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Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership
Join our Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership October 2nd- 9th
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The questions we grapple with on Shabbat Zachor
I want to connect those successes to the breastplate of the High Priest we read about in this week’s Torah portion and the questions we grapple with on Shabbat Zachor. Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice, General
Tagged Al Arakib, Amalek, Amalekiut, Amidar, Barukh Goldstein, Book of Esther, breastplate of the High Priest, cancellation of Amidar's eviction, Efi Stentzler, El-Arakib, Exodus, JNF, JNF/KKL, Judge Nehama Netzer, KK"L, KK"L stops planting on disputed land., KK"L will not plant on disputed lands, Ovadia, Parashat Zachor, planting a KK"l forest, Prawer report, Public Housing, Purim, Shabbat Zacho, the Barukh Goldstein massacre, the book of Esther, The breastplate of the High Priest, the unrecognized villages, the victory of Ovadya and Miriam Ben Avraham, to eliminate Amalek's seed
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In the absence of public housing, Ovadia is on a hunger strike: – Newsletter of Parashat ‘Teruma’
Again demolitions in South Hebron Hills, another Rabbi is against trees uprootings in the territories and “K”‘s brave speech in the Knesset on the International Day for Defeating Poverty. We will not stop fighting for social justice and human rights. Shabbat Shalom. Continue reading
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged A call to help Ovadia in the absence of public housing, Amidar, Attorney General of the occupied territories office, Baatale, Civil Administration, Civil Administration illegally demolished structures in Baatale in South Hebron Hills, Civil Administration uprooted trees, demolitions in south hebron hills, destruction, Dror Etkes, International Day of Fighting against Poverty., JNF, JNF will commit to stop its afforestation-expulsion work, Palestinians to plant trees on their land, Public Housing, Rabbi Altshuler, Rabbi Gil Nativ, settlement of Susya, south h, South Hebron Hills, stop the bulldozers, Ta'ale, Teruma, they were violently expelled, Tu Beshvat Halachic, Turmus-aya
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Fighting for human rights has a price: Parashat “Shmot”
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
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged A-Tur, an Australian news program, Bir El Id, Chan El Achmar, El Jenia, Hatikva protest, illegal migrants' bill, Isawia, Jerusalem encampment, JNF, Noam Shizaf in Magazine 972, Parshat “Shmot”, permit, plan of building a national park, price tag, Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann, Sara, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains
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New video release! Help stop the eviction of Palestinian Families from Silwan: A video and a call for action
This is the time to act: spread the video and write to the JNF board of directors Continue reading
What character should the JNF take on to represent you?
A new project by Rabbis for Human Rights’ will seek to publicize your opinions on the issue of ” What character should the JNF take on to represent you?” Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Absentee Property, al-Araqib, Bedouin, character, JNF, project, Silwan, The JNF's character matters to all of us
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JNF for all the People of Israel: the newsletter of Parashat “Vayishlach”
Parashat “VaYishlach” raises for Rabbi Gideon Sylvester question on the meeting of Judaism and Africa. Israel, that is located on the edge of Africa and inside Asia, also did not decided what is the social and status identity of its residents. But we continue to act against the decrees and for a different Jewish future for all. Continue reading
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged Amira Hass, annual Human Rights Week march, Dqueiqa, El Jenia, Ghana, Goldberg Committee, harvest, human rights March, JNF, JNF for all the People of Israel, JNF's actions., Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin, Minister Benny Begin, Noam Shizaf, Periphery Forum, prevent the implementation of the Praver plan, Public Housing, Rabbi Gideon Sylvester, refusal of the DCO to allow the completion of the olive harvest for farmers, RHR on the internet, Sara, Silwan, South Hebron Hills, South Hebron Mountains, Vayishlach, Zait Raanan
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Jewish National Fund: Do Not Uproot Palestinian Families
The JNF and its Israeli affiliate KKL-JNF do very important environmental and ecological work. That work must not be tarnished by JNF-led evictions of Palestinian families. Updates on information, media, campaigns and calls to action. Continue reading
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Tagged ", "Himanutah's", Background, campaign, Campaign to Stop the Eviction, campaigns, FB page, Further case background, Hagit Ofran, information, JNF, JNF to Continue Eviction Effort of J'lem Palestinians, JNF-led evictions of Palestinian families., JNF-subsidiary "Himanutah's" plans to evict the Sumarin family from their home in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan are disclosed on, KKL-JNF, media, Moriel Rothman, Noam Sheizaf, The Sumarin Family in Silwan, What you can do
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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
Take Action: Tell the JNF not to evict Palestinians from East Jerusalem
We need all of you journalists, bloggers, students, Rabbis, community leaders, Rabbinical Students, activists and other partners—to put public pressure on the JNF Continue reading
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Tagged Absentee Property, activists, bloggers, community leaders, ELAD, Hagit Ofran, Himnuta, Ir Amim, Jerusalem, JNF, journalists, non-Jews, Rabbinical Students, Rabbis, Settlers (ELAD), Silwan, students, Take Action, Wadi Ara
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