Yom Haatzmaut 2024 with Yachad and New Israel Fund

This video is a recording of an event which took place on 21st May 2024.
Join Yachad and New Israel Fund to mark Yom Ha’atzmaut by celebrating the strong connections between the British Jewish community and the Israeli peace and human rights community. We will hear from three British Jews now working in Israeli human rights organisations:
Joel Carmel is Advocacy Coordinator at Breaking the Silence, an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military and shared their stories about the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories.
Rebecca Metzer is Director of International Relations at Gisha, which has nearly 20 years’ experience working in Gaza and is currently working for urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Anton Goodman is Director of Partnerships at Rabbis for Human Rights, a rabbinic organisation which works to prevent violations of human rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Hear from Rebecca, Joel and Anton about their work, their perspectives at this time of war and their stories of growing up in British Jewish communities and coming to work in the Israeli human rights community.