The Jewish National Fund (JNF) is one of the most
prominent Zionist colonisation enterprises. It
illegally expropriated most of the land of 372
Palestinian villages which were ethnically cleansed
by Zionist forces in 1948. The owners of this land
are over half the UN-registered Palestinian
refugees. In many instances, the JNF actively
participated in the physical destruction of the
villages, evacuating their inhabitants and planting
parks in their place.
Today the JNF controls over 2500 sq km of
Palestinian land, which it leases to Jews only. Its
aim is to acquire and develop land exclusively for
the benefit of Jews residing in Israel. For the last
decade, it has marketed itself as the premier
Zionist environmental organisation promoting its
“Blueprint Negev” as “a miracle in the desert”.
Thousands of indigenous Bedouin Arabs have been
subjected to systematic land confiscations, the
destruction of their homes and deprived of access
to flowing water. Some 80,000 Bedouins who
once owned 90% of the land have been living in
45 “unrecognised” villages in Israel with no access
to amenities and basic services denied to them.
The JNF is a multinational corporation with offices
in about a dozen countries world-wide where it is
geberally registered as a charity. It receives
millions of dollars from wealthy and ordinary Jews
around the world most of which are tax-exempt
contributions. To avoid investigation, honours are
bestowed on non-Jewish notables such as naming
“forests” after them, some of Australia’s former
prime ministers among them.
JNF also extends its operations by proxy or
directly to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in
the West Bank and Gaza. All this is in clear
violation of international law and particularly the
Fourth Geneva Convention which forbids
confiscation of property and settling the
Occupier’s citizens in occupied territories. Ethnic
cleansing, expropriation of property and
destruction of houses are war crimes. As well, use
of tax-exempt donations in these activities violates
the domestic law in many countries where JNF is
domiciled.
prominent Zionist colonisation enterprises. It
illegally expropriated most of the land of 372
Palestinian villages which were ethnically cleansed
by Zionist forces in 1948. The owners of this land
are over half the UN-registered Palestinian
refugees. In many instances, the JNF actively
participated in the physical destruction of the
villages, evacuating their inhabitants and planting
parks in their place.
Today the JNF controls over 2500 sq km of
Palestinian land, which it leases to Jews only. Its
aim is to acquire and develop land exclusively for
the benefit of Jews residing in Israel. For the last
decade, it has marketed itself as the premier
Zionist environmental organisation promoting its
“Blueprint Negev” as “a miracle in the desert”.
Thousands of indigenous Bedouin Arabs have been
subjected to systematic land confiscations, the
destruction of their homes and deprived of access
to flowing water. Some 80,000 Bedouins who
once owned 90% of the land have been living in
45 “unrecognised” villages in Israel with no access
to amenities and basic services denied to them.
The JNF is a multinational corporation with offices
in about a dozen countries world-wide where it is
geberally registered as a charity. It receives
millions of dollars from wealthy and ordinary Jews
around the world most of which are tax-exempt
contributions. To avoid investigation, honours are
bestowed on non-Jewish notables such as naming
“forests” after them, some of Australia’s former
prime ministers among them.
JNF also extends its operations by proxy or
directly to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in
the West Bank and Gaza. All this is in clear
violation of international law and particularly the
Fourth Geneva Convention which forbids
confiscation of property and settling the
Occupier’s citizens in occupied territories. Ethnic
cleansing, expropriation of property and
destruction of houses are war crimes. As well, use
of tax-exempt donations in these activities violates
the domestic law in many countries where JNF is
domiciled.
