Plowing with army protection on their own lands but not during the “Festival of Freedom”

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In most places the plowing has progressed without serious hitches this past week (the week before Pesach). Many villages were given four days to complete their plowing before the Jewish holiday and told there would not be security for them to continue plowing during the week of Pesach. Continue reading

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It s sad to see the gates (to plowing) closed: The weekly report of Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann on the state of agriculture in the OT

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At the beginning of the plowing season Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann gives us his weekly report about what is happening to human rights in the occupied territories
The farmers need access to their lands and coordination with the Israeli army, but often their needs are not met Continue reading

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Something is Happening Out There | Rabbis Against Price Tags | Shavuot Thoughts: Human Rights Were Designed For the Real World

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There is a cooperation agreement between Israelis from Karmel settlement, who harass the Palestinian shepherds. You can change this – by addressing a letter to the Defense Minister, Ehud Barak Continue reading

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