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Israel-Palestine Conflict
A new vision for philanthropy in Israel and Palestine
In February, I was lucky to be among the 200 delegates from the fields of philanthropy and peacebuilding who were hosted in Belfast by the Social Change Initiative. Over four days, we examined our era …
Can Israel and Palestine learn from philanthropy in Northern Ireland
Alliance has invited us to comment on the two sets of contributions about the response of Palestinian and Israeli and Jewish philanthropy to the unfolding terrifying events in the Middle East. In February of this …
Swiss and Arab philanthropies respond to Lebanon crisis as displacement follows Israeli air strikes
The Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and the Arab Foundations Forum have both launched emergency appeals for Lebanon amidst an escalation in violence and subsequent displacement since Israel’s military strikes on the capital Beirut and in southern …
Two billion dollars and counting: Jewish philanthropy steps up for Israel at its crisis moment
Jewish philanthropy has an illustrious history of stepping up in times of crisis and achieving impressive feats. Its response to events on October 7th when Hamas attacked communities and military bases in southern Israel killing …
Everyone is suffering: We must commit to nonviolence
Every layer of my engagement in the complexity of the Palestinian/Israeli dynamic, be it philanthropic or logistical, has been inspired and informed by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s concept of the Beloved Community. As I understand …
On finding connection through listening
‘What Hamas has done is push us all towards extremism. They are awakening the fanatic within each of us. Even your tone has shifted when discussing the conflict’. It was my brother who first found …
On philanthropy and civic protest in Israel
Massive civic protests have accompanied the crises unfolding before and after the October 7th attacks. They started shortly after the latest Netanyahu government’s attempted Judicial Reform (known by many as a judicial coup due to …
A nation mobilised: From tragedy to hope
Everywhere you go in Israel, the faces of the hostages are ever-present. Their photos hang on walls, street corners, and bus stops – powerful reminders of the unimaginable terror we faced and the loved ones …
The role of Arab foundations in responding to the crisis in Gaza
For the past 11 months, the relentless and ongoing genocide in Gaza has brought a long-standing issue of occupation, colonization, and the subject of much geo-political debate into sharp focus. We’ve watched in horror as …
Rawa’s Soheir Asaad on navigating the path for community philanthropy in Palestine
Soheir Asaad is Director of Advocacy at Rawa, a Palestinian grassroots community fund using community-led participatory grantmaking across Palestine. Since 2018, over 60 grants have been awarded to grassroots community-based initiatives. Alliance digital editor, Charlotte …
