Category: United States
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Stop the JNF – Public Statement on the Human Rights Watch Report: “A Threshold Crossed: Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution. “
On Tuesday 27th April, the New York based Human Rights Watch declared that Israel’s rule over the Palestinians constitutes the crime of apartheid, a crime of the highest order. The criminality applies both at the collective level (to the state of Israel) and to named individuals within that state for their role in the crime.…
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“The Sumarin Family, the ethnic cleansing of East Jerusalem and the JNF.” Webinar Tuesday October 27th at 6.00pm London time.
REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE: Since occupying East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has imposed policies to drive Palestinians from the city, including through home demolition, eviction and forced displacement. Amal Sumarin, and her extended family face eviction from the home they have lived in for decades in Silwan, East Jerusalem. The eviction is being pursued…
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BDS activists protest the Jewish National Fund in Philadelphia
by Susan Landau, Philly BDS Original posting on Modoweiss “Ethnic cleansing is a crime – justice now in Palestine!” Chanting with great energy and exuberance, the Philadelphia Coalition for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel (Philly BDS) was once again a colorful and vocal presence in protest at the annual local fundraiser for The Jewish…
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Letter to the Internal Revenue Service challenging the JNF’s tax-exempt status in the United States
In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may grant federal tax-exempt status to certain organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes such as, among others, charitable, religious or educational purposes. Just as the IRS grants, so can the IRS take away, or revoke, an organization’s tax-exempt status. Organizations may lose their tax-exempt…
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2013 Tour
Jonah Aline Daniel, of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network and Stop the JNF Campaign, is excited to share photos, video and stories from the January 2013 Plant-a-Tree In Palestine Delegation on a 9-city organizing tour in the U.S. and Canada this spring. The goal of the tour is to build the momentum of the Stop…
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Stop the JNF’s apartheid royale
Thursday, 21 March 2013 17:30 in EDT Beat Street Station Manayunk, 4401 Cresson Street Facebook event page Join PhillyBDS at the “STOP the The Jewish National Fund” protest! The must-attend Philly BDS community protest of the year for everyone who cares about justice in Israel-Palestine. Each year, Philly BDS is a colorful and vocal presence…
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Land Day, March 30, 2012
On March 30th, 1976 Palestinians went on general strike and held non-violent marches and protests in response to an Israeli announcement that the state would be stealing more land from Palestinian citizens of Israel. Israel reacted to these non-violent actions with deadly force. Six Palestinians were killed, hundreds wounded, and many more jailed. March 30,…