Dear Friends of The Jerusalem Fund, The situation in Palestine is beyond horrifying. As we approach 600 days of Israel’s war of extermination in Gaza, over half a million Palestinians face imminent starvation, with the UN warning that at any given moment, tens of thousands of children are hours away from death by malnutrition as … 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
This year, March 30th commemorates the sixth anniversary of the Great March of Return, a mass mobilization effort initiated in Gaza in 2018. This March of Return aimed to highlight the dire circumstances faced by two million Palestinians in Gaza, 70% of whom are refugees, living under a severe blockade that has rendered the Gaza … Read more
Dear Friends, As we continue our mission in 2024, the gravity of the crisis in Gaza compels us to reach out for your support once again. The devastating genocide has plunged the Gaza Strip into an unprecedented humanitarian emergency, with over 500,000 people at risk of imminent famine. During this holy month of Ramadan, children … Read more
When Aaron Busnell, a US airman, committed the act of setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., his final declaration was a refusal to “be complicit in genocide.” As flames consumed him, his cries of “Free Palestine” pierced the air, marking an act of ultimate sacrifice. The act of self-immolation, a path … Read more
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development made a significant impact at the University of Richmond with a compelling lecture delivered by its Executive Director, Jehad Abusalim. Addressing an engaged audience that included the University’s Provost and over 60 students and faculty members, Abusalim provided a detailed exploration of … Read more
The window for a ceasefire in Gaza is rapidly closing, with unimaginable consequences on the horizon. Netanyahu, with the staunch support of the Biden Administration, appears unyielding in his pursuit of the genocidal campaign Israel launched in Gaza. This stubbornness persists even as Israel fails to meet any of its publicly stated objectives, notably the elimination … Read more
Join The Jerusalem Fund’s educational program, the Palestine Center, and Just World Educational for a discussion featuring Muin Rabbani, Helena Cobban, and Dr. Edmund Ghareeb as we explore the consequences of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has significantly influenced international relations and geopolitical and economic dynamics worldwide. The conversation will focus on the major … Read more
In this conversation, Dr. Akram M. Lilja discusses the severe impact of Israeli bombardment on Gaza’s cultural heritage. UNESCO has reported the damage to 22 significant sites as of January 25, including religious sites, historically important buildings, cultural property repositories, a monument, a museum, and archaeological sites. Key locations like the historic Great Al-Omari Mosque, … Read more
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