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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · 1d

🏆CONGRATULATIONS to our Galilee Champions!🏆

Whether you ran for the first time or were a veteran runner striving to beat your PB, you made running 21km at the #royalparkshalf on a Sunday morning look easy!

It's not too late to support Team Galilee: www.justgiving.com/campaign/tea...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · 5d

Inspiring news! 🗞️ Omar Yaghi, born to Palestinian refugees, wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry🧪

"I grew up in a very humble home ... my parents could barely read or write"

Omar shows us the resilience, fortitude, & ability to beat impossible odds
www.middleeasteye.net/news/omar-ya...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · 5d

Help Ahmed reach and beat his fundraising target for the Royal Parks Half Marathon!

Ahmed has been running the RPHM for Galilee since 2023, raising money for disadvantaged Palestinian youth.

DONATE USING LINK: justgiving.com/page/ahmed-e...

#running #charity #galilee

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · 15d

Noor is raising funds to support the education and future of young Palestinians by running the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 12th.

Support her today: www.justgiving.com/page/noor-mo...

#charityrun #causes #education

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · 16d

Benafsha is raising funds to support the education of young Palestinians by running the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 12th October.

Support Benafsha today:

www.justgiving.com/page/bee-del...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Sep 10

Book Tickets Now! There are less than 2 weeks to The Galilee Foundation’s charity screening of “The Encampments” including an exclusive Q&A with co-director Michael T. Workman!

Join us on Sunday Sept 21st, 1:45pm at Leicester Square Vue Cinema. bit.ly/theencampmen...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Sep 8

This Remember A Charity Week from 8-14 September, learn more about how you can leave a gift to disadvantaged young Palestinians in your will.

You can give hope to young Palestinians not for tomorrow but for many generations to come: galileefoundation.org.uk/gifts-in-wil...

#gift #charity #galilee

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are proud to announce The Galilee Foundation's charity screening of "The Encampments” with an exclusive Q&A with co-director Michael T. Workman!

Join us on Sunday Sept 21st, 1:45pm at Vue Cinema West End bit.ly/theencampmen...
#charity #film #screening #education

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Aug 19

This delightful old poster shows the range of traditional dress in historic Palestine.

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Aug 18

If you really want to understand the decades long term implications of ecocide in Gaza, read this:
www.galileefoundation.org.uk/the-current-...

The Current Environmental State Of Gaza - Galilee Foundation

The Gaza Strip, already facing […]

www.galileefoundation.org.uk

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jul 22

1500 young Palestinians are scheduled to sit their end-of-year school examinations for the first time since October 2023.

Read more about how young Palestinians living in Gaza constantly work towards a brighter future despite constant repression:
www.galileefoundation.org.uk/palestinian-...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jul 15

Read the Open Letter from the Presidents of Gaza's universities.

All of Gaza’s universities have been destroyed. Now, the presidents of 3 of #Gaza 's biggest universities have come together to address the #international community. The statement is an urgent call:

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

An open letter from the presidents of Gaza universities

Our campuses may have been razed, but our universities continue to exist.

www.aljazeera.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 29

An important letter from the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association of North America to express their deep concern regarding Israel’s widening assaults on Palestinian universities, students & faculty in the West Bank.
www.juancole.com/2025/06/prot...

Protesting Increased Israeli Assaults on Education in the Palestinian West Bank

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | - Letter to protest the intensification of Israel’s assaults on the education sector in the occupied West Bank Volker Turk, UN High Co...

www.juancole.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 29

Attacks on Gaza universities are war crimes, inquiry finds.
The report is the product of an international commission of inquiry into attacks on cultural, religious and educational sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Attacks on Gaza universities are war crimes, inquiry finds

The destruction of Gaza’s schools and universities amounts to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, according to a report by a...

www.universityworldnews.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 23

What Life Is Like for a Palestinian in Israel as It Attacks Iran.
Every time a warning siren goes off in Israel, I cannot help but think of my friends in Gaza, where there are no sirens, no shelters, no hospitals, no food, and no water.

zeteo.com/p/what-life-...

What Life Is Like for a Palestinian in Israel as It Attacks Iran

Every time a warning siren goes off in Israel, I cannot help but think of my friends in Gaza, where there are no sirens, no shelters, no hospitals, no food, and no water.

zeteo.com

The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 22

“This is not just a battle over a school building; it’s about the nation’s consciousness and identity,”
#UNRWA www.newarab.com/features/pal...

Palestinian education stolen as Israel shuts down UNRWA schools

The recent closure of three UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem is the latest move in Israel’s campaign to block Palestinian children from their education

www.newarab.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 20

Join us this Sunday on 22 June, 1:45pm at Vue Cinema West End (Leicester Square). Support the future of young Palestinians.

bit.ly/AllEyesOnGaz...

Whatever happens in the news, people in Gaza need your attention. Not a distraction. #charityscreening #galilee

The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌙 Eid Al-Adha Mubarak from The Galilee Foundation 🌙

Our hearts and minds are with those in Palestine who cannot celebrate this year, and we wish upon you and them, a peaceful and blessed Eid.

#eid #eidmubarak #galileefoundation #charity

The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Apr 13

As soon as conditions permit, the Galilee Foundation has projects in the pipeline to help out the crisis in education.

The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Apr 13

Despite heroic efforts of both lecturers & students, meaningful learning remains a distant dream. Internet access is scarce, lectures are incomplete or delayed, & professors, also displaced or grieving, struggle to teach under such impossible conditions.
www.palestinechronicle.com/dreams-in-th...

Dreams in the Rubble: A Generation in Gaza Resists through Education

Written by Gaza-based Noor Alyacoubi, this article sheds light on how Gaza's youth are resisting the devastation of war through education.

www.palestinechronicle.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Apr 13

Despite heroic efforts of both lecturers & students, meaningful learning remains a distant dream. Internet access is scarce, lectures are incomplete or delayed, & professors, also displaced or grieving, struggle to teach under such impossible conditions.
www.palestinechronicle.com/dreams-in-th...

Dreams in the Rubble: A Generation in Gaza Resists through Education

Written by Gaza-based Noor Alyacoubi, this article sheds light on how Gaza's youth are resisting the devastation of war through education.

www.palestinechronicle.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Apr 8

The pain of being a Palestinian citizen of Israel.
We've learned to suppress our identity and emotions, unable to speak about the carnage in Gaza. But in our relative safety, we are also trapped by guilt.
www.972mag.com/palestinian-...

The schizophrenic reality of Palestinian students on Israeli campus

We suppress our identity and emotions, unable to speak about the carnage in Gaza. But in our relative safety, we are also trapped by guilt.

www.972mag.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Mar 28

Watch this insightful interview, where co-founder and Executive Director of The Galilee Foundation, Sawsan Asfari, talks about the reasons and focus behind originally starting the charity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46N...

Ep 28 - Sawsan Asfari (The Palestinian-Lebanese Producer Behind Award-Winning Films)

YouTube video by The Enlightenment Podcast

www.youtube.com

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Mar 21

If you can't quite find the time for 386 pages of gold #historical nuggets from Nur Masalha's #Palestine A 4000 Year #History", be sure to read this #review which is a brief but comprehensive synopsis of the main argument:
isj.org.uk/the-long-his...

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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Mar 21

If you want to know more about the #history of #Palestine, here is a link to download the whole of Nur Masalha's epic 4000 year History of Palestine. There is a gem on every page. A #mustread #goodreads
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The Galilee Foundation @thegalilee.bsky.social · Mar 20

Some of the films are in Arabic only but others have English subtitles and one or two were made in English. Enjoy!

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