BDS Weekend: 26-28 March 2010 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED Working on a strategy to defeat Israeli apartheid Taking forward the strategy and practical goals of the Cairo Declaration Participating groups and individuals from across the UK, Ireland & beyond Building on the success of the Wooler BDS weekend, the Coalbrookdale weekend workshops will bring together activists from all over…
Like its UK counterpart, the JNF in Israel likes to depict itself as an environmental organization. One of its main contributions has been to conceal the remains of destroyed Arab villages through landscaping projects, such as “British Park” near the Israeli town of Bet Shemesh. This not only helped to prevent the return of Palestinian…
“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…