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AJP Action Responds to Smears Targeting Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib

September 21, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - Washington, D.C. - During her appearance at our plenary, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib made an accurate moral statement that one cannot simultaneously claim to hold progressive values and support Israel’s apartheid government. This is because Israel’s apartheid government is actively committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people,…

Palestine Advocacy Days Successfully Underway

September 20, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

Members of Congress Speak Up for Palestinian Rights Tuesday, Sept 20th, 2022 - Washington, D.C. - Palestine Virtual Advocacy Days successfully commenced on Monday with over 800 participants from all over the country. Dr. Osama Abuirshaid, executive director of AJP Action, kicked off the largest Palestine congressional advocacy event by touting the growth and effectiveness…

Congresswoman Betty McCollum Remarks at VPAD 2022

September 20, 2022 0Comments 1Like

Virtual Palestine Advocacy Days Tuesday, September 20 at 1:10 pm ET Good afternoon, thank you for having me here today as part of your 8th annual Palestine Advocacy Day. Your work is so important as we continue the struggle to promote the fundamental human rights of the Palestinian people. My bill, the "Defending the Human…

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AJP Action’s Gaza response

August 19, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

Since the beginning of August, Israel has continued to showcase its systematic discriminatory practices resulting in the harassment and denial of entry for countless Americans of particular ethnic and religious backgrounds. In its most recent bloodshed in Gaza, which resulted in Israel killing forty-five Palestinians, including sixteen children, and injuring 350, the apartheid state's willingness…

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Virtual Palestine Advocacy Days 2022

August 16, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

What is VPAD? Since 2015, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) has organized an annual Palestine Advocacy Day and Training weekend to educate students, community activists, and organizers - young and old - on civic engagement and policy work exclusively on the issue of Palestine. As of 2021, Palestine Advocacy Day was handed off to Americans…

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Understanding the defeat of Congressional candidates who support the Palestinian rights

August 5, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

By Osama Abu Irshaid The results of recent Democratic Party primaries have shown the defeat of a number of congressional candidates who either support Palestinian rights or who at least stop short of advocating for blind and unconditional support for Israeli government policies. Three important figures among them are Representative Marie Newman of Illinois’…

Israel is bombing Gaza

August 5, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

The Biden Administration must stop supporting Israel’s crimes Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) condemns Israel’s raids on civilian areas in Gaza City today which have killed several Palestinians already, including a 5-year-old girl, and injured dozens more. Israel has a long history of committing war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, including…

AJP Action demands real accountability for murder of Shireen Abu Akleh

July 6, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

President Biden Must Hold Israel Accountable for Killing a Palestinian-American Journalist Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) is dismayed by the irresponsible statement released by the Biden administration on Israel’s killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was an American citizen. In the face of overwhelming evidence that an Israeli military sniper deliberately…

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AJP Action Releases its First Ever Palestine Congressional Scorecard

June 14, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

You need to pay attention to who you’re voting for and we’ve got the perfect resource for you Today, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) released a Palestine Congressional Scorecard, which evaluates and grades members of Congress in the House and the Senate on their record on Palestinian rights. The scorecard adopts a…

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AJP Action Leading Lobbying Efforts for Palestine: A Snapshot of Our Ongoing Work

June 3, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

2022 has been a year of historic change for American public opinion on Palestine, and AJP Action is on the frontlines, spearheading justice-driven advocacy and legislation! According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, young Americans view the Palestinian people at least as favorably as Israel. This demonstrates the power of knowledge, the…

Act Now: Israel is trying to prevent us from visiting Palestine

June 2, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

Did you know that new Israeli procedures set to be implemented next month will greatly restrict our ability to travel to the West Bank, live, work, teach, study, and reunite with family members there? They’ll even force U.S. citizens to provide Israel with incredibly intrusive information about the personal details of anyone we plan to…

HISTORIC: House Resolution Recognizing Palestinian Nakba Introduced by Rep. Tlaib

May 16, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

In a historic first for Congress, Representative Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, a catastrophic crime that continues to shape the Palestinian experience today. The resolution recognizes the mass expulsion of Palestinians from historic Palestine in 1948, the refugee crisis, and the role of the U.S. in supporting…

AJP Action Joins Statement Supporting Justice for All, Rejecting Bad-Faith Attacks on Supporters of Palestinian Human Rights

May 16, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16th, 2022 - Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) joined dozens of American Muslim organizations united today to issue a joint statement expressing their unified support for the human rights of all people, including Palestinians, and their unified rejection of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Director Jonathan Greenblatt's recent attacks on prominent Muslim, Jewish,…

One of the Largest Expulsion of Palestinians Since 1967!

May 6, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) firmly condemns Israel’s plans to ethnically cleanse the city of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. We call on Congress to demand the State Department rebuke Israel for the forced displacement of over 1000 Palestinians, a clear and reprehensible violation of international and human rights law. YOUR VOICE…

Israel Intensifies Oppression Against Palestinians & Encourages Instability

May 5, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

The Biden administration is complicit in Israel's continued violence and escalation against Palestinians The situation in the Holy Land is increasingly volatile. Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) holds Israel responsible for current escalations due to its continued aggression and repeated violations of international law and treaties as an occupying power. Additionally, AJP…

Ensure Israel no longer discriminates against American citizens

April 27, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

AJP Action calls on Secretary Blinken to demand Israel end the disparate treatment of American travelers as a non-negotiable condition in the bilateral relations between the two countries. The United States has consistently provided unlimited and unconditional political, economic, and military support to Israel, in violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the laws…

Another stolen childhood – Free Ahmad Manasra

April 14, 2022 0Comments 0Likes

In 2015, Ahmad Manasra was arrested at the age of 13 and sentenced to 12 years in prison on the charge of terrorism. It’s how and why this happened that awakened a global conscience and motivated the now-viral #FreeAhmadManasra movement. Israeli settlers accused both Ahmad and Hassan Manasra, Ahmad's cousin, of attempting to carry out…

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VICTORY ALERT: Virginia’s Anti-BDS Legislation DEFEATED!

February 16, 2022 0Comments 1Like

On February 1st, we reached out to you about an anti-BDS bill in Virginia, HB1161 Virginia Public Procurement Act; required contract provisions, prohibition, and you understood the assignment! This week, thanks to YOUR advocacy and unwavering dedication to the Palestinian cause, HB-1161, a VA law that would've been amended to prohibit state bodies from doing…

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US senators refuse to let killing of Shireen Abu Akleh drop with Israel

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The state department seems keen to avoid questions about the Palestinian American journalist’s shooting by an Israeli soldier

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Biden’s refusal to hold Israel accountable for the killing of an American citizen is shocking, even to the US Congress! How far will @POTUS’s blank check for Israel go before we realize this is a deeply harmful policy? #JusticeForShireen
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