Resigning from JNF: newsletter – Parashat “Vayeshev”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Rabbis for Human Rights
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An amazing achievement: The pressure on the JNF led to the resignation of one of the board members after learning about the involvement of the JNF in the eviction of the Sumarin family in Silwan Continue reading →

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Success in Meneizel | Our call reached the Finance Ministry | Dqeiqa is about to be demolished

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Rabbis for Human Rights
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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 →

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Extreme Rambling with Mark Thomas | From light to darkness | Public Appeal: How to Maintain Human Rights when Rockets are being launched from Civil Population in Gaza

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Rabbis for Human Rights
cc: flickr | Tents camp, HaTikva park, South Tel Aviv, Israel, 6.11.2011. Israel, Tel Aviv: Rachel, a homeless woman, fixes the light in the entrance to her sack in Hatikva park in south Tel Aviv, November 6, 2011. As the winter arrives, around 100 homeless people, mostly single perents and children are still living in the camp in HaTikva park, with out any help offered to then by the authorities or NGO's. By activestills

We continue with our uncompromising efforts to wear two hats at the same time. One hat is to be a part of the political protest against the injustice that has been done beyond the green line. The Social hat is to protest for public housing
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A report on theft and harassment | From Noah to Lekh Lekha | Hopes for the Coming Knesset Session

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rabbis for Human Rights
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Here are the Dvar Torah of Lekh-lekha and the opening word give us a concept of people’s and leaders’ actions in these times and also tools to help us to bring social changes in the coming session of the Knesset and also to end the occupation’s injustices. Continue reading →

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Sukkot Thoughts | The State against the village of Dqeiqa

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Rabbis for Human Rights
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What is our spiritual asif (harvest) this year? What is good about us, and about Israeli society? What have we accomplished? Read Rabbi Arik Ascherman’s Sukkot Thoughts. Khag Sameakh! Continue reading →

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The State against the village of Dqeiqa

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Adv. Quamar Mishirqi-Asad
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Although the village of Dqeiqa exists since the Ottoman period, the State of Israel decided to expel its residents claiming that the village cannot provide for itself as a “social and geographical entity.” Continue reading →

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Indecent Proposal – Displacement of Dqeiqa Village

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Adv. Quamar Mishirqi-Asad
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Dqeiqa village is recognized by the Palestinian Authority as an independent village. In the village there is a school, a Mousqe and a cemetery from the Ottoman period, but who are we to challenge the army, which has decided that Dqeiqa can not provide for it self as a social and geographical entity? Continue reading →

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