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14 Jan, 6 tweets, 7 min read

@JNFca

1/ Last year, IJV won a major victory against @JNFca. After years of pressure, the @CanRevAgency ordered JNF-CAN to stop funding projects in the occupied territories. JNF-CAN was also forced to rebrand & distance themselves from JNF-KKL in 🇮🇱. Read more: ijvcanada.org/jnf-canada-for…

2/ In the week leading up to Tu Bishvat, the Jewish new year of the trees (Jan 17), Israeli police were still violently attacking Palestinians in the Negev desert in order to make way for a JNF forestation project. haaretz.com/israel-news/.p… #StopTheJNF

3/ This year, let's decolonize our Tu Bishvat rituals. Here are 3 ways to do that:
a) Sponsor a tree in Palestine with the Zatoun Trees for Life program! zatoun.com/trees-for-life/

@JNFca

4/ b) Learn about the history of the JNF, and get involved in #StoptheJNF and #StopJNFCanada actions + campaigns near you. Learn about IJV's successful campaign against @JNFca here: stopthejnf.ca

5/ c) Attend IJV's Tu Bishvat seder this Sunday at 4pm EST! Everyone is welcome! Register for free at bit.ly/ijvtubishvat

@jvplive

@jvplive @theIMEU @stopthejnf @IJAN_Network @jewdas @IfNotNowOrg @CJPME @BDSmovement @JVoiceLabour @ICAHD @visualizingpal @SPHRConcordia @NationalSJP @TorontoBDS @Courage_CA @WinchevskyCtr @Zochrot

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