All the U.S. politicians who support Israel because they largely financed their political campaign and turn a blind eye to the abuse of the Palestinians who live there are hypocrites to everything they took an oath to honor and bring shame on America. That’s why we send Israel Billions in aid each year, far more than any other country and… (more…)
To: The State Department: If we are sending Billions in aid to Israel, shouldn’t we require that they recognize the human rights of the Palestinians. Whether you believe in two states or one state. If we are going to support any state, shouldn’t it be only because they are a humanitarian state. How can we sit ideally by as Israel… (more…)
News Advisory: Release Feb. 1, 2011 For interviews: call Mike Godbe at 510 644 1200 or mike@Tikkun.org Why Jews Around the World are Praying for the Victory of the Egyptian Uprising Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun Magazine and chair of The Tikkun Community, affirmed today (Feb. 1, 2011) that there is a growing upsurge of support for the Egyptian… (more…)
Tikkun to heal, repair and transform the world Editor’s Note: We at Tikkun/NSP who often critique the extremism and violence that characterizes Israeli attacks on Palestinians and Arabs have an equal responsibility to critique the extremists in the Arab world. Ziad Asali, former chair of the ADC (Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee), was an honoree at a Tikkun/NSP conference in D.C. in… (more…)
JUST IN 1/3/2011 ______________________________________________ Dear Friend of the IRC, Thanks to you and thousands of other donors, we surpassed our matching gift goal — and raised more than $1.5 million to help refugees! My colleagues and I are deeply grateful for your support. Around the world, the crises affecting innocent survivors of war and disaster seem never-ending. Yet in the… (more…)
A Poem Without A Name People died of hunger Crime and rape Bullets without escape Many children cried Before they died The earth wired Growing tiered It cries out to me Couldn’t you see Wouldn’t you think It hurts me Out of fear Out of pride You build missiles To ascend the skies Investing in ammunition But not in human… (more…)