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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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Following the screening of Yalla Parkour at FilmFest DC, join us for a conversation with the filmmaker, Areeb Zuaiter. The conversation will feature a Q&A with the audience and an inside discussion on the process of making the film in Gaza. The conversation with the filmmaker, Areeb Zuaiter, will take place at The Jerusalem Fund’s Palestine Center … Read more
About The Jerusalem Fund The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development 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 three programs: 1) The … Read more
Featuring Diana Buttu, Abdel Razzaq Takriti, and Ussama Makdisi. This week, Israel committed one of its largest massacres in Gaza, killing over 400 people as they slept in the middle of the night to announce the resumption of war. This comes after weeks of Israel blocking access to vital food and aid into Gaza, violating … Read more
Palestinian children waiting for hot meals distributed by humanitarian organizations as they face hunger on January 4, 2025, in the Gaza Strip. (Hassan Jedi / Anadolu via Getty Images) After over a month of deploying every means at their disposal to sabotage and collapse the ceasefire agreement with Palestinian resistance forces led by Hamas, Israel … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund and The Institute for Palestine Studies-USA (IPS-USA) held the launch of Brian Barber’s new book, No Way But Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip. Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm ET Light refreshments served after 45 minutes of discussion to break fast. Q&A with the audience will … Read more
Friends of The Jerusalem Fund, As over 1 billion Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan, a sacred time of spirituality, reflection, and community solidarity, Palestinians continue to endure immense hardship and unbearable suffering. In these unprecedented times, the gravity of the crisis compels us to reach out for your support once again. Despite the … Read more
After 15 months of unimaginable destruction and heartache, a long overdue ceasefire has given Palestinians in Gaza aglimmer of hope that the suffering and blockade will end. The devastation Israel left behind is apocalyptic. Over 90% ofthe people who survived the genocide have been repeatedly displaced across the besieged strip, struggling to survivewithout access to … Read more
The Institute for Palestine Studies and The Jerusalem Fund hosted a screening and lecture on the executions and mass graves in Tantura and al-Dawamiya, led by Forensic Architecture’s lead Palestine investigator, Dr. Shourideh Molavi. Based in London, the research group Forensic Architecture (FA) emerged as a critical practice dedicated to challenging settler-colonial violence in Palestine … Read more
After 15 months of genocidal war on Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has been reached that will bring an end to Israel’s onslaught. With several ceasefire agreements blocked by Israel since the start of the genocide, the impending deal took effect on Sunday, January 19. Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, Israel continues to kill Palestinians … Read more
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