Zimam volunteers in Nablus met to discuss the March of Return that has been taking place in Gaza and its implication for the Palestinian people and Palestinian communities around the world. The main discussion was around the idea of embracing peaceful popular resistance and the impact that will have on the Palestinian cause.

Over the past few months, Darkenu marched with everyday Israelis in the streets, spoken with them at stalls, on the phone, and at their doors, and together they've amassed more than 15,000 signatures in support of a 5-point plan to fight corruption, developed using findings issued by the Israel Democracy Institute. When they delivered the signatures to the Knesset, they were met by MKs of both the coalition and the opposition, who came out to plegde their support for the fight against corruption.

Darkenu has embarked on a new campaign: the Charter for Israeli Discourse, which is intended to establish a new norm for how we operate as citizens within the public sphere. Darkenu is looking for input from everyday Israelis. Visit the landing page here.

In Rafah, Gaza, Zimam organized a workshop on the March of Return and its role in promoting a concept of nonviolent popular resistance within Palestinian society. A main focus was the need to engage women in the process while improving society’s perception of such community action.

Darkenu has amped up its national anti-corruption campaign with a petition supporting 5 key items. Read the petition here. 

Read Zimam's 2017 Annual Report and see why our Palestinian partner has become the movement of progressives in Palestine. 

Read Darkenu's 2017 Annual Report and see what made last yaer such a landmark year for moderate activists in Israel!

In Nablus, Zimam hosted a special training focused mechanisms of social change and the need for a culture of nonviolence to build a healthy and democratic society in Palestine. 

In the wake of wave of online incitement directed against President Rivlin of Israel, following his decision not to pardoon Elor Azaria, Darkenu held a rally in support of the president and the rule of law outside the President's House in Jerusalem. 

Zimam has been working to unite Palestinians behind a common agenda and common values since its founding, recognizing that Palestine must be united if there is to be a two-state solution. They chose Gaza as the location to launch their campaign called "Jerusalem Unites Us" urging Palestinians to embrace the non-violenct tactics seen at the al-Aqsa protests this summer, they were there at Erez to welcome the PM Hamdallah to the first official Palestinian Authority visit to Gaza in years, and they will continue to be there as Palestinians pursue an end to their internal divisions.