Ilan Pappe in conversation with Uri Davis about JNF - in Jerusalem

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) was incorporated in England in 1907 and was the principal tool of the Zionist project to obtain land in Palestine. From the onset of the agency’s activities, it was destined to become, and officially granted with the task of becoming the custodian of the land in Palestine on behalf of the “Jewish people”. For many, the JNF is seen today as a ‘green’ and ecological organization that safeguards Israel’s nature, however, very little known about the role it is playing since the end of 1948 war, when it became a principal divider of the spoils of the lands, villages, towns and houses looted and destroyed by the Israeli army during and after the events of the Nakba (1948). This video was recorded on the occasion of the book launch, essentially a conversation between Uri Davis and Ilan Pappe, and was moderated by Inès Abdel Razek. The event took place at The Palestinian National Theatre - Hakawati in Jerusalem on Thursday the 8th June, 2023. Organized by the Educational Bookshop. The discussion and the book is an incisive exploration of the JNF historical and current work, and a study of the agency complex set-up that eventually, in the 1960s, created the Israel Land Administration (ILA) of which the JNF is a crucial component.