ICAHD Statement on Shireen abu Akleh

Posted May 12, 2022, by & filed under ICAHD statements, News.

Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head during her coverage of an Israeli raid in Jenin (AFP/Al Jazeera) Rest in peace Shireen abu Akleh. Your short life was so important to your people’s struggle, and to all of us fighting injustice, trying, like you to tell the truth. We have always said that the best… Read more »

ICAHD Statement on Masafer Yatta – 8 May 2022

Posted May 9, 2022, by & filed under House Demolitions, ICAHD statements, Masafer Yatta, News.

THE ISRAELI COMMITTEE AGAINST HOUSE DEMOLITIONS (ICAHD) CONDEMNS THE RULING OF THE ISRAELI SUPREME COURT PERMITTING THE FORCIBLE TRANSFER OF PALESTINIANS FROM THEIR HOMES AND LANDS IN THE WEST BANK REGION OF MASAFER YATTA On May 5th, the Israeli Supreme Court quietly, almost furtively, dismissed the petitions of the residents of eight Palestinian villages in… Read more »

Extended study tour for mental health professionals and social workers

Posted May 5, 2022, by & filed under News, Study Tours.

18-27 October 2022 In October the UK Palestine Mental Health Network will resume the study tours for practitioners working within the fields of mental health and social work who are keen to explore the complex interface between politics and psychological well-being in the particular circumstances of Palestine/Israel. The tour provides excellent access to clinicians, academics,… Read more »

April 2022 Demolition and Displacement Report

Posted May 3, 2022, by & filed under House Demolitions, Monthly Demolition Report, News.

12 April 13 April 15 April 16 April Notes   There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though… Read more »

Letter sent to media sources – Never mind the suffering of Palestinian children (April 2022)

Posted April 20, 2022, by & filed under Lobbying, News.

Never mind the suffering of Palestinian children, just give us the dosh! Every child is important in the eyes of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children – unless they are Palestinian, it would seem. The NSPCC has accepted millions from a company which makes money from destroying Palestinian homes, traumatising the… Read more »

Panel Discussion on the Amnesty International Report “Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity”

Posted March 15, 2022, by & filed under News.

Presented by Friends of Sabeel North America, Pittsburgh Sunday, March 27, 2022 10.00-11.30am (US PST); 1.00-2.30pm (US EST); 6.00-7.30pm (UK); 8.00-9.30pm (Palestine)   PANELISTS: Soheir Assad, Political and feminist Palestinian organizer and human rights activist Diana Buttu, Director of Communications for the Institute for M. E. Understanding Jeff Halper, Author of “Decolonizing Israel Liberating Palestine”… Read more »

Open Letter to the Charity Commission: Hold JNF UK to Account!

Posted March 11, 2022, by & filed under Jewish National Fund (JNF), News.

Dear Ian Karet, Chair of the Charity Commission, We write regarding the regulatory case opened into the Jewish National Fund Charitable Trust (JNF UK), Charity No. 225910. While the investigation was seemingly triggered by the deeply Islamophobic and racist comments of members of the charity’s board, it can’t end there – because the foundations and ongoing activities… Read more »

Opposition to the Jewish National Fund

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ICAHD lends support to Stop the JNF, an international campaign that aims to end of the role of the Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael – KKL – in Hebrew) because of the JNF’s role in: the on-going displacement of indigenous Palestinians from their land the theft of their property the funding of historic and… Read more »