Hineinu: Sustained Solidarity in Masafer Yatta

Applications are now open for the 2027 Hineinu Cohort

Applications are open until October 9th, 2026.

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“I encourage everyone to take part in this work and come to live with us and experience our lives. The presence of solidarity groups is not only important to document the occupation’s violations and stand against them. It is important to build relationships…[and] that the people who come will be messengers for us.”

— Tariq, Umm al-Khair

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  • Villages in Masafer Yatta have been facing dispossession and forced displacement for decades, but since October 7th, 2023 the threat of erasure has increased in scale, speed and brutality. The Palestinian families across the Masafer Yatta region of the West Bank are enduring violent raids, the destruction of their vehicles and farming equipment, invasion of their homes, prevention from accessing their lands, and physical harm at the hands of state-sponsored settler militias. Amidst this, there is a growing call for solidarity.

    Hineinu means "here we are" in Hebrew; in practice that means continuously showing up in coresistance with our Palestinian partners to maintain their land and oppose Israel's systems of occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing. 

    During Hineinu, participants join a small cohort of people who live with and alongside our Palestinian partners in Masafer Yatta for three months, resisting land dispossession through accompanying shepherds and documenting settler attacks/harassment, military violence, home demolitions, settler shepherds trespassing on Palestinian land and state sanctioned land seizures. Those who join Hineinu also amplify voices and stories of resistance and resilience from the ground.

    This work is all done in close partnership with Palestinian community leaders in Masafer Yatta and in coordination with Israeli and international groups active in the area. Our partners have made it clear to us that this presence is meaningful, important, and has the potential to shift power dynamics and deter violence in the field.

    CJNV provides participants with room and board, logistical support, nonviolent direct action training, orientation sessions, workshops, group facilitation, legal support, mental health resources, and support during your transition back home. Arabic classes with local teachers will also be arranged for Hineinu participants to support their work as solidarity activists in the region.

  • We are looking for people who can commit to joining us on the ground for three months during the first quarter of the year.

    We are looking for experienced activists who have backgrounds in some of the following:

    • Civil Disobedience and Direct Action

    • Nonviolent Theory and Practice

    • Cross-Community Organizing

    • Human Rights Accompaniment and Documentation Work

    • Communications and Media

    • Facilitation or Mediation

    • Arabic and/or Hebrew 

    • Experience in the region

    Participants should also understand that the situation in the West Bank is dangerous and unpredictable. Encounters with settlers, soldiers, and police regularly occur, and potential risks include harassment, physical attack, detention, arrest, deportation, and bans on reentry.

    Participants must be prepared to fully follow the leadership of CJNV and our partners as risk assessments change. Flexibility is essential to this work. The priority is to support our partners as safely and effectively as possible, not to seek confrontation or photo opportunities.

  • January 4 - April 2nd, 2027*

    *Dates subject to change slightly

  • October 9, 2026

  • Fee for participation is offered on a sliding scale. The program cost is all-inclusive and subsidized. Fees cover housing, transportation, food, insurance, training, supplies, and more. The fee DOES NOT include airfare. Participants are responsible for making their own international travel arrangements to and from the region.

    • Solidarity rate is $5,550 ($1,850/mo)  This rate covers program costs and contributes toward CJNV’s operational expenses, as well as supporting our ability to subsidize costs for other activists. We ask all those who are able to pay the solidarity rate to help subsidize the cost of participation for those with fewer financial resources.

    • Base rate is $3,750 ($1,250/mo)  This rate covers program costs such as housing, food, transportation on the ground, and equipment, but it does not cover CJNV’s operational expenses.

    • Subsidized rate is $2,400 ($800/mo) This is a subsidized rate that we offer in an effort to make this important solidarity work financially accessible for interested activists. If you are interested in applying for the subsidized rate, please fill out the corresponding questions in the application.

    CJNV is committed to making solidarity activism financially accessible. We do not turn participants away based on ability to pay, though we do ask that participants pay as close to the top of the sliding scale as is possible for them. Our sliding scale programming is sustained by grassroots fundraising and volunteer support. If you are unable to pay any of these rates, please let us know in your application.

    Participating activists are encouraged to crowd-fund to help offset the costs of their participation. In the past, participating activists have been able to raise the entire cost of their program through these platforms. CJNV staff and our networks can support individuals with their fundraising initiatives.

  • We are committed to creating an environment that is comfortable, safe, and supportive for all participants, but individuals must decide for themselves if this kind of activity is within their capability. Here are some things to keep in mind:

    Days during Hineinu are long! Some days will involve many hours outside in the heat or cold, and some activities may include physical labor. Activists will often be accompanying shepherds and schoolchildren which can involve walking over hilly and rocky terrain. In the villages, there are unpaved or poorly paved roads and uneven terrain and participants will be spending time driving in cars to different parts of the region. No one will be asked to overexert themselves, and everyone will be encouraged to set activity schedules and pacing that is comfortable for them.

    Spending three months in a group of new people under intense political conditions can be emotionally draining. There will be some time off each week during Shabbat, though the majority of time is spent as a group.

    Not all sites have the same types of bathrooms; while some have indoor plumbing with running water, others are more in the style of an outhouse. You will have access to “sit” toilets in some locations, but in many of the places you’ll stay the toilets may be different, such as “squat” toilets.

    If you have more questions about accessibility during CJNV’s on-the-ground programming, please let us know in your application or reach out to us at https://cjnv.org/contact