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T’ruah Responds to UK, France, Canada Ban on Goods From Settlements
September 8, 2026
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, said: “We appreciate the decision by the UK, France, and Canada to impose a ban on trade with Israeli settlements and to reiterate their commitment to bringing about a two state solution. “For those of us invested in ending the occupation, protecting the...
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North American Rabbis Warn Against Israeli Military Escalation in West Bank
July 28, 2026
T'ruah condemns the Israeli military escalation in the West Bank as a danger to both Palestinians and Israelis.
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Rabbis Call For Accountability After ICE Killings
July 16, 2026
T'ruah demands justice and accountability for the senseless killings of Johan Sebastián and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of ICE agents.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Welcomes SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
June 30, 2026
T'ruah praises the ruling as a defense of democratic values consistent with Jewish ethical teachings.
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Rabbis Condemn Surge of Funding for Mass Detention and Deportation
June 10, 2026
Yesterday, the House passed a dangerous bill that will give a further $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights condemned this bill, warning that it will fund a surge in detentions and deportations that destroy...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Organization’s Gala Attended By Leading New York City Officials
June 2, 2026
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights honors Alice Kuhn, others at Celebration of Human Rights attended by Mayor Mamdani, Manhattan Borough President Hoylman-Sigal, and NYC Comptroller Levine NEW YORK – On Tuesday, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors in the U.S....
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Bill That Would Impose Group Trials, Death Penalty for October 7 Attackers
May 13, 2026
On Monday, the Knesset passed a bill that would establish a special military tribunal empowered to impose the death penalty on those accused of carrying out the October 7, 2023, attacks. T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights responded by insisting that the perpetrators of these heinous attacks must be brought to justice, while warning...
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10 Rabbis Arrested Outside NYC ICE Headquarters
April 30, 2026
Jews protest ICE brutality across 17 cities as part of Jews Demand: ICE Out! National Day of Action, organized by T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action NEW YORK – On Thursday, 10 rabbis and two reverends were arrested after blocking traffic in front of 26 Federal Plaza, holding signs...
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Rabbis Condemn Israel’s Racist Death Penalty Bill, Describe “Moment of Reckoning” for American Jews
March 30, 2026
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights responded by forcefully condemning the bill as racist and discriminatory, undermining the basic principles of due process and equal protection under the law and in defiant opposition to Jewish values.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Opposes Strikes on Iran
March 6, 2026
T'ruah responded by condemning the escalation and praying for the safety of Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, and all those impacted by this war.