Saving Beit Ummar

In conjunction with CFJ-Beit Ummar, our sister organization, we provide social and educational programs that help Beit Ummar's residents cope with the oppressive conditions imposed by the Israeli occupation.
Press Release: https://robertjprince.net/2024/11/04/urgent-appeal-to-healthcare-leaders-protect-healthcare-and-children-in-gaza-do-not-ban-unrwa-support-amidst-growing-crisis/
Press Release: CFJ-Colorado condemns the recent Israeli attack on the Palestinian town of Beit Ummar, West Bank, Occupied Palestine.

Check out our Spring 2023 Newsletter.

Get Involved

Our Mission

CFJ Colorado's mission is to raise public awareness of Beit Ummar, a West Bank Palestinian town in the Hebron District with a population of 20,000, and support its non-violent development in the face of a brutal Israeli occupation. Nestled in Areas B and C under the control of the Israeli military and surrounded by illegal settlements, Beit Ummar is a microcosm of rural Palestinian life. By educating the public about the Israeli occupation, we seek to end it.

Help Us

Our Projects

Follow us on Facebook

To keep our 1,000 Facebook followers up to date on what is happening in Beit Ummar and surrounding towns, we regularly post news stories and on-the-ground reports from CFJ in Beit Ummar and nearby towns. Follow us on Facebook.

CFJ Colorado Interview Series

CFJ Colorado sponsored a series of recorded interviews with Palestinian and local activists for the purpose of educating the public about the current situation in the West Bank.

With Jennifer Bing & Shaina Low.

With Rich Forer.

With Katie Miranda.

With Mousa Abu Maria.

With Yara M. Asi.

With Bessan Adi.

Educating the Public and Lobbying Colorado Elected Officials

CFJ seeks to educate local elected leaders to speak out against the occupation in conjunction with groups throughout the state. We helped oppose the presence of the Jewish National Fund, which was holding its national conference in Denver to raise funds for the continued ethnic cleansing of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. We are active in pressing members of Colorado’s Congressional Delegation and local city council members to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, massive humanitarian aid, and an end to the US arming of Israel.

Forming a Colorado Coalition

CFJ believes working with other social activist, church, Palestinian, and Jewish groups in Colorado is an important part of our educational and political work. We were instrumental in developing coalition work in Colorado, which began with a two-day event at a local Denver church in October 2022. It attracted hundreds of Colorado residents to learn about Palestinian culture and life under the Israeli occupation. This led to the formation of the Colorado Palestine Coalition https://copalestine.co/ which today plays a leadership role in our state.

Fundraising for Beit Ummar's First Kindergarten

CFJ Colorado has raised over $140,000 so far to build the first formal kindergarten in Beit Ummar. We also partner with an organization planning to establish a major non-violent center to be located next to the kindergarten.

Summer School, Women’s Cooperative, School Supplies and Emergency Aid

To give children a respite from the daily horrors of the occupation, we funded a summer camp that taught computer technology.  We also have funded efforts by a women’s agricultural cooperative, purchased backpacks and supplies for school children, and provided emergency aid for families experiencing duress from Israel’s attempt to economically stifle the town.

Interview Series

In conjunction with Friends of Sabeel - Colorado, we organized two Zoom interviews with Palestinian professor Dr. Hasan Ayoub, a visiting scholar at the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies Center for Middle East Studies.

News

Track ongoing developments and follow our work as we put your donations to good use. Learn more about the overarching political issues surrounding the town of Beit Ummar.

Beit Ummar

The West Bank - in the footsteps of Gaza

March 29, 2025

In recent events, more than 30,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from Jenin and Nur Shams refugee camps to Al-Ain Camp in Nablus. Over 500 homes have been demolished under the pretext of achieving the goal of creating "a land without people." This act represents yet another chapter in the ongoing tragedy faced by the Palestinian people.

Read postDownload PDFRead article

News Posts

DNC Betrayal Redux The Cases of MFDP - UNM Hermon George Jr PhD

March 16, 2025

Sixty years ago, the world stood on the brink of catastrophe.  The colonial war in southeast Asia, which sawAmerican involvement begin under President Eisenhower, who sent arms shipments and “advisors” (1955), continued to escalate under Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon toward a wrenching US defeat, roiling the American political scene.  Shadowing the Vietnam War(1955-1975) on the international stage, the domestic US political landscape was riven by the civil rights movement (1953-1965), which was reaching a crucial turning point in its battle for a desegregated, democratic America.

Read postDownload PDFRead article

CFJ Colorado

Newsletter - CFJ 2024

March 12, 2025

Read postDownload PDFRead article
Read More Stories

Why Donate To CFJ Colorado?

Israel’s illegal policies are designed to make Beit Ummar unlivable. Our goal is the opposite. We aim to make life more tolerable until the world community demands that Israel complies with international law and ends its brutal occupation.

By focusing on a single town, we use the example of life in Beit Ummar as a stark example of life under occupation in the West Bank, while also helping to alleviate suffering through the generous donations of our followers. Beit Ummar, is located in the Hebron District which is a main target of Israeli military raids and radical settler attacks.

All donations go to support the work of CFJ in Beit Ummar.

Get in touch.
Visit our Facebook page, where we regularly post news stories and on-the-ground reports from CFJ in Beit Ummar and nearby towns.
Reach out to us at cfjcolorado@gmail.com for additional information.
Our address is PO Box 12235, Denver, CO 80212.

Please Help The People Of Beit Ummar

If you agree that every human being has a right to self-determination and freedom from oppression, and if you are concerned for Palestinians suffering under the yoke of occupation, please donate to our cause and help us influence U.S. policy towards Israel and Palestine. Together, we can ensure humane treatment for all and spread the understanding that peace can only come about through tolerance and cooperation.

Donate Now