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
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
September 16, 1982, marked the start of a horrific 43-hour massacre, killing an estimated more than 3,000 Palestinian refugees in Sabra and Shatila Refugee Camps in Southern Lebanon. Sabra and Shatila were home to Palestinian refugees who had been displaced from their homeland, primarily from the village of Balad Al-Sheikh. Within Lebanon, there are 12 … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund warmly invites you to “Facing Palestine’s Silent Killer: The Fight Against Diabetes,” a virtual educational and fundraising event highlighting the pivotal work of the Palestine Diabetes Institute (PDI). Founded in 2009, the PDI diligently serves Palestinian communities across three major cities, Nablus, Hebron, and Al-Bireh, leading the charge against the escalating diabetes … 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
Join us on Friday, August 25 for our next in-person cultural event, a discussion with Dr. Mohammed Sawaie on his new book of translated Palestinian poetry, The Tent Generations. The Tent Generations brings together the work of a select number of Palestinian poets over the past seven decades who gives expression to the Palestinian experience … 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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