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About Us
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Who We Are
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Established in March 2005, Yesh Din is comprised of volunteers who have organized to oppose the continuing violation of Palestinian human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Some of us have long been active in defending human rights, and others have just recently joined the struggle. We have different personal, professional, and political backgrounds but are united by our deep concern over the serious damage the occupation is inflicting on both Palestinian and Israeli societies.
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Our mission is to achieve a long-term structural improvement in the human rights situation in the OPT. We work for an immediate and meaningful change in the Israeli authorities' practices by documenting and disseminating accurate and up-to-date information about the systematic violation of human rights in the OPT, by raising public awareness of such violations, and by applying public and legal pressures on government agencies to end them.
In order to attain our goals more effectively, Yesh Din operates according to a model unique to human rights groups in Israel: While the organization is directed and run by volunteers, it also receives guidance from a professional team of lawyers, human rights experts and media consultants. As such, Yesh Din benefits from professional consulting, communications and legal services on a daily basis.
Yesh Din is currently devoting its time and resources to promoting law enforcement of settler violence in the West Bank.
Download Yesh Din's 2006 Activity Report (pdf)
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The Board
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- Shulamit Aloni. Lecturer on human rights. Former Israeli minister of education and culture, minister of communications, minister of science and arts. Founder and chairperson of Ratz – the Movement for Civil Rights and Peace. Recipient of the Israel Prize for special lifetime contribution to Israeli society.
- Michael Ben Yair. Lawyer. Former attorney general of the State of Israel.
- Rut Dayan. Expert on labor projects. Founder and director of Maskit; project director in Latin America for the Inter-American Development Bank.
- Colonel (Ret.) Paul Kedar. Former Israeli consul in New York; head of Ministry of Defense delegation to Europe; IDF attaché to Turkey. Member of Beyt Hatfusot founders; director of Shlomi's Community Center.
- General (Ret.) Shlomo Lahat. Former mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
- Yair Rotlevy. Industrialist. Board member of several public companies and organizations for social change.
- Michal Smoira-Cohn. Musicologist. Founder of Sovlanut; former chair of Israel's Women’s Organization Council; Councilor of the Jerusalem municipality.
- General (Ret.) Shlomo Gazit. Former Head of Military Intelligence.
- Talia Sasson. lawyer, former Deputy Attorney General for special assignments, author of the illegal outposts report submitted to the Government of Israel in 2005 according to the request of prime minister Ariel Sharon; an external Lecturer in Tel Aviv University.
- Yehudit Karp. lawyer, former Deputy Attorney General.
- Brigadier General (Res.) Ilan Paz. former head of the Civil Administration.
- Ruti Cheshin. President and one of the founders of the Jerusalem Foundation.
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