Yudith Oppenheimer

Apply for a Blog

Aug 5, 2021, 2:20 PM

Why we went to the UN Security Council about East Jerusalem

Palestinians and left-wing activists protest against the eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, on April 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The evictions and demolitions have political and moral ramifications far beyond those of standard real-estate disputes and the government has failed its duty to intervene

Aug 2, 2019, 4:40 AM

The security excuse for pushing Al-Issawiya out

"They don’t want us in Jerusalem." These are the words one Al-Issawiya resident used to sum up what has been transpiring in the neighborhood over recent weeks, in a story by Israeli Kan News. Since June, the police have...

Jul 2, 2017, 3:13 PM

Reform Judaism’s true mission at the Western Wall

The crisis sparked by the Government's Wall decision offers a chance to adopt a new theological and political stance

Load more

About Me

Yudith Oppenheimer is the executive director of Ir Amim