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The Independence Tractate
To Break the Cycle of poverty : Newsletter of Parashat “B’Hukotai”
Last week we witnessed the opening of the summer protest events. All over the country people got out to protest and repeated the demand for social justice. Continue reading
A Roof Over Everyone’s Head – Parashat B’Har Newletter
This week we continue to reveal how problematic it is that people in Israel and in the occupied territories do not to have a roof over their heads. We call for s new policy in this issue. At the same time we call the Civil Administration to stop demolishing houses and threatening many villages in the occupied territories. Continue reading
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged a demolition of a restaurant in Wallaje, an arbitrary arrest in Yanun, Bir El Id, demolition orders, fights against demolition order, haokets, Minister of Housing, Nazareth, Parashat B'Har, Public Housing, settlers from Shilo harassed a Palestinian, Torat Hamelech
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Another eviction prevented – Acharei Mot – Kedoshim Newsletter
The eve of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day). Our Torah readings areb “Akharei Mot” (After the deaths) and “Kedoshim” (You shall be holy). Many times I have commented that Yom HaAtzmaut almost always falls during the week we read Kedoshim, or the week after. Is that just a coincidence? Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged Abu Samra, Adv. Becky Keshet, Akharei Mot, Al Arakib, Amidar, Arie King, Asifat Haohalim, Beit Shean, Community Advocacy, Daniel Cheren, East Jerusalem, evictions of Palestinian families in East, Ezekiel's vision, Hakeshet hademokratit Hamizrachit, Halhul, Horrors of Egypt, Independence, Jalud, Jobs, Kobi Weiss, Lea Shemi, Liberated Beer Sheva, new manager, Omer Sharvit, preventing access of Palestinian farmers to their lands, Public Housing, Rabbi Shimshon Rafael Hirsch's, Rights Center in Hadera, settlement, Shatil, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, Tarabut, Um Batin, Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Zionism
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Counting Rights – Parashot Tazria Metzora Newsletter
The Counting of the Omer started and slowly we accumulate the first fruits of human rights control. Things are getting to the media and from there to the public. For example: our post on the expanding of the illegal outpost Avigail that was published last week, and this week we can read about this in Akiva Eldar’s article who quoted Rabbi Arik Ascherman in his column in Haaretz. Continue reading
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Tagged Akiva Eldar, Arab, Arabs and Jews lives in Israel., Avigail, Avigayil, Beit Shean, Btselem, CourtCase of the "Cave Neighbors, eviction, outh Hebron Hills, Perli Shachar interviewed Rabbi Ascherman regarding Rachel on Reshet B', racism, radio, rhr on the media, rhr on the radio, Samicha Jihad Nawajaa, Silwan, Solidarity Seich Jarach, South Hebron Mountains, Ta'ayush, Tazria-Metzora, the destruction of water wells and outhouse structures, water wells
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An appeal against a demolition: The Passover Newsletter
This week we appealed to the Supreme Court on two issues that we think should be on our social and political agenda. Firstly we appealed against the systematic neglect of the public housing apartments. Secondly we, together with the village of Mnezel, appealed against the demolition of the solar panels of the village Continue reading
Social justice protesters back on the streets – Newsletter of Passover
While the protest is back on the streets and hope fills the eyes, we published an annual activity report inspired by the protest. We are still fighting to stop the evictions, and the imminent elections and the social pressure are starting to bring results. Shabat Shalom and happy Passover. Continue reading
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Tagged "Light Tag", annual activity report, comet me, Ir Amim, Jewish, Kamha Depasha, Kamha Depasha Mitzvah, Muslim, Nifgaei Zhuyot Adam, Passover, Rabbi Anita Steiner, Rights Center in Hedera, social justice, Solar demolitions in South Hebron mountains, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, the destruction of the solar panels, Toulouse
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The issue of the public housing is extending – Newsletter of Parashat Tzav
Even though some of the Trachtenberg’s recommendations are being applied, the issue of public housing is not being taken care of. We cannot replace the government and its policy, but we can definitely create an alternative to the existing situation. Continue reading
First Achievement to the National Park Campaign – Newsletter of Parashat Vayikra
Together with achievements as the National Park we also witness the continuation of hostile activities, appropriation, social neglect and ignoring groups of people. Continue reading
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Tagged A Different Way of Understanding Judaism, Bat Ayn, difference between the center of the country and the periphery, Dvar Torah to parashat Vayikra, Gush Etzion bloc, National Park, price tag, Rabbi Peretz Rodman, Solidarity Sheich Jarra, Uprooting Trees, young people with disabilities
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The victory of the Menashe Family – Newsletter of Parashat “Vayakhel-Pekudey”
Although Israel is in a state of war with Gaza, we have not left the social struggle of the families in public housing. We volunteered to fight for the Menashe family from Givat Shmuel and called the Prime Minister, the Housing Minister and Amidar’s director to stop the eviction of the family into the street which was due to take place March 14th Continue reading
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Tagged 972Magazine, Arabic – not in our school, Ayesha Sidawi, East Jerusalem, Hushiya family, In East Jerusalem, Israel Land Adminisration, only Palestinian property seized as ‘Absentee’, Public Housing, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, Supreme Court regarding the issue of Hushiya family
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Electricity in Danger – Newsletter of Parashat Ki Tissa
As for the questions we asked, please read the first dialog between Rabbi Yuval Sherlo and Rabbi Cobbi Weis (Rabbis for Human Rights). The debate is focusing on the question “what do we learn from the massacre in the Book of Esther? Please help us to expend the debate and we will happy to receive you opinions on the issue. Happy Purim and Shabbat Shalom. Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged Adv. Beki Keshet-Cohen, Burin and Farata, Eitan Kalinski, farms, help to stop the eviction, JNF to Continue Eviction Effort of J'lem Palestinians, JNF-KKL, JNF-led evictions of Palestinian families., JNF/KKL, Ki Tissa, Lea Shemi, Moriel Rothman, our rights center in Hadera, Praver report, Public Housing, RHR-NA, Sheich Jarrah, South Hebron Hills, the Book of Exodus, the Menashe family from Ramle, The Washington Post, Tu Beshvat Halachic, UN report
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Annual Activity Report 2010-2011
The Independence Tractate