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The Minister of Welfare did not come to the Conference on Poverty
Aisha Sidawi returns from the conference on the International Day of Fighting against Poverty with new insights. She is not ashamed to speak on issues that have not been heard in the Knesset before. The big question she raises is how to speak about poverty. Continue reading
The launching of the lobby for public housing in the Knesset
Here are a few quotations from the launching of the lobby for public housing in the Knesset, and also future plans to promote legislation in this issue in cooperation with MKs and the public housing coalition organizations. Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice, General
Tagged Acri:, Dov Hanin, Evictions, Hatikva encampment:, Knesset, MK Ilan Gilon, MK Yulia Shmuelov Berkowitz, Orly Levy-Abakasis and Miri Regev, Public Housing, Rabbis for Human Rights, Rachel Levi from Yavne, Shatil and Singur Kehilati, The lobby's plans for the future
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Success in Meneizel | Our call reached the Finance Ministry | Dqeiqa is about to be demolished
There is good news that the government has temporarily frozen its intention to “dry up” contributions to progressive organizations from foreign governments, ignoring similar contributions to organizations across the spectrum from other sources. Continue reading
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged Bedouins struggle for recognition, Dqeiqa, encampments in Jerusalem, Finance minister, human rights March, Human Rights yeshiva, Humanisty, JNF/KKL, kindergartens in Kiryat HaYovel, Knesset, Kol Haneshama, Lehavim junction, Letter-Writing Campaign, Mr.Yuval Shteinitz, Rabbi Ariela Gretz, Rachel Levy, Somrin family in Silwan, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, the solar electricity system of the village of Meneizel in South Hebron Hills, website of the social protest movement, will temporarily not be demolished
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Against All Odds
A temporary achievement in a long struggle: the Knesset Committee is against reinstating the Wisconsin Plan. Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice, General
Tagged Knesset, Knesset Committee, MK Ilan Gilon, MK Shely Yechimovich, Nitzan Tenami from Rabbis for Human Rights, Rabbi Idit Lev from the Rights Center of Rabbis for Human Rights in Hadera, The executive director of the Employment Services Office, The Labor and Welfare Committee, Wisconsin Plan
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Wisconsin Plan Is Back
There is a new governmental bill on the Wisconsin Plan. We submitted our reference to this bill, and now we have asked to meet with the Industry, Trade and Labor Minister. To remind you’ the Wisconsin plan was canceled due to a public protest and organizational activity during a long period of time. Continue reading
What happened to convalescence pay?
What would you say if you were told that the Finance Office established an imaginary fund so that you will lose half of your convalescence pay? Well, it is not a fairy tail… Continue reading
A Summary of the Social Justice Department’s work
Jewish tradition obliges the community to care for the weak and to provide its members with its basic needs Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice
Tagged A summary, Bible, economic, economic injustice, international treaty, invalids, Jewish tradition, Knesset, mutual responsibility, private hands, prophets, Rambam, single-parent families, social and cultural rights, social and economic justice, social justice, struggle, the elderly, unemployed, wages, Wisconsin Plan, workers
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Annual Activity Report 2010-2011
The Independence Tractate