“Stop the land robbery, stop the denial of flowing water, stop the discrimination!” Press release, 4 October 2009 Hundreds of Negev residents, Jews and Arabs, as well as friends and supporters from all over the country, gathered Saturday afternoon in the lands of el-Malichi el-Arakib, near the Lehavim-Rahat junction in the Negev. They have gathered…
by Maureen Meehan, December 1998 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs A powerful event took place in late September in Umm al-Fahm, a Palestinian town inside Israel’s borders, that has many here wondering if a sleeping giant is beginning to open its eyes. Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship are once again reminded that in a…
by Edward C. Corrigan, September/October 2008 Outlook Magazine The Jewish National Fund (JNF) is an internationally recognized charitable organization that has the privilege of issuing charitable tax receipts in the United States, Canada and many other countries. The JNF frequently honours distinguished members of the community at its fund-raising dinners and it has raised many…
Palestinians protest Goldie Hawn appearance at JNF event By The Associated Press, 18 November 2008 Tags: Goldie Hawn, Israel Pro-Palestinian activists beating drums and blaring horns have protested a visit by Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn to an Israeli charity’s fundraising dinner. Around 150 demonstrators marched on Glasgow’s Hilton hotel, where the actress was speaking to…
by Susannah Tarbush, 10 September 2007 The Electronic Intifada When Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine (APJP) sent a letter to the new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown two weeks ago describing as “disturbing” his decision to become a patron of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), this was another example of the active campaigning…
By Marcus Dysch, 14 December 2009 The Jewish Chronicle Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni cancelled a visit to Britain this weekend over fears pro-Palestinian lawyers would seek to have her arrested. Ms Livni had been due to speak at Sunday’s JNF Vision 2010 conference in Hendon, north-west London. She had also been expected to meet…