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…

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…

Next week, The UN Security Council will vote on a resolution calling on Israel to cease all settlement activity immediately. Although the Biden Administration said it was “deeply dismayed” by Israel’s actions and maintained a “firm opposition to the settlement expansion,” unconfirmed reports indicate that President Biden will order yet another veto – shielding Israel…

This week, President Biden is welcoming the chief representative of Israeli apartheid to Washington. President Isaac Herzog of apartheid Israel is set to visit on Wednesday, October 26. While visits from officials representing apartheid governments should be unacceptable and further US complicity in Israeli apartheid, there is an opportunity for the Biden administration to meet…

We just learned that Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) is circulating a Dear Colleague on the new Israeli travel restrictions on US citizens that will go into effect Thursday, urging the Biden administration to ensure fair treatment for ALL American citizens at borders controlled by Israel. The new restrictions will immensely hinder the ability of Americans,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Earlier this month, Amnesty International released a report declaring Israel an apartheid state, arriving at the same conclusion as two other reputable human rights organizations, an Israeli one, B'Tselem, and an international one, Human Rights Watch. Yesterday, Israel proved Amnesty’s report true, yet again. On February 13th, Israeli forces murdered a 17-year-old Palestinian boy, Mohammad Abu Salah, in Silat…

Republican Delegate John McGuire who represents the 56th District in the House of Delegates is carrying  HB1161 Virginia Public Procurement Act; required contract provisions, prohibition. This bill  forces businesses and their subcontractors to sign contracts that they will not “engage in a boycott of Israel, its instrumentalities, or any of its territories.” The ACLU of…

Last night, Israeli forces raided the Salhiyeh family home in Sheikh Jarrah and forcefully removed them from their house after assaulting members of the family, including a nine-year-old child, and arresting the father, Mohammed Salhiyeh, and his sons.  AJP Action condemns Israel's crime and demands that the U.S. clearly states its opposition to the demolition…

Earlier this week, Israeli forces in the West Bank village of Jaljilya stopped 80-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Abdulmajeed Asaad as he was driving home after visiting family in his village. According to this unsettling report, he was dragged out of his car, beaten by Israeli troops until he was unconscious, and left on the ground to…

Outrageous! Just two days after progressive Representatives succeeded in blocking an underhanded attempt to get Israel $1 billion in additional weapons, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is pushing through another vote today to get Israel the money! There’s no time to email. Click below and we’ll connect you to your Representative to demand they vote NO today! If…

On Thursday, August 26 in Washington DC, President Biden is scheduled to meet with the new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is arguably even more extreme than his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu. While there has been a change in the Israeli government, there’s been no change in Israel’s systematic policies of apartheid, persecution, and settler-colonial…