Youth violence: Newsletter for parashat “Ki Teze”

Victims of molotov attack by settlers, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, West Jerusalem, 18.8.2012

We need to raise the issue of the public, social and Jewish moral responsibility of the parents, of the government and of us as citizens in our children’s education Continue reading

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Operation Groundswell – Last Day in the Field

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These are some photos from the last day out in the South Hebron Hills with “Operation Groundswell” this summer. Continue reading

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Today Ruth Would be Considered an Infiltrator and Forbidden from Gleaning

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Shavuot Thoughts for 5772 on Acting with the Solidarity of Ruth and Naomi Continue reading

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A Roof Over Everyone’s Head – Parashat B’Har Newletter

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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

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The Civil Administration states facts in the OT and comes out strongly against the local resident.

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The Civil Administration states facts in the OT and comes out strongly against the local residen Continue reading

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Fighting for human rights has a price: Parashat “Shmot”

Demonstration for social justice, Hatikva neighborhood, Tel Aviv, Isreal, 07.01.2012. Israeli border policemen detain activists during a demonstration in which Hundreds of people called for housing rights for all and blocked roads in the southern neighborhood of Tel Aviv on Saturday, January 7, 2012. 45 people were arrested by the police. Eviction of the 16 families living in Hatikva tent camp, without a proper housing solution are expected to be evacuated soon.cc: flickr. Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org

Fighting for human rights has a price: Last Thursday Rabbi Arik Ascherman found himself in court because he tried to help families in Bir El Id. But this will not stop our demand for a universal and Jewish realization of human rights for all. Continue reading

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Plowing in South Hebron Hills | Enable the Flotilla to arrive in Gaza | Destruction of El-Arakib |

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Dolev Rahat returns with experiences and impressions from the journey of destruction wrought by the Israeli Civil Administration at the Palestinian village of Bir El Id. Continue reading

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In South Hebron hills, Palestinians always fear the next demolition

The Army's Civil Administration destroyed homes of the Palestinian residents of Bir El ID, South Hebron Hills (June 20, 2011)

Dolev Rahat returns with experiences and impressions from the journey of destruction wrought by the Israeli Civil Administration at the Palestinian village of Bir El Id, located in the South Hebron Hills Continue reading

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The Civil Administration Forces Demolish Houses in Bir El ID

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On the morning of Monday, June 20th, security forces and the Civil Administration demolished homes and structures in Bir El Id, in the South Hebron Hills. Continue reading

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Land Dispute and Land Rights in the Holy Land

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Readers of the Bible are no doubt aware of the Divine promise made to the ancestors of the Jewish people, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that their descendants would inherit the land of Israel. Continue reading

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