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Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
Founded1997
FounderJeff Halper
Location
Area served
Israel, Palestinian Territories
Key people
Jeff Halper, Meir Margalit,
WebsiteICAHD, ICAHD-USA

The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is nonprofit advocacy organization that uses non-violent, direct-action means to oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes in the Occupied Territories."[1] It was founded by Jeff Halper, an American human rights activist and professor of Anthropology who immigrated to Israel in 1973.

ICAHD opposes both Israeli control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the settlement of these areas. They propose that, "Ending the Occupation is a prerequisite for peace and the primary goal of all of ICAHD's activities."[2] ICAHD also accuses Israel of longstanding and ongoing human rights violations and asserts that Israel's actions have led to an emerging Apartheid in the Occupied Territories.[3]

Activities

ICAHD's activities include publication of books and articles on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, international advocacy, and protest and non-violent resistance operations on the ground. It also organizes the rebuilding of demolished houses with volunteers from various international countries.[4]

2004

ICAHD-USA is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Funding

According to ICAHD’s website, its “activities . . . depend on assistance from individuals and organizations in Israel and abroad. ICAHD also receives financial support from the European Union.”[5]

In 2005, the EU provided ICAHD with €472,786 for a project called "Re-framing: Providing a Coherent Paradigm of Peace to the Israeli Public" under the Partnership for Peace program.[6][7]

Praise

In 2006, the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker service organization, nominated Jeff Halper for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his ICAHD related work, noting ICAHD for use of, "dialogue between groups to open communication, foster reconciliation and challenge stereotypes".[8][9]

In 2007, ICAHD received the Olive Branch Award from Jewish Voice for Peace.

Criticism

The pro-Israel advocacy groups CAMERA and NGO Monitor have criticized ICAHD for its activities. NGO Monitor alleges that ICAHD "consistently ignores the context of ongoing Palestinian terror attacks." CAMERA contends that Halper has made misstatements about Palestinian economic and agricultural growth, and has criticized Halper's view that a Jewish state with "exclusive "ownership"" is "politically, and in the end, morally untenable". NGO Monitor asserts that ICAHD, "promote[s] the “Durban Strategy” of boycotts and demonizing Israel, using terms such as "apartheid", and grossly distorting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".[10][11][12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ "What is ICAHD". Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  2. ^ Jeff Halper. "The key to Peace: Dismantling the Matrix of Control". Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  3. ^ "Campaigns Overview". Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  4. ^ "Announcing - 2007 ICAHD Summer Rebuilding Experience July 14 – July 29, 2007". Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. December 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ 'How you can help' (icahd.org)
  6. ^ 'Middle East Peace Projects' (euromedinfo.eu)
  7. ^ 'EU Partnership for Peace Programme' by European commision's delegation to Israel
  8. ^ "Jeff Halper nominated for 2006 Nibel Peace Prize". Tikkun magazine. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  9. ^ "AFSC's nomination for 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Ghassan Andoni and Jeff Halpern" (Press release). American Friends Service Committee. February 15, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-10. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker social justice organization, has nominated two candidates for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Jeff Halper, an Israeli Jew and Ghassan Andoni, a Palestinian Christian from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "EU Funding Promotes ICAHD's Ideological Agenda". NGO Monitor. March 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Alex Safian, PhD (May 12, 2005). "The Professor's Truth Demolition". Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. Retrieved 2007-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "End of the Road Map". Counterpunch. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  13. ^ "EU Funding Promotes ICAHD's Ideological Agenda". NGO Monitor. March 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Publications

See also

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