I honestly cannot believe I am typing this but the JNF finally stepped back and the families are staying in their homes. My brain is spinning a bit because it felt like such a long uphill battle where we were just whispering into the void sometimes. We have to keep …
April 21, 2012
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The Jewish National Fund has been a household name across the Jewish world for more than a century. Like many other Jews, we have donated to JNF by dropping coins into blue and white tzedakah boxes, or honouring a loved one by buying a tree.
Over the past few months the role that the JNF is playing in the evictions of Palestinians out of their homes in Silwan, East Jerusalem, has been brought to our attention. Many of us asked you to step in and halt the eviction of the Sumarin family in November 2011. We know the eviction was delayed as a result of our campaign, and the campaigns of our partners in Israel and the USA. On Monday 27th February the Ruweidi family, who have lived in their home since it was built in the early 1900s, will be in court trying to prevent an eviction from their home which is being pursued by the JNF’s subsidiary company Himnuta, and the settler organisation, Elad.
We ask the JNF to prevent the eviction of the Ruweidi family, alongside that of the Sumarin family, and ask for a commitment from the organisation that it will no longer pursue a policy of evictions, which undermine the possibility of a two-state solution, and in so doing threaten Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state.
We, the undersigned, who are active members of the Jewish community in the UK, join with partners in Israel and Jews in other diaspora communities, in asking you as trustees of the JNF in the UK, to do everything in your power halt these evictions and uphold the values on which the state of Israel was created: to be a land "based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel".
Yours Sincerely,
Updates
February 24, 2012
The silence from the office is honestly frustrating but it tells us exactly where their priorities lie right now. I have been spending my time digging through the property records again because there has to be a way to connect these different cases despite what they claim in their formal statements.
February 24, 2012
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is legitimately overwhelming to see so many people engaged with this issue now. It really makes me think about those first few days when I was just staring at a blank screen wondering if anyone cared about the Ruweidi family at all.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
6 Comments
Stop the evictions now!! This goes against everything I was taught about community and fairness.
Enough is enough. My family gave money for trees and land development, not for displacing people. Do the right thing.
This is completely wrong. Evicting families from their homes of 100 years is not what we should be doing.
Please reconsider these actions. It's heartbreaking to hear about the ruweidi family.
Not in my name. Shame on the JNF for siding with settlers instead of doing what is just.
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I honestly cannot believe I am typing this but the JNF finally stepped back and the families are staying in their homes. My brain is spinning a bit because it felt like such a long uphill battle where we were just whispering into the void sometimes. We have to keep …
April 21, 2012
Final supporters
The Jewish National Fund has been a household name across the Jewish world for more than a century. Like many other Jews, we have donated to JNF by dropping coins into blue and white tzedakah boxes, or honouring a loved one by buying a tree.
Over the past few months the role that the JNF is playing in the evictions of Palestinians out of their homes in Silwan, East Jerusalem, has been brought to our attention. Many of us asked you to step in and halt the eviction of the Sumarin family in November 2011. We know the eviction was delayed as a result of our campaign, and the campaigns of our partners in Israel and the USA. On Monday 27th February the Ruweidi family, who have lived in their home since it was built in the early 1900s, will be in court trying to prevent an eviction from their home which is being pursued by the JNF’s subsidiary company Himnuta, and the settler organisation, Elad.
We ask the JNF to prevent the eviction of the Ruweidi family, alongside that of the Sumarin family, and ask for a commitment from the organisation that it will no longer pursue a policy of evictions, which undermine the possibility of a two-state solution, and in so doing threaten Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state.
We, the undersigned, who are active members of the Jewish community in the UK, join with partners in Israel and Jews in other diaspora communities, in asking you as trustees of the JNF in the UK, to do everything in your power halt these evictions and uphold the values on which the state of Israel was created: to be a land "based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel".
Yours Sincerely,
Updates
February 24, 2012
The silence from the office is honestly frustrating but it tells us exactly where their priorities lie right now. I have been spending my time digging through the property records again because there has to be a way to connect these different cases despite what they claim in their formal statements.
February 24, 2012
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is legitimately overwhelming to see so many people engaged with this issue now. It really makes me think about those first few days when I was just staring at a blank screen wondering if anyone cared about the Ruweidi family at all.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
6 Comments
Extremely disappointed in the JNF. This is not what my donations were meant for. Stop kicking people out of their homes.
Stop the evictions now!! This goes against everything I was taught about community and fairness.
Enough is enough. My family gave money for trees and land development, not for displacing people. Do the right thing.
This is completely wrong. Evicting families from their homes of 100 years is not what we should be doing.
Please reconsider these actions. It's heartbreaking to hear about the ruweidi family.
Not in my name. Shame on the JNF for siding with settlers instead of doing what is just.
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Extremely disappointed in the JNF. This is not what my donations were meant for. Stop kicking people out of their homes.