

Washington, DC - September 27, 2023: Civil society organizations representing tens of thousands of Palestinian Americans, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and allied communities are expressing deep concern and outrage regarding the United States’ decision to admit Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) despite Israel not fully meeting the requirements outlined by the law.…

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) commends the letter penned by fifteen U.S. Senators to Secretary Blinken, dated September 8, 2023, highlighting that Israel’s current policies towards Palestinian-Americans with Palestinian residency disqualify it from admission to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The principle of the VWP’s visa-reciprocity condition is equal rights and treatment…

In a recent development, Israel seems to have paused its usual stance of preventing BDS activists from entering its borders. This is significant as it did not prohibit AJP Action’s Executive Director, Osama Abuirshaid, from entering. The policy change demonstrates the ability of the United States to effectively exert pressure on Israel to alter its…

We urgently need your voice in a matter of grave concern related to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and the recent developments affecting U.S. citizens who are residents of Gaza. We just learned that American residents of Gaza will not be eligible for visa-free travel directly from Gaza to Israel via the Erez checkpoint. While…

By Ayah Ziyadeh
If you’re here, I'm sure you seek to make a difference in the world and stand up for what you believe in. That puts you and me in the same boat. Let me share my journey of becoming an advocate for Palestine and our incredible progress in recent years. Growing up in…

(WASHINGTON, D.C., August 4th, 2023) – AJP Action and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) are calling on all Palestinian-Americans, Arab-Americans, Iranian-Americans, and American Muslims – including those with dual citizenship – traveling to and through Israeli ports of entry open to tourist travel to report to the U.S. Jerusalem Embassy, then AJP Action and…

In the wake of the recent wave of protests in Israel over a proposed judicial coup d'état, which has sparked widespread condemnation and drawn criticism of state capture by Israel’s extreme right, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) asserts that the Israeli government, currently under scrutiny for growing human rights violations, does not…

AJP Action firmly believes, as substantiated by international and Israeli human rights organizations, that Israel is a racist, apartheid state. We are deeply disappointed by the House of Representatives resolution affirming support for Israel, an action designed as a partisan maneuver that measures the ability to pander to Israel rather than addressing the genuine, critical…

At AJP Action's Palestine Advocacy Day, you will have an incredible opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. and directly engage with your Members of Congress, shed light on the importance of Palestinian human rights, and work towards dismantling the oppressive systems that continue to hinder their freedom and dignity.
Advocating for Palestinian Rights in Congress…

They tried to erase us, but they failed Last night, Americans for Justice Palestine (AJP Action) led a historic event alongside IMEU, Project48, AFSC, USCPR, VCHR, JVP Action, DAWN, and EMGAGE Action on Capitol Hill to acknowledge the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba with our partner Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Far-right speaker of the House,…

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli sniper. As we honor her memory, it's important to note that there has been no real accountability for her killing, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to Israeli forces. The case of Shireen Abu Akleh is not an isolated…

After an 86-day hunger strike in administrative detention, Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in an Israeli prison cell this morning. Israeli officials refused to grant Adnan his freedom despite being informed by a Physicians for Human Rights Israel medic that he was facing “imminent death.” Before his last arrest, which led to his death, Adnan…

The Holy Month of Ramadan has ended, and while Muslims worldwide have been celebrating, Palestinians are still recovering from a month of attacks. Last Wednesday, the Biden administration expressed it is ‘satisfied’ with Israel’s “handling of security tensions” during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli occupation forces have attacked Masjid Al-Aqsa and its worshippers during…

Summary
Since Israel’s creation in 1948, the United States has supported Israel’s occupation of historic Palestine by providing more than $158 billion in non-inflation-adjusted assistance, beginning with a $100 million loan/grant in 1949 for Israel’s economic stabilization. U.S. assistance and weapons sales to Israel were first codified in the 1952 Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement Act…

On Tuesday, March 21st, 2023, AJP Action hosted its first in-person briefing of 2023 in Congress, focused on Israel’s mistreatment of U.S. citizens. It featured experts on Israel’s COGAT regulations and the U.S. Visa Waiver Program who spoke to Israel’s discriminatory track record. The briefing also featured victims of Israel’s discrimination speak to their experience…

One of the highest Israeli officials who endorsed the recent settler attacks in the town of Hawara, and has publicly stated Israel should “erase” the town is planning to visit the US next week, while the affected town is still grappling with the aftermath of the brutal assault.
Sign our petition to call on the U.S.…

Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns on Sunday night, torching cars and homes, injuring and killing more than 100 Palestinian civilians. TAKE ACTION: Contact your Members of Congress now! Let them know we refuse to let our weapons and tax dollars support the criminal activities of the Israeli government and its settlers. The…
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On Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement expressing “deep concern and dismay” over Israel's announcement to build 10,000 new Israeli settlement units and the “legalization” of nine existing settlement outposts in the occupied Palestinian Territories. All 15 members of the council, including the United States, approved the statement, which replaced…