Apartheid in Israel and Palestine
Israeli, Palestinian, and international human rights organizations have all described the situation in Palestine and Israel as one of Apartheid. This is a reality that must be understood and addressed.
5 ways you can support Palestinians in Gaza
“We can’t give Gaza only seasonal attention,” AFSC's Jehad Abusalim said in an interview. “The violence continues. Ending the political isolation of Gaza and trying to make Gaza a place we can imagine living in is our mandate.”
Update: Humanitarian response in Gaza
Thanks to supporters like you, we're providing aid to elderly Palestinians and their families whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged in the attacks on Gaza.
A Ceasefire is Not Enough: Voices from Gaza
For eleven days in May 2021 the Israeli military bombed Gaza, killing at least 242 Palestinians including 66 children. A ceasefire has been reached, but as Refaat Alareer outlines in this clip, the cost for Palestinians in Gaza in terms of loss of life, destroyed homes, and suffering has been enormous.
Refaat: Ending the bombing is not enough
Refaat Alareer, a professor and author at Islamic University, guides students through the violent attacks on Gaza. Join Alareer and take action today.
Asmaa on the economic devastation of the Israeli attacks on Gaza
Asmaa discusses the destruction of infrastructure by the Israeli attacks on Gaza. The detrimental effects have impacted civilians' attempt for job opportunities. Take action today. Tell Congress to call for an immediate, complete, and unconditional end to the Gaza blockade.
A cease-fire is welcome, but it isn't enough
AFSC staffer Jehad Abusalim, who is from Gaza, shared this statement in response to recent news.
The Gaza cease-fire is no excuse for the world to look away
I celebrate the cease-fire with ambivalence. That’s because, even though it puts a temporary end to the spectacular violence of the past 11 days, it will not end the everyday violence in Gaza and across the occupied territories that has been going on for 73 years.
Facebook Live: Updates from Gaza
Hear Updates from Palestinians living in Gaza. Connect with Actions you can take to Support.
Challenging Narratives about Gaza and Violence
This article was first published in June 2018. It was edited and updated on May 17, 2021.
This Must End
A Letter from Gaza as Israel's bombs fall.
Connecting in Crisis: Perspectives from Gaza and Jerusalem
This week dozens of Palestinians, including nine children, have been killed by an Israeli bombing in Gaza. This tragic event comes as the latest in a series of escalating acts of violence during he month of Ramadan as Palestinian communities have been threatened with forced displacement and increasingly restrictive treatment, particularly in Jerusalem.
Congress Members Call on Israel to Provide Covid Vaccines to Palestinians
On March 15, 2021 Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Andre Carson led in the sending of a letter to Secretary of State Blinken requesting that the State Department take action to ensure that the Israeli government provide COVID-19 vaccines and facilitate vaccination programs for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
The Dreams of Youth
The stories linked below provide glimpses into the lives of four young people currently living in Gaza.
Humanitarian aid is not enough to bring peace to Palestine
While the Biden administration has indicated it will restore critical humanitarian funding for Palestine, we need political action to bring lasting peace with justice.
غزة: إعادة تخيل حدود الممكن - دعوة لتقديم ملخصات
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) seeks abstracts for an anthology tentatively entitled – “Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility.” Writers from Palestine are invited to submit essays for this anthology.
Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility - Call for Submissions
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) seeks abstracts for an anthology tentatively entitled – “Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility.” Writers from Palestine are invited to submit essays for this anthology.
Solidarity with Gaza
In July 2019, AFSC and Voices for Creative Nonviolence, with partners in Chicago and the US Boat to Gaza initiative, organized three days of action to call for an end to the blockade and military occupation of Gaza.
Israel has an obligation to ensure Palestinians have Covid-19 protection
On March 19, 2020 Mr. Michael Lynk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, called on Israel to ensure proper steps are taken to protect the health and safety of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory and under Israeli control.
Gaza's Undrinkable Water
Please take a moment to watch this important video on the ongoing water crisis in Gaza caused by the Israeli blockade. This video from Rakan Abed El Rahman was published by the Middle East Eye on March 5, 2020.
Representatives Pocan and Dingell lead in calling for an end to the Gaza blockade
On February 19, 2020 Rep. Pocan and Rep. Dingell sent a letter, signed by an additional 33 members of congress, to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking that he reinstate US assistance to Palestine and support an end to the blockade of Gaza.
Travels through Gaza
Over the last twelve years I have traversed this path into Gaza at least once each year, often more frequently, and I have watched as the rubble that remained after Israel destroyed the Erez industrial zone has disappeared into the surrounding landscape, ground down by tanks during multiple invasions and grown over by weeds.
Leaving for Life
Two years ago I interviewed Samar Zaanin in Gaza. Samar, then 24, worked as an English teacher in a United National Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Gaza.