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12/08/2025

Now that Awdah has been buried, the community of Umm al-Khair is accepting donations to support them.

bit.ly/UAKfundraiser (link in bio)

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Without pause, the settlers and state have continued their harassment and encroach on the community. The settler construction project on the edges of the community has continued without pause, 20 of the men from the village were arrested after the incident and only released after several days in torturous prison conditions, and just two days before Awdah’s funeral settlers destroyed half the community’s main water source leaving twenty families without access to water.

This fundraiser is to continue Awdah’s legacy and also to support his community right now. The fundraiser is hosted by the Center for Jewish Nonviolence. All funds raised will be distributed in the community in coordination with his family and the village council.

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01/08/2025

TAKE ACTION NOW: the people of Umm Al Khair are calling on the world to support them, and Awdah’s memory, in two ways.
1) Amplify their hunger strike and their demands for the IDF to return Awdah’s body
2) Host a solidarity encampment or mourning tent in your community

11/03/2025

BREAKING: This morning at 11:30am, for the second time in just over a month, the Israeli police raided the Educational Bookshop on Salahaddin Street in East Jerusalem.

After an hour and a half of searching through the books, once again using Google translate to discern the titles, they confiscated dozens of books, arrested the owner Imad Muna, 61 years old, and took him to the Israeli police station on Salahaddin Street. They closed the shop door and took the keys to the Bookshop, without issuing a closure order.

They refused to explain what law had been violated or the reason for Imad Muna’s arrest. No arrest warrant or search warrant was provided. (Statement from Ahmad Muna)

Imad is the father of Ahmad Muna, the bookshop’s co-owner who was arrested and jailed for two nights on February 9th on bogus charges. Ahmad spoke to the Extend community about his harrowing arrest just two days ago.

The Israeli police are making it clear the bookshop is a target — Palestinian culture and history is a threat to the state’s attempts to ethnically cleansed Palestinians from the land.

We will post action items as soon as we know.

03/03/2025

NEXT SUNDAY: we’re honored to host our friend Ahmad Muna for a conversation, and we hope you’ll join us.

Normally when we talk to Ahmad, it’s over tea in the literary salon at , and he’s sharing the story of his life, the bookshop, and the particularities of segregation and apartheid in East Jerusalem with visitors we have brought from overseas.

This time will be a little different: Ahmad will share the story of his recent imprisonment alongside his uncle Mahmoud — a harrowing episode that made headlines all over the world. He’ll tell us about the broader crackdown on Palestinian civil society and resistance through culture and art. And because we can’t gather in the bookshop, he’ll tell us how to support it.

Register at the link in our bio or bit.ly/AhmadMuna, and if you can’t make it, please donate to the ’s emergency GoFundMe.

28/11/2023

28/11/2023

Human rights work in Israel-Palestine has never been more precarious. This , we’re asking for your help. Can you contribute to our crowdfunding campaign? https://fundrazr.com/givetoextend

3 reasons to give to Extend:

1. Extend was one of the first American Jewish groups to call for a ceasefire. We continue to lobby elected officials and Jewish communal leaders to call for a permanent ceasefire that saves Palestinian and Israeli lives.

2. We’ve been building the American Jewish movement for human rights in Is-Pal for 10 years. In a time of profound dehumanization toward both Israelis and Palestinians, Extend’s 1,000+ alumni –rabbis, elected officials, journalists, students– have led discussions on campus, in synagogues, and in the media that hold grief for both Israelis and Palestinians. Our alumni have also joined protests for a ceasefire, the entrance of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages.

3. Extend’s Jerusalem Director, Benzi Sanders, is one of most outspoken Israelis arguing against the bombing in Gaza that has taken so many innocent lives. He's courageously argued that war will bring Israelis and Palestinians no closer to freedom each people deserve in a The New York Times op-ed + on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR. Check out a compilation of his videos below!

With your help this we will continue raising our voices for freedom and human rights for both Palestinians and Israelis. Please give today: https://fundrazr.com/givetoextend

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