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Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership
Join our Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership October 2nd- 9th
Please join RHR for 7 days of touring, experiencing and Torah study that will challenge and inspire Explore Israel’s Burning and Sometimes Confusing Human Rights Challenges With Israel’s Rabbinic Voice of Conscience. Become better informed, more knowledge
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Thank you to the over 1,000 of you who in the space of a few days sent letters to President Shimon Peres asking for his intervention in preventing the demolition of the entire village of Susya. Continue reading
1,500 Palestinians face expulsion to make way for IDF ‘Firing Zone 918′
“Firing Zone 918″ is the Israeli military’s term for a portion of land in the West Bank home to hundreds of Palestinians who have been there since the 19th century. Why are they under threat of eviction and how is it being done? A primer. Continue reading
Posted in General, Palestinian Rights
Tagged Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, Firing Zone 918, occupation, South Hebron Hills, Susya, transfer, West Bank, “Firing Zone 918″
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Settler lies about land ownership as a method of eviction and judaization
Here is a small story that embodies the large mechanism of distortion – distortion for the purpose of eviction, displacement and denial of rights. Continue reading
Stop the destruction of the temple: Newsletter on parashat VaEthanan
We are continuing to link the uncompromising struggle for social justice with Jewish human rights’ activities. Continue reading
First time on the beach: Newsletter for the parashat “Balak”
This world is filled with lawyers who can help us find a way to do an end run around the spirit of the law, even as we observe the letter of the law. Rabbi Arik Ascherman connects the social current affairs and out parasha and shows us the right direction. Continue reading
Posted in Parasha / E-Letter
Tagged Akiva Eldar, Balak, D.C.O, Haaretz, Jahalin, Knesset, Nico Sokolovsky, Palestinian Susya, Preventing the Access of Palestinian Farmers to their Lands, Public Housing, Rabbi Gideon Sylvester, RHR in the newspapers, Rights Center manager of Hadera, Supreme Court, Susya
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Keeping the Letter of the Law, but Violating its Spirit: Dvar Torah for Parshat Balak
This world is filled with lawyers who can help us find a way to do an end run around the spirit of the law, even as we observe the letter of the law. Rabbi Arik Ascherman connects the social current affairs and out parasha and shows us the right direction Continue reading
Don’t stop the fight for Susya
Please share and circulate this post – together we can prevent the demolition and expulsion! Continue reading
David Shulman’s Testimony from the Protest in Susya
David Shulman with a testimoney from the protest in Palestinian Susya Continue reading
The origin of the expulsion – A Brief history of Palestinian Susya
This week the Civil Administration informed the inhabitants of Palestinian Susya of its intention to soon carry out six demolition orders that were issued in the 1990s and in 2001. If these demolitions are carried out, hundreds of residents of Palestinian Susya will be cast out into the burning desert sun for the fifth time Continue reading
Posted in General, Palestinian Rights
Tagged Activestills, archaeological site, area C, Btselem, demolition, history of susya, Jewish settlers, Mahmud Muhamed a-Nawajaa, Mitzpeh Yair, Palestinian Susya, Petition 1556/12, problem with settlers, radical Jewish settlers, Regavim, settler violence, South Hebron Hills, Supreme Court, Susya, the Civil Administration, Yoram Shkolnik
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A Promise to Fight until the Very End
Last week we represented the residents of the Palestinian village of Susya and defended them from the “Regavim” appeal. We realized that the court does not recognize the discriminating planning regime, which does not allow Palestinians to build their homes. Continue reading
If you are organizing a group tour to Israel/Palestine or traveling on your own, Rabbis for Human Rights would be happy to meet with you!