Sign posted outside the offices of the Himanuta subsidiary of the Jewish National Fund

MK Khenin: “Nationalize the JNF!”

The Jewish National Fund (JNF), known in Hebrew as Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, is extremely wealthy. It owns 13% of all the land in Israel and brings in some $3 billion a year, most of it from land sales. The Israeli government traditionally feels entitled to the JNF’s money, which according to its mission statement is…

Jewish settlement in Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem

September 30: English Language Study Tour of East Jerusalem

On Friday, September 30, Ir Amim’s will be holding its next English-language study tour of East Jerusalem. The tour provides participants with ground-level exposure to Israel’s unilaterally annexed, eastern-half of the city and creates a platform for critically assessing the idea of Jerusalem as the “eternal, undivided capital of Israel” and understanding the city’s fundamental…