Michael Sappir

Michael Sappir is a leftist writer and organizer from Israel, based in Leipzig, Germany. He studies philosophy and writes a regular column on Local Call. Twitter: @msappir.
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Israelis holding signs of the Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael) take part in a Tu Bishvat tradition of planting trees, in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Michmash, in the Binyamin District, Jan. 15, 2014. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
The JNF is no innocent charity
The Jewish National Fund presents itself in Germany as a 'green' organization serving all of Israel's residents. That's not what its leaders say in Israel.
By Michael Sappir March 4, 2021
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