Tag Archives: T’ruah

  • Preventing Evictions in East Jerusalem

    4 May 2023

    After decades of litigation, the Sumarin family wins their legal case and will not be evicted from their home in Silwan

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  • Ten Organizations Launch New Progressive Israel Network

    24 June 2019

    Today, ten leading organizations representing Americans who are committed to pursuing democracy, equality and peace in Israel announced the launch of the Progressive Israel Network. The new coalition will provide a strong, unified voice in support of its members’ common goals: democracy and equal rights, religious freedom and pluralism, and a two-state solution that would secure a peaceful future for Israel and end the 52-year-long occupation.

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  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Flip-Flop

    11 April 2018

    The prime minister reneged on a deal with the UNHCR after agreeing to a solution on the issue of people seeking asylum in Israel.

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  • #NoMoreMaror

    23 March 2018

    Tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Stop embittering the lives of asylum seekers.

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  • Our Role in Defending the People Seeking Asylum in Israel

    12 February 2018

    No individual should be deported until he or she has a realistic chance to have his or her claim for asylum reviewed.

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  • Our Moral Imperative

    8 February 2018

    When President Donald Trump first tried to implement his Muslim Ban. Americans protested. We showed up at airports. We donated to the ACLU. In Israel too we’re seeing a flurry of smart activity aimed at stopping deportations.

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  • Jewish Clergy Say No to Deportation

    8 February 2018

    A letter to the Israeli government demanding a stop to the deportations has gathered over 900 signatures from Rabbis, Cantors, and seminary students.

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