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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Magen Inon speaking to the BBC third anniversary of October 7th.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sharone Lifschitz speaking to Al Arabiya English on the third anniversary of October 7th.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sharone Lifschitz speaking at Progressive Judaism's 7 October memorial last Sunday. Sharone spoke about her parents, Yocheved and Oded, both taken hostage. Yocheved was freed after 17 days; Oded was killed. Her words urge us towards a more hopeful future for Israel-Palestine.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remembering October 7th, three years on.

Today marks 3 years since the devastating Hamas attacks on October 7th. It is hard to put into words how much has been lost since that day.

Today we mourn with everyone that is grieving, and stand with the many people whose lives were shattered, never to be the same again.

Tomorrow, we will rededicate ourselves to our mission: to support a political resolution to the conflict so Israelis and Palestinians can live in freedom, dignity and security, and never again experience the horrors of the last three years.

May the memory of all the lives lost be a blessing.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our executive director, Hannah Weisfeld, on @tomswarbrick.bsky.social's @lbc.co.uk show yesterday discussing the Green Party adopting the motion 'Zionism is Racism'.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Israel Votes 2026: Exit Polls & Expert Analysis 📅 Tuesday 27 October 🕢 7:30 pm 📍 North London location Organised by Yachad, @nifuk.bsky.social and @wedemocracyuk.bsky.social Tickets: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/201694/...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“We tend to speak about human rights in very big words. But being able to safely harvest the olives you own is a basic human right, one that Israelis and Palestinians alike deserve.” Magen Inon, writing in @jewishnews.bsky.social Read the full article below www.jewishnews.co.uk/olives-past-...

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Olives: Past, present and future - Jewish News

Magen Inon, whose parents Bilha and Yakov were murdered in their home in Netiv Haasara on 7 October, reflects on the olive trees they planted – and on what a basic human right can look like

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Yachad will continue to work to build the conditions for policy change that makes a real difference on the ground. Yesterday's motion has only made that work harder."

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our Statement on the Green Party passing the motion 'Zionism is Racism' yachad.org.uk/statement-on...

The adoption by the Green Party conference yesterday of the 'Zionism is Racism' motion is a serious and deeply offensive outcome.

An overwhelming majority of British Jews, regardless of their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have now been told by the party that they are racists.

They are not simply being shut out of a political party; they are being asked to dissociate themselves from organised Jewish life in order to pass what is effectively an ‘acceptability test’.

Zionism is a fiercely debated and contested word. But for most British Jews, belief in Jewish peoplehood and self-determination is core to their Jewish identity, and this is what they understand to be the basic premise of Zionism.

It is why when Jews attend synagogue they pray facing Jerusalem, and why the concept of ‘Zion’ has been at the heart of Jewish communal life for two millennia.

Telling Jews they are acceptable only if they give up that understanding of collective Jewish identity, is not, as some have sought to explain it away, an attack on a political ideology. It is an attack on Jewish identity.

That is why, for most Jews across the political spectrum, yesterday's vote is deeply offensive and alienating. Jews do not need a political party to define Jewish identity on their behalf.

In any other context, a party telling a minority community what its identity may and may not include would be recognised, without controversy, as racist.

To be clear: there is a legitimate conversation to be had about the modern state of Israel, its policies and those of its successive governments, and the impact they have had on the lives and identity of Palestinians.

Yesterday's motion is not that conversation. It is a blunt tool that does the opposite of encouraging legitimate debate. It alienates Jews regardless of their views on the conflict or on Israel more widely, and it hands ammunition to those who want to paint all pro-Palestinian activism as illegitimate.

Instead of focusing the discussion on the real issues at hand: dispossession, violence and deep insecurity, the conversation has yet again been reduced to a war of words that will change nothing.

Yachad will continue to work to build the conditions for policy change that makes a real difference on the ground. Yesterday's motion has only made that work harder.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband restating the Labour Party's support for a two-state solution. Peace in Israel-Palestine depends on an international coalition willing to preserve the rights of freedom, dignity and self-determination to Israelis and Palestinians alike.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

4/ E1 has been stopped before, when it was met by an international coalition that opposed it. This moment demands that united opposition once again. We will keep urging our government to apply what pressure it can.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

3/ Members of the Israeli government have been clear that E1's explicit aim is to "bury the idea of a Palestinian state" — by disrupting the territorial contiguity between Ramallah, Bethlehem and East Jerusalem.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2/ This is only a temporary reprieve from the threat of E1. But it shows that international attention is helping to keep the issue on the agenda.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

3/ The Green Party should stand with the growing international coalition acting against the occupation, not with a position that deepens division here at home and offers nothing to those seeking peace on the ground. Full Statement: yachad.org.uk/statement-on...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

2/ Its adoption would mean that any Jew who believes in the national aspirations of the Jewish people, which the vast majority of Jews do in some form, will not be welcome in the Green Party. Not only that, they would be considered by the party to be racist.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1/ The "Zionism is Racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference in Brighton on 2–4 October, and the literature produced to support it, are deeply troubling.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

4/ Even Israel's own defence establishment, former leaders and politicians are sounding the alarm that this course must be corrected. That should tell allies everything about why safeguarding long-term diplomacy matters now.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

3/ This latest tender is yet another blow to any diplomatic path forward. It underscores why the UK must follow through on that action. 2026 is on track to be a record year for settler violence, while also continuing 2025's unprecedented pace of settlement approvals.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

2/ In August, the UK and its allies jointly condemned E1 as a flagrant breach of international law and a threat to peace. They warned of consequences. Last week, the UK announced a ban on settlement goods and sanctions on those entrenching the occupation.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/ Israel has announced tenders for 2,167 more housing units in E1 — completing the entire settlement plan alongside August's 1,234-unit tender. The timing, just two days before Israel's election, is an obvious attempt to make E1 irreversible.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wishing everyone Shanah Tova, may we have a sweet and peaceful new year.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Former Israeli diplomats, officials and leaders have signed a letter in @thetimes.com today recognising that sanctioning settlements targets the occupation. In doing so, the UK and its allies aim to break a status quo that has been so destructive to Israelis and Palestinians alike.

Former Israeli diplomats, officials and leaders have signed a letter in @thetimes today recognising that sanctioning settlements targets the occupation.

In doing so, the UK and its allies aim to break a status quo that has been so destructive to Israelis and Palestinians alike.

“As citizens of Israel who believe that ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories is the key to achieving peace between our two peoples, we welcome the decision of the UK, together with France and Canada, to end trade with Israeli settlements. Only a political resolution can ultimately bring security to the people of Israel; ending the occupation is key to achieving that.”

Signatories
Prof. Élie Barnavi, former Israeli Ambassador to France
Ilan Baruch, former Israeli Ambassador to South Africa
Michael Ben-Yair, former Attorney General of Israel; former Acting Supreme Court Judge
Prof. Yoram Bilu, Israeli Prize recipient (2013)
Roman Bronfman, Political Scientist; Former Member of Knesset
Avraham Burg, former Speaker of Knesset; former Head of the Jewish Agency
Prof. Naomi Chazan, Former MK; former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
Zehava Galon, former Leader of Meretz
Prof. Oded Goldreich, Israel Prize recipient (2021)
Ilana Hammerman, Editor
Prof. David Harel, Israel Prize recipient (2004)
Prof. Moty Heiblum, Wolf Prize Laureate (2025)
Prof. Miki Kratsman, EMET Prize Laureate (2011)
Alex Levac, Israel Prize recipient (2005)
Dr. Alon Liel, former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; former Ambassador to South Africa and Turkey
Prof. Kobi Metzer, former President of the Open University of Israel
Mossi Raz, former Member of Knesset
Nadav Tamir, Diplomat; Former Israeli Consul General to New England
Prof. David Shulman, Israel Prize recipient (2016)
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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Responding to UK sanctions on settlements, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calls out settler violence in West Bank as "nothing less than ethnic cleansing". On accusations of antisemitism, particularly against Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, he says - “ridiculous"

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on @news.sky.com speaking out against the rampant settler violence he has personally witnessed. He represents another voice in the Jewish community stressing the necessity of the UK government taking action on Israeli settlements.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2/ Full letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1XwQW... Signatories: Dan Halutz, fmr IDF Chief of Staff Ehud Olmert, fmr Prime Minister Yoram Ben-Zeev, fmr Ambassador to Germany Roni Bar-On, fmr Finance Minister David Harel, Israel Academy of Sciences President Yuli Tamir, fmr Education Minister

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Reaction to uk sanctions.pdf

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/ A strong statement signed by former Israeli leaders including ex PM & IDF chief of staff, in support of UK sanctions: “This decision is precisely what the State of Israel should have received in order to remove the disgrace of Jewish terrorism from the face of the country.”

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our statement in response to the UK government’s announcement that it will ban trade in good with settlements. These new policies target the occupation. They draw a clear distinction between the legitimacy of the State of Israel and the settlement enterprise. yachad.org.uk/ukbansettlem...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

4/ A ban on trade with settlements isn’t a resolution to the conflict. It's an opportunity to reinstate an international commitment to two states, in which both peoples can live with freedom, dignity and security. We look forward to continuing these discussions with government.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

3/ We discussed the letter signed by over 1,000 British Jews, including 22 Rabbis and philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield, sent to the former Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer in support of a ban on trade with settlements.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

2/ We reiterated that there is a diversity of opinion in the Jewish community on a broad range of issues relating to Israel and Palestine. We also highlighted the growing voices from within Israel against the far-right and settler violence.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

1/ In recent weeks Yachad has been pleased to engage with government, including Foreign Secretary @ed-miliband.bsky.social & Minister for the Middle East @sdoughtymp.bsky.social We highlighted growing concerns of many British Jews regarding entrenchment of occupation & annexation of the West Bank

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As settler violence in the West Bank hits record levels, join Yachad for an emergency webinar with Sarit Michaeli and Eid Hathaleen to hear directly from those living in and fighting this reality. Register here: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/199245/...

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Emergency Webinar: Settler Violence and the Assault on the West Bank

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The UK government and the international community are right to take action when words have failed. Our statement on the Foreign Secretary’s recent response following the Israeli Government’s launch of tenders for the E1 settlement project:

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join Yachad, New Israel Fund UK, @wedemocracyuk.bsky.social and Dr. Shai Agmon on Thursday 17 September at 8pm for a timely discussion about Israel's upcoming elections (scheduled for Oct 27). Register for free here: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/198704/...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

3/ The UK government has strongly indicated that there will be consequences for those that bid for tenders in E1. We therefore expect a full and robust response to the publishing of this tender from the UK as well as the wider international community.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

2/ On 18 August 2026, the tender opened for 1,234 housing units in E1 (deadline 19 October). A tender is the last major hurdle before construction and it brings E1 to the brink of reality. peacenow.org.il/en/e1-tender...

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E1 Tender Published and Open for Bidding | Peace Now

On August 18, 2026, the Ministry of Housing published and opened for bidding a new tender for 1,234 housing units in ...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

1/ Israel's annexation of the West Bank is happening fast — the E1 settlement project is at its core. E1 would put 3,401 housing units in the West Bank, severing Ramallah, East Jerusalem and Bethlehem from one another. Smotrich says this will "bury" a viable Palestinian state.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

4/ Waiting and hoping for a new government in Israel isn’t an option - settler violence is now far too deeply embedded in the system and the international community must respond accordingly.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

3/ This small minority holds power and are in key decision-making positions. The current government supports the settler movement and violent settlers. Their words and actions leave no room for doubt.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

2/ This isn’t just incompetence. Those making decisions are in support of violent settlers, with the lines between uniformed soldiers and armed militias becoming increasingly blurred. The repeated claims that these settlers represent a small minority may be true - but it’s also irrelevant.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

1/ The past week has demonstrated the dystopian nightmare that is reality in the West Bank. Palestinians in Qusra were held under siege by a group of settlers, with some small interventions by the IDF. It’s clear that violent settlers are the ones calling the shots.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join Yachad 15th - 19th November 2026 to take part in our educational trip to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. ℹ️ Full details available below 🗓️ Trip Dates: Sunday 15th - Thursday 19th November ✏️ Book your place by September 16th at: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/196047/...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our letter to Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social and Foreign Secretary @edmilibandmp.bsky.social urging them to take bold action on Israel-Palestine. Read the full letter here: yachad.org.uk/letter-to-pr...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

5/5 Supporting Israel's future and taking meaningful action against settlements are not contradictory. It is the only way to preserve the possibility of two states, and a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Read the full letter below yachad.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

4/5 Yachad and our supporters are those British Jews. We recognise the settlement enterprise as one that systematically subjects Palestinians to violence and dispossession — a persistent obstacle to peace.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

3/5 In @hfalconermp.bsky.social's own words: "There are many, many Israelis, and indeed many, many British Jews, who can see the terrible damage done by violent settlements."

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

2/5 For years, Yachad has argued that the UK must distinguish between Israel and the settlements. A trade ban would make that distinction clear.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

1/5 Today we sent an open letter to Middle East Minister @hfalconermp.bsky.social, signed by over 1,000 British Jews — including 22 rabbis and members of United, Progressive and Masorti synagogues — calling for a ban on UK trade with Israeli settlements.

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