little braver and call for a full ceasefire.”
#CeasefireNow