Dear Friends, We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of generosity and support in response to our emergency appeal for Gaza in 2023. As we step into 2024, the enormity of the challenges ahead becomes ever more apparent. The devastation in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels: over 30,000 precious lives have been lost to … Read more
As of January 25, UNESCO has confirmed damage to 22 cultural heritage sites in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli bombardment. This includes the full or partial destruction and damage of five religious sites, ten historically and/or artistically significant buildings, two repositories of movable cultural property, one monument, one museum, and three archaeological sites. Notable … Read more
Author’s Update: Subsequent to the publication of this article on January 9, the following number of Palestinian casualties have been reported in Gaza as a result of Israel attacks and bombardment: These figures have been reported by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in their flash updates numbered 88 to 95 and … Read more
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) will hold a panel discussion titled “2023 War on Gaza: The Responsibility to Prevent Genocide” on 12 December 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (New York Time) in Conference Room 7 at UN Headquarters in New York. The event will also be livestreamed on UN … Read more
In an interview on Democracy Now, Jehad Abusalim, The Jerusalem Fund’s Executive Director, remembered Refaat Alareer, a renowned Palestinian academic and activist killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. “Refaat Alareer was a towering figure in Palestinian society, especially in Gaza,” who used education and “language as a weapon against oppression,” says Abusalim, who … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund’s Executive Director, Jehad Abusalim, spoke at the ‘Genocide, Gaza, Palestine’ event in New York City, held on Monday, December 4, 2023. This significant event was a collaboration between several notable organizations: Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, and Law for … Read more
UPDATE: Mosab has been released. His release was a direct result of your relentless pressure, a force driven by both outrage and a deep sense of familiarity. While not everyone knew Mosab personally, his words, essays, and poems brought him closer to our hearts. Now, picture this: what if we felt this connected to every … Read more
The Biden administration has announced the inclusion of Israel in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This arrangement, allegedly, will permit US and Israeli citizens to enter both destinations for up to 90 days without the need for a visa. The State Department suggests that this further “strengthens the security, economic, and people-to-people ties between the … Read more
On Wednesday June 21st afternoon, hundreds of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Turmusaya, north of Ramallah, setting homes, vehicles, and fields ablaze, injuring residents, and killing one Palestinian man. According to the mayor of Turmusaya, settlers storming in from the illegal Shilo settlement bordering the town, burned 30 houses and 60 cars while destroying … Read more
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