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Reform Movement Spurns Iconic Israeli Charity To Protest West Bank Land Buys

JL;DR SUMMARY The Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) has rejected a donation and withdrawn support from Keren Kayemet LeYisrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) due to ethical concerns over undisclosed land purchases in the West Bank. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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West BankAmerican JewryReform MovementSettlementsIsraeli PoliciesTransparencyPeace NowUnion Of Reform JudaismKeren Kayemet LeyisraelLand Purchases

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Jerusalem, Israel
"In one recent case, KKL fought a 30-year court battle to evict a Palestinian family from an eastern Jerusalem home that the organization had claimed under Israels absentee property law, finally succeeding last month."
Jericho, Palestinian Territories
"KKL-JNF subsidiary had purchased more than 50 million shekels ($14 million) worth of land in politically-sensitive West Bank areas like Jericho and Hebron, Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker reported earlier this week."
Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"KKL-JNF subsidiary had purchased more than 50 million shekels ($14 million) worth of land in politically-sensitive West Bank areas like Jericho and Hebron, Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker reported earlier this week."
Tel Aviv, Central District, Israel
"(KKL-JNF is a separate entity from an American spinoff charity that is also called the Jewish National Fund. The American JNF only donates around 1% of its grants to KKL-JNF, the Forward revealed in 2015.)"
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The URJ biennial conference is scheduled to be held this December in Chicago."

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