Join us next week for a conversation with Nadim Nashif, the executive director and co-founder of 7amleh: The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media. 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media works towards a free, fair, and safe digital space for all Palestinians. However, since the beginning of the … 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
TUNE IN NOW for a book talk and signing event for “The Wall Between: What Palestinians and Jews Don’t Want to Know About Each Other.” Featuring authors Raja G. Khouri and Jeffrey J. Wilkinson, the event will include a moderated discussion about the book. Tune in on YouTube Tune in on Facebook – That this … 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
Join us for a screening of the film “Resistance Climbing,” which follows a diverse crew of Palestinian youth as they discover the joy of rock climbing, and embrace it as a source of much-needed respite from the oppression of the Israeli occupation. In the film, American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank … Read more
Today, the Israeli Knesset cast a pivotal vote to eliminate the “Reasonableness Doctrine.” This doctrine has historically granted the Israeli Supreme Court the authority to intervene judicially in major governmental decisions, including the appointment of key ministers and officials. The “Reasonableness Doctrine” stands at the crux of a crisis that has unsettled Israel’s political landscape. … Read more
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