– Edward Said
The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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“Will Handala grow? He will grow up when he returns home. He will remain at ten until he returns home. Only then does Handala begin to grow. The known laws of nature do not apply to him. He is an exception because the loss of the homeland is an exception.” Time stops at the words … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development (The Jerusalem Fund) is an independent, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Jerusalem Fund aims to foster greater awareness about Palestine, in the United States and abroad, and to ameliorate the lives of Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora. The Jerusalem Fund accomplishes these goals through … Read more
From August 5 to 7, the Israeli military pounded the Gaza Strip, killing 46 Palestinians, including 16 children, and injuring 360 children, women, and men. Prior to the airstrikes, the main entry points for the movement of people and goods were closed for at least three days. Electricity was further reduced at a bare minimum … Read more
To the dismay and outrage of human rights defenders, the Israeli Ministry of Defense is threatening three prominent attorneys for representing and defending their clients. Prior to an appeal hearing for Al-Haq and Defense for the Children International–Palestine (DCI-P), attorneys Michael Sfard and Avigdor Feldman received a letter insinuating that merely representing their clients and seeking due … Read more
Greetings Friends of The Jerusalem Fund, With the first half of the year completed, we write to you with the conditions in Palestine on our minds and with a deep appreciation for your past support. As of late, you have contributed to the success of many relief initiatives serving Palestinians, three of which are shown … Read more
In the United States, students have played catalytic and leading roles in shaping the national and international discourse and foreign policies regarding human rights and social justice causes. Some of the most prominent student-led movements include the Greensboro sit-ins in the 1960s. The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of protests against segregated tables in Greensboro, … Read more
Monday, August 1st 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time Sami Abu Shehadeh was born in 1975 in Al-Mahatta neighborhood in Lydd city. He attended the Terra Santa School in Ramleh until 8th grade, and then moved to Jaffa to attend Terra Santa High School. Now he lives in Jaffa with his family. Abu … Read more
In a decisive vote, 266-116, commissioners attending last week’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) approved a resolution titled, “On Recognition That Israel’s Laws, Policies, and Practices Constitute Apartheid Against the Palestinian People.” The resolution describes several ways that the government of Israel meets the international definition of apartheid: the establishment of two sets of laws, one benefiting … Read more
In his April 2022 message to Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, said the agency is “cash-strapped” and that it has become “almost customary” for the person in his position to “beg for help if we want the services to continue.” Throughout the message, he emphasized the “chronic underfunding” of … Read more
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