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Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership
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Silwan updates: Perseverance, Small Successes, and the Campaign Continues
A Review of RHR’s Campaign Concerning the JNF and the Sumarin Familyfrom November 23rd until today. 1. RHR’s Issues First Letter Campaign. On the November 23rd, Rabbis for Human Rights launched a public letter campaign, along with parallel campaigns by … Continue reading
Success in Silwan is Just the Beginning: A Call to Further Action
In the last few days, there has been meaningful -but temporary- progress in our campaign: The JNF-KKL has declared that they will not evict the Sumarin family for the time being and expressed interest in dialogue with the family. (For … Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice, General, Palestinian Rights
Tagged Silwan, Silwan demolitions, Somarin family
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There is a possibility that a Palestinian family in Silwan will be evicted tonight
There is a possibility that a Palestinian family in Silwan will be evicted tonight (November 30th), before legal proceedings have been completed. Continue reading
Posted in General, Palestinian Rights, Press Releases
Tagged eviction, Palestinian family, settler organization Elad, Silwan
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Despite denials, JNF to continue eviction effort of J’lem Palestinians
A recent comment by the Jewish National Fund makes it clear that previous statements by its US office were lies
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Posted in General
Tagged 972Magazine, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, JNF, Noam Seizaf, The Jewish National Fund
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On Demolitions and Successes
This past week we succeeded, with public pressure, to prevent the eviction of Samarin family from their home in the Silwan neighborhood. We also succeeded to renew the harvest in El Jenia. However, the demolitions in South Hebron Hills continue and police violence during the anti social policy of the government protests have become routine. Continue reading
We must savor our successes, even as we recover from our defeats
Public housing residents and the Bedouin are not giving up, and neither should we. I can sit and belittle the significance of our successes in light of overwhelming injustice. However, I would prefer to use that time to write another letter to the KKL on behalf of the Somarin family, and planning long term strategy Continue reading
To demolish the school, the Mosque and leave the illegal outposts in South Hebron Hills
The State of Israel does not grant building permits to South Hebron Hills residents, supports the illegal outposts in the area and seeks to prevent living in the area. Here is a full description of the destruction of school services in the Palestinian village of Susya, a mosque and other structures in Hirbet M’faqura. Continue reading
Posted in General, Palestinian Rights
Tagged A-Towane, cave village of Um Faquara, destruction of the cistern, destruction of toilets, Hirbet M'Faquara, Hirbet M'faqura, IDF, Mahmud Hamada, Muhamed Muganem's family, Muhamed Musa Muganem, Muhamed Musa Mungam, Palestinian Susya, South Hebron cave-dwellers, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, southern Hebron mountain, Supreme Court the return of M'Faquara residents, Susya, the Civil Administration, The illegal outpost Abiagl, The State of Israel
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Not to give up, to continue climbing the ladder
Rabbi Tamar Duvdevani is asking us to remember the mercy and the hope of the educational process that the God of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch offers I Parashat Vayetze. Continue reading
Suspicion of “Price Tag” in the harvest of El Jenia
The pressure we exerted on the DCO to give permission to harvest the olive groves in El Jenia (near the illegal outpost ‘Zait Raanan’) was successful, but at the same time we discovered in the grove a tree that had been cut down, and there is a suspicion that the settlers in this area did it. Continue reading
Posted in General, Palestinian Rights
Tagged El Jenia, harvest, price tag, West Bank olive harvest
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Umm Fagarah Demolition
On November 24th, Israeli army broke in the village of Umm Fagarah demolishing several huts and detaining two girls. Continue reading
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