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2016 Summer Intern Lecture: “Conceptions of Mobility”

July 28, 2016July 12, 2016 by Samirah Alkassim

Dr. Julie Peteet explores mobility as an intended consequence of military occupation in a keynote lecture that opens the 2016 Summer Intern Lecture Series, “Mobility: Israel’s Structural Restrictions and Palestine’s Resistance” on July 11, 2016. She argues that Israeli policies of closure and separation through physical structures and bureaucratic requirements constrain Palestinians’ mobility. Dr. Peteet’s presentation draws from her research, fieldwork in the West Bank, and expertise in space and mobility, Palestinian culture, and resistance.

The Rise of the Israeli Right and the Censorship of History

July 27, 2021June 28, 2016 by Palestine Center Interns

By Palestine Center Interns — Mirvat Salameh and Abby Massell

Benjamin Netanyahu has established the most conservative government in Israeli history that is responsible for launching multiple and brutal military assaults on Gaza, expanding illegal settlements, and pushing the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. As leader and long-term member of Israel’s Likud party, Netanyahu has positioned the party away from its formerly secular and centrist position and toward hard-line right-wing policies. Aside from the surge in settler-violence in the last year, a recent decision to restrict access to Israel’s National Archives has created controversy among Israeli historians and human rights activists.

In memory of Dr. Mujid S. Kazimi

July 28, 2021July 6, 2015 by Anour Esa

WASHINGTON, D.C. (6 July 2015) – The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is saddened by the loss of Dr. Mujid S. Kazimi, Professor of Nuclear Engineering at MIT, one of the world’s foremost educators and researchers in nuclear technology, and one of the pillars of our community, who died suddenly on Wednesday in China. He suffered a heart attack while visiting Harbin Engineering University to participate in an international advisory committee.

Zeina Azzam Named Palestine Center Executive Director

July 28, 2021March 9, 2015 by Anour Esa

WASHINGTON, D.C. (9 March 2015) – The Jerusalem Fund Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Zeina Azzam as Executive Director of The Fund and its educational program, The Palestine Center. She joins the staff of The Jerusalem Fund on 11 March 2015.

Debatable Progress: The PA resolution and the signing of the Rome Statute

February 15, 2016January 29, 2015 by Duna Dabbas

Panelists Phyllis Bennis and Ambassador Philip Wilcox discuss the efficacy and challenges to the recent PA resolution to the UNSC and signing the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Jerusalem Fund Executive Director Resigns

July 28, 2021December 22, 2014 by Anour Esa

WASHINGTON, D.C. (22 December 2014) – As of 20 December, 2014, our Executive Director Yousef Munayyer has resigned in order to pursue other goals and interests. The Jerusalem Fund will be sad to see him go. We wish Mr. Munayyer the best of luck in all his future endeavors.

Jerusalem Fund Presents Check to UNRWA For Palestinian Refugees in Syria

July 28, 2021April 16, 2014 by Anour Esa

WASHINGTON, D.C. (16 April 2014) – Yesterday the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development was proud to present a check for $25,000 to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) for the purpose of aiding Palestinian refugees in Syria.

How Much Longer?

August 9, 2021January 17, 2014 by Anour Esa

UNRWA (17 January 2014) – How much longer must children suffer from hunger? How much longer must women die in childbirth for lack of medical care? How much longer must we be barred from the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus and the many thousands of desperate and vulnerable civilians caught up in Syria’s conflict? How much longer will we allow such unimaginable civilian suffering?

The Politics of Identity in the Middle East

July 27, 2021November 15, 2013 by Anour Esa

Panel I – Prospect for Palestinian Freedom: Assessing the “peace process” and exploring alternatives; Panel II – Sectarianism Spinning out of Control: The drivers and victims of hate; Panel III – Palestine in the Middle: Effects of regional conflict on the future of Palestine and its Politics; Panel IV – A Return to the Cold War?: The foreign policies of great powers and regional players