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Civil Society Organizations United in Opposition to Israel’s Admission into the Visa Waiver Program

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.…

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Israel Fails to Meet The Visa Waiver Program’s Reciprocity Requirements

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…

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Israel Temporarily Allows BDS Activists Entry, Raises Questions About American Pressure

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…

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AJP Action & CAIR Urge Americans Traveling to Israel to Report Any Discriminatory Travel Restrictions

(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…

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A Call for Accountability: Challenging Israel’s Entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program Amidst Heightened Domestic and International Strife

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…

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Israel’s Violations of Human Rights in Al Aqsa

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…

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Conditioning Foreign Aid to Israel

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…

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Update on UNSC statement on Israeli Settlement Plans and Israel’s Raid on Nablus

Summary 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…

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