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8 maart 2026

My name is Shahaf, I’m an Israeli conscientious objector because I’ve always opposed wars. The war the US and Israeli government just started is illegitimate and unjust, and a true example of why our movement matters beyond just Israel and Palestine. As Israelis we say: This war on Iran must be resisted and stopped.

One way you can help our war resistance is to share our message with others and invite them to sign up to our updates on Israeli war resistance here.

 

Support War Resistance

We were inspired to see Iranian citizens show great courage as they rebelled against an oppressive regime. We were shocked with the violent repression they suffered. This is not the first time they took to the streets demanding their rights, but this time it has been massive. The regime's violent repression of their protest has been devastating, and Israeli and American attacks carried out in our names for their supposed freedom are even scarier.

We must resist the war on Iran. We know nothing good can come out of military aggression, it is only civil resistance, nonviolent struggle, that can triumph over an oppressive regime. Many times, as history shows, foreign intervention only strengthens oppressive conservative regimes. Only the Iranian people can create a prosperous future for themselves, and they are on the streets doing so. War is a violent distraction.

From our end, as Israeli war resisters, we know that another war with Iran means loss of life, insecurity and trauma for everyone living between the river and the sea, but those without proper shelter are more likely to suffer. We know that more war and foreign intervention is never the answer, and ordinary people pay the price of Netanyahu’s warmongering. The Iranian people deserve better than being pawns in yet another imperial war

A war in Iran is not going to create long lasting peace in the Middle East. No American or  Israeli military action would. We must continue resisting war, must support grassroots movements in Palestine, Israel and Iran. We are more interlaced than ever. Please, help our war resistance by sharing our message with others and inviting them to sign up to our updates on Israeli war resistance here.


In solidarity,


Shahaf Weisbein
Refuser Solidarity Network

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6 maart 2026

Support AMP’s advocacy work this Ramadan

What if I told you that on the third Friday of Ramadan the third most sacred site in Islam would be closed?

As the illegal Israeli-American war on Iran enters its second week, devastation spreads across the Middle East. And in Palestine, we are witnessing another Ramadan under genocide, occupation, and apartheid.

Across Palestine, violations are escalating: Settlers are rampaging across the West Bank, killing Palestinians including Palestinian American Nasrallah Siyam, worshippers are blocked from Masjid Al-Aqsa during the holiest month of the year for Jummah and Taraweeh, Gaza is deliberately starved through delays and closures, while occupation and apartheid continue to be normalized.

Will you make a Ramadan gift today to power AMP’s political advocacy?

Three years into the genocide in Gaza, we see a new reality. What was once silenced is now spoken openly in the halls of Congress, on campuses, in city councils, and in the streets of cities across this country. This is the result of  Palestinians refusing to disappear, and because every day, people like you have helped build a growing movement that is rooted, principled, and determined.

At AMP, we’ve been leading efforts to turn outrage into organized, strategic political pressure that decision makers cannot ignore. Our supporters generated hundreds of thousands of calls and emails to Congress and the White House demanding action, and we brought more than 700 advocates to Washington, D.C., to meet directly with their elected officials. This on the ground power strengthens the policy work and campaigns needed to defend Palestinian rights and protect sacred spaces like Masjid Al-Aqsa.

We’ve reached the third Friday of Ramadan and are now more than halfway through a month meant for action. Give now! And with your help, we will keep moving forward because there is no turning back.

Ramadan Mubarak,Ayah ZiyadehAdvocacy Director, AMP

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6 maart 2026

As Israel-U.S. War on Iran Escalates, Israel’s Assault on Palestinians Intensifies

It has been a week since the U.S. and Israel launched an illegal, unjustified, and unprovoked war on Iran. Throughout this time, the Israeli government has taken advantage of the world being distracted to escalate its genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

Over the last week alone, Israel has:

  • Prevented Palestinians from entering and praying at Masjid Al-Aqsa, imposing sweeping restrictions on worshippers, cancelling Friday prayer on the third Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, and turning one of Islam’s holiest sites into a militarized zone. 
  • Allowed a surge of violent settler attacks across the occupied West Bank: 
    • On March 2, 2026, two Palestinian brothers, Muhammad and Fahim Taha Muammar, were shot and killed by settlers in the village of Qaryut near Nablus during a confrontation over an Israeli bulldozer illegally paving a road through Palestinian olive groves. This comes after yet another Palestinian American, Nasrallah Siyam, was murdered by settlers just a week before.
    • In the first four days of March, there were at least 50 separate incidents of Israeli settler violence documented across the West Bank. 
    • Masked settlers have been reported raiding villages, attacking homes, and destroying olive groves that families rely on for their livelihoods.
  • Closed and tightly restricted border crossings in Gaza further obstruct an already insufficient flow of aid entry, which is pushing the population deeper into famine and mass suffering.

This is Israel’s long-standing strategy: escalate repression on Palestinians whenever the world’s attention is being pulled elsewhere. While headlines focus on regional war, Israel continues to entrench its control, expand settlements, and collectively punish an entire population under occupation.

And for nearly three years now, the U.S. government has armed, funded, and politically shielded Israel as it carries out the devastation of Gaza. Even as Israel blocks aid, expands settlements, and allows settlers to terrorize Palestinian communities, Washington continues to ship weapons and provide diplomatic cover.

U.S. law very clearly prohibits military assistance to governments engaged in gross human rights violations, and international law bars collective punishment and the targeting of civilians. Yet the weapons continue to flow.

Instead of restraining its ally, Trump is once again choosing escalation and inserting itself our country as an equal partner in this war; expanding confrontation with Iran, and reviving the same regime-change fantasies that have devastated the Middle East for decades.

The result is a region pushed closer to catastrophe and wider war. The genocide in Gaza continues unabated. The West Bank is under military rule and is under the threat of complete annexation. Lebanon faces renewed, relentless bombardment. And now Iran is dragged into a widening war as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets across the country. The war is being imposed on much of the region as Iran retaliates against American bases and facilities within it.

None of this is about security or regime change. Both U.S. and Israeli leaders have been saying the quiet part out loud. What Israel and the United States are executing is imposing militarism, colonial expansion, and imperial overreach on the broader Middle East. 

If there is to be any hope of stopping this spiral, the Trump administration must be held accountable for its role. As long as Washington continues to bankroll and shield Israel’s actions, the violence will not stop. 

 

In solidarity,

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action

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6 maart 2026

You and I know that Americans don’t want to foot the bill for endless war—whether that’s the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran or Israel’s U.S.-funded genocide against the Palestinian people. Our tax dollars should be funding care for our communities, not killing.

Now political candidates running for office are starting to realize that, too. Palestine has become a voting issue, which politicians can no longer afford to push aside. Read the latest updates below.

 

Your Activist Scoop

OUR GOVERNMENT'S GUILT

  • Trump has launched an unconstitutional, dangerous war on Iran on Israel’s behalf, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio openly admitted. Meanwhile in Gaza, Israel immediately closed all crossings to starve Palestinians.

  • The Democratic National Convention’s withheld autopsy of the 2024 election reportedly reveals that Kamala Harris lost votes due to her stance on Gaza.

  • Rep. Sean Casten, who represents one of the largest Palestinian constituencies in the nation, introduced a harmful bill to undermine the Block the Bombs Act and keep weapons flowing to Israel. Read our joint statement with USPCN.

READ OUR JOINT STATEMENT 

YOUR IMPACT

Gallup Poll

  • For the first time, a Gallup poll shows Americans sympathize more with Palestinians (41%) than Israelis (36%).

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom, eyeing a 2028 presidential bid, shifted his rhetoric to acknowledge Israel as an apartheid state and question U.S. military funding.

  • As 2026 midterm primaries kick off, candidates who support Palestinian rights are rapidly gaining traction, with Pastor Frederick Haynes III winning in Texas’s 30th congressional district and Nida Allam coming close in North Carolina’s fourth district.2 Read more about the electoral landscape.

  • After thousands emailed through our sibling organization USCPR’s Drop Chevron petition, French Quarter Fest in New Orleans dropped Chevron as a sponsor next year. Read this statement from local organizers.

READ ABOUT THE ELECTORAL LANDSCAPE 

WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT

  • No War on Iran, No Weapons for Israel! Demand that your members of Congress stop funding genocide and war.

  • Not another dollar for America’s forever wars! See where your tax dollars are going, and what could be funded instead, on our Not My Tax Dollars map.

  • Keep isolating Israel through all forms of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) tactics for human rights. See this resource from our sibling organization USCPR.

  • Spread the word about new job openings. USCPR and USCPR Action are hiring for two new leadership positions, Development Director and Director of Organizing.

STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE & WAR

Thank you for taking action with us.


Onward to liberation,

 

AHMAD ABUZNAID

Executive Director

USCPR Action

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6 maart 2026

Israeli soldiers have kicked out families from their homes, and settlers have taken over their houses in Hebron!

We are writing to share a short video update from Issa Amro, co-founder of Friends of Hebron, speaking directly from Hebron about the current situation on the ground — including the ongoing war and recent legal changes affecting the West Bank.

In moments like these, we believe it is important to hear directly from those living the daily reality in Hebron. Issa shares what these developments mean for local families and for the work of nonviolent community organizing.

We hope to begin sharing updates like this on a monthly basis, so that you can hear directly from the people working on the ground.

We also wanted to share a short clip of Issa speaking at the opening of Ahmad Film House, our new community cinema. Opening remarks in Arabic. And here is a short film in honor of Ahmad Amro, who the film house is named after.

These are particularly challenging times. If you are able, please consider making a contribution to help sustain our programs and community protection efforts in Hebron.

 

Hebron Changemakers Summer Internship

Come join us in Hebron! We also want to invite you to join us for the 2026 Hebron Changemaker Summer Internship beginning this June! Take part in an immersive, field-based program for young adults dedicated to human rights and grassroots activism in Palestine. Participants will travel to Hebron to learn and practice nonviolent resistance, participate in community projects and research, and serve as a protective presence for the local Palestinian community. 

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6 maart 2026

The Rights Forum is deze week een nieuwe petitie gestart. Daarmee vragen wij aandacht voor het lot van de Palestijnse gevangenen, en eisen actie van de Nederlandse regering. Ga naar de petitie >Israël houdt bijna 10.000 Palestijnen gevangen in een netwerk van martelkampen. Gevangenen worden uitgehongerd, geslagen en verkracht met voorwerpen of door honden. Medische zorg wordt onthouden wat leidt tot amputaties en soms de dood.

Dit zijn geen incidenten maar is systematisch, georganiseerd beleid. Gevangenissen staan onder leiding van de Israëlische minister Ben-Gvir. En zijn nieuwste plan, het executeren van Palestijnse gevangenen, staat op het punt om beleid te worden.

Israël schendt het anti-martelverdrag. De vorige regering wist dit, maar weigerde in actie te komen. Het nieuwe kabinet-Jetten schrijft in het regeerakkoord: ‘Nederland heeft de verantwoordelijkheid om het internationaal recht actief te bevorderen.’

Dat kan maar één ding betekenen: Israël moet aangepakt worden tot ze haar martelbeleid stopt, en alle verantwoordelijken moeten worden vervolgd.

Wij eisen actie van het nieuwe kabinet-Jetten:

  • Zet Israël onder druk om alle Palestijnen die zonder proces vastzitten onmiddellijk vrij te laten.
  • Zorg voor onmiddellijke toegang voor het Rode Kruis tot alle gevangenissen.
  • Daag Israël voor het Internationaal Gerechtshof wegens schending van het anti-martelverdrag — zoals Nederland dat in 2023 ook met Syrië deed.

Steunt u onze eisen? Onderteken dan de petitie!

Iran | Is de liefde van het kabinet voor het internationaal recht al na één week bekoeld?

Het wereldnieuws staat deze week in het teken van de Amerikaans-Israëlische aanval op Iran en de gevolgen daarvan voor de rest van de wereld. Andere landen, waaronder Nederland, zien zich genoodzaakt positie te kiezen. Het heeft daarmee slechts een week geduurd voordat het kabinet van premier Rob Jetten (D66) in de knel is gekomen met het internationaal recht.

Hoe zit dat?
In het coalitieakkoord van het nieuwe kabinet-Jetten staat dat ‘Nederland de verantwoordelijkheid [heeft] om het internationaal recht actief te bevorderen.’ En juridische experts zijn het erover eens dat de Amerikaans-Israëlische aanval in strijd is het met internationaal recht.

Desondanks weigerde minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Tom Berendsen (CDA) in Nieuwsuur de aanval op Iran te veroordelen en zei hij er 'begrip' voor te hebben, met als onderbouwing dat het regime in Iran ‘moorddadig’ is.

Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Tom Berendsen (CDA) in de Tweede Kamer. © ANP via Alamy

Macht ten koste van recht
In ons uitgebreide commentaar op het optreden van Berendsen concluderen wij dat Nederland met die positie kiest voor ongebreidelde machtspolitiek, het warm houden van de banden met de Verenigde Staten, en daarmee het internationaal recht links laat liggen.

Dat heeft hoogstwaarschijnlijk ook gevolgen voor de Palestijnen. De doelstelling van de coalitie om de ‘straffeloosheid in Gaza tegen te gaan’ zal naar alle waarschijnlijkheid moeten buigen voor de belangen van de machtige bondgenoten van Nederland. Het behoeft geen uitleg dat die politieke, militaire en economische macht niet bij de Palestijnen ligt.

Israëls nucleaire ambities
Al 42 jaar beweert Israël dat Iran op het punt staat atoomwapens te verwerven. In 2002 en 2003 was het Israëlische ‘informatie’ over Iraks atoomprogramma die de geesten rijp maakte voor de oorlog tegen dat land. Tegen deze achtergrond werkt Israël al jaren aan uitbreiding van zijn eigen nucleaire capaciteit.
 
 Lees ons uitgebreide artikel De hypocrisie rond Israëls nucleaire programma.

Israël sluit Gaza weer volledig af, vrees voor nieuwe hongersnood

In de schaduw van de Amerikaans-Israëlische aanval op Iran heeft Israël zaterdag alle grensposten met de Gazastrook voor onbepaalde tijd gesloten, waardoor de enclave weer volledig is afgesloten van de buitenwereld. Er komen geen hulpgoederen meer binnen en medische evacuaties zijn opgeschort.

Ook grote delen van de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever werden dit weekend afgesloten. Honderden poorten en checkpoints die het Israëlische leger in het gebied heeft opgezet werden gesloten voor verkeer, waardoor veel Palestijnen vast kwamen te zitten. De toegangswegen tot de steden Jericho en Tulkarem zijn volgens lokale berichten nog altijd afgesloten, hoe het met andere plekken zit is niet direct duidelijk.

Palestijnse kinderen vullen jerrycans bij een wateruitgiftepunt in Khan Yunis in de zuidelijk Gazastrook in januari 2026. © DPA / Alamy

Veertig landen presenteren nieuwe acties tegen Israëls straffeloosheid en bezetting

Een groep van veertig landen wil Israëlische reizigers gaan screenen op betrokkenheid bij oorlogsmisdaden. Dat is een van de voorstellen die woensdag in Den Haag werden gepresenteerd tijdens een spoedvergadering van The Hague Group.

The Hague Group, een groep landen uit het mondiale Zuiden die maatregelen tegen Israëls genocide en bezetting coördineert, had de vergadering bijeengeroepen naar aanleiding van de versnelde Israëlische annexatie van de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever.

In totaal namen veertig landen deel. Daarmee is het de ‘tot dusver grootste samenkomst van staten op een conferentie van The Hague Group’, schrijven de voorzitters Colombia en Zuid-Afrika in een afsluitende verklaring.

De bijeenkomst van The Hague Group. © X-account Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, secretaris The Hague Group

VN-experts pleiten voor Palestijnse wederopbouw na ‘domicide’ in Gaza

Experts van de Mensenrechtenraad van de Verenigde Naties roepen de internationale gemeenschap op om het internationaal recht en de mensenrechten leidend te laten zijn bij de herbouw van Gaza, in plaats van ‘neokoloniale belangen die berusten op straffeloosheid en hebzucht’ zoals belichaamd door Trumps ‘Vredesraad’.

Een Palestijnse jongen loopt door de ruïnes van door Israël gebombardeerde huizen in Gaza. De panden op de achtergrond worden bewoond. © OCHA / Zein Tayyeb

De verklaring is gebaseerd op een nieuwe analyse van Balakrishnan Rajagopal, de Speciale VN-Rapporteur voor het recht op adequate huisvesting. Hij concludeert dat de systematische manier waarop Israël in Gaza huizen vernietigt neerkomt op een oorlogsmisdaad, en waarschijnlijk ook te classificeren valt als misdaad tegen de menselijkheid. Deze ‘domicide’ zou ook onderdeel zijn van de voortdurende genocide die Israël in Gaza pleegt. Immers, huisvesting op zo’n grote schaal vernietigen draagt eraan bij dat de Palestijnen als groep het leven onmogelijk wordt gemaakt.

Boekbeschrijving | Tareq Baconi’s zoektocht naar een eigen identiteit als Palestijn en queer

In het pas verschenen boek Fire in every direction. A memoir laat de Palestijnse onderzoeker Tareq Baconi zien hoe zijn Palestijnse identiteit door verschillende persoonlijke en politieke gebeurtenissen een steeds bepalender rol krijgt, schrijft Marianne Dagevos van Podium voor Palestina.

Uit onze agenda
zaterdag 7 maart t/m zaterdag 14 maart
DEMONSTRATIES EN WAKES
 UTRECHT DOORDEWEEKSE DAGEN 08.30 - 09.30 | Dagelijks stilteprotest voor Palestina, tegen genocide en bezetting (Neude, langs het fietspad)

 MAASTRICHT ZA 7 MAA 12.45 | Maandelijkse wake van Mensen in het Zwart (Markt, bij het standbeeld van J.P. Minckelers)

 ENSCHEDE ZA 7 MAA 14.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie (Station Enschede)

 HAARLEM ZO 8 MAA 14.00 | Wekelijkse demonstratie van Breed Platform Palestina (Grote Markt)

 HUIZEN WO 11 MAA 11.30 | Wekelijkse sit-in voor Gaza (Gemeentehuis)

 AMSTERDAM ZO 8 MAA 17.00 | Wekelijkse stilteprotest (Spui, bij 't Lieverdje)

 DEN HAAG DO 12 MAA 12.00 | Sit-in van Rijksambtenaren bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Rijnstraat 8

 STATIONS IN NEDERLAND DO 12 MAA 18.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie op diverse stations in Nederland: Stations Alkmaar (17.30 uur), Amersfoort, Arnhem, Assen, Dordrecht, Driebergen-Zeist, Ede-Wageningen, Groningen (mars vanaf Grote Markt 17.30 uur, sit-in station 18.30 uur), Hilversum (17.30 uur), Leiden, Nijmegen, Tiel, Tilburg, Zaandam (17.00 uur), Zutphen

Let op: The Rights Forum probeert de verschillende stationsacties in Nederland zo goed mogelijk bij te houden, maar dat is niet altijd goed mogelijk. Houd de sociale media-pagina's van de plaatselijke solidariteitsorganisaties in de gaten voor de meest actuele informatie.

 AMERSFOORT VRI 13 MAA 09.30 | Wekelijks stilteprotest tegen genocide (Varkensmarkt)

 ZALTBOMMEL VRI 13 MAA 19.00 | Stille Rode Lijn (Waalkade)

 GRONINGEN ZA 14 FEB 13.00 | Tweewekelijkse wake van Vrouwen in het Zwart (Waagplein)

 ENSCHEDE ZA 14 FEB 14.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie (Station Enschede)


CULTURELE EN ANDERE EVENEMENTEN
 UTRECHT ZO 8 MAA 15.30 | Palestine Café Utrecht, een ontmoetingsplek om de solidariteit met Palestina in Utrecht te versterken (Moira Expo, Wolvenstraat 10)

 AMSTERDAM DI 10 MAA 19.00 | Lezing en boekpresentatie: Gaza, een geschiedenis van Jan-Auwke Diepenhorst (Sint Nicolaaslyceum)

 AMSTERDAM DI 10 MAA 19.30 | Partij voor de Dieren - Politiek Café #4: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Plein Theater, Sajetplein 39)

 Onze agenda wordt doorlopend aangevuld. 

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6 maart 2026

The U.S.-Israel Axis is the world's primary engine of military aggression and global instability.

From the ongoing genocide in Palestine to the unprovoked strikes on Iran in February 2026, to the continuous bombing and mass displacement in southern Lebanon, no other combination of states comes close to this combined violent record. The Israeli colonial regime is also taking the opportunity to starve Palestinians again, and seize more land.

The current aggression is yet another manifestation of their joint imperial project over the region, with Palestine as its founding laboratory.

 

One can easily feel paralyzed and helpless in the face of the ongoing atrocities.

At PIPD, we advocate to center Palestinian voices on Palestine, in their diversity. We also don’t want to speak on behalf of Iranians on what is happening, acknowledging their multi-layered realities.

We don’t claim to have all the solutions, we are here to support understanding and clarity that can lead to action and organizing collectively against oppression, colonialism and imperial greed. Our movement is powerful, let’s keep the focus.

A few resources from our ecosystem:

 

Understand

  • To discern conspiracies from facts, you can follow analyst Trita Parsi on Substack

  • Recognizing the patterns: Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, The dry and the wet burn together

  • On the global economic impact: Hani Yasser Shaib, The Catastrophic Ramifications of a War on Iran

  • On Israeli colonial doctrine: Amjad Iraqi, The “burn the lawn” doctrine

  • Developments of US policy: The Makdisi Street podcast, with Jeremy Scahill

  • A legal perspective: Craig Mokhtiber, Understanding the US and Israel’s illegal war on Iran

 

Mobilize

Two campaigning calls to action in the U.S from our allies:

1. Call your Congress Representative to vote to Stop the War Resolution
2. Write to President Donald Trump

 

When you feel there is no direct action you can take, remember that educating yourself about the topic and having uncomfortable conversations with others, is the beginning to mobilize and organize against your government policies and interventions.

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De BDS-beweging roept je op je Spotify abonnement te schrappen en eventueel om te ruilen voor iets anders. En je kunt als reiziger verklaren dat je niet met meedoet met Booking.com en AirBNB. Hoe meer ondertekenaars van deze belofte hoe beter!

Met de afschuwelijke oorlog van Israël en de VS tegen Iran moeten we echt de BDS-druk blijven opvoeren. Geen steun voor hun oorlog. Dat zal ook een thema zijn op het People's Congress van de Den Haag Groep van zaterdag as. in Amsterdam dat je kunt volgen.

Met strijdbare groet,

Het BDS -team

 

Boycot
BDS beweging: Boycot Spotify!

De oprichter van Spotify heeft enorme rijkdommen onttrokken aan de arbeid van muzikanten en deze  geïnvesteerd in AI-oorlogsvoering die banden heeft met de genocide in Israël. Spotify publiceert advertenties voor gemilitariseerde en racistische strijdkrachten in de VS en Israël. Het platform normaliseert genocide en apartheid en houdt artiesten gevangen in een uitbuitend systeem zonder eerlijke beloning. Het is nu dringender dan ooit dat muziekfans zich afmelden voor Spotify.

 

Actie
Sta op tegen de oorlog tegen Iran

Met de meedogenloze aanval op Iran laat de genocidale VS-Israël as zien waar het hen om gaat: een wereld waarin macht het altijd wint van recht.

De BDS-beweging heeft tot nu toe gezorgd voor grote druk op Israël en ermee handelende bedrijven. En jij kunt meehelpen met die druk te vergroten.

 

Evenement
Kom naar het Amsterdam People's Congress

Dit weekend komt op de interstatelijke Groep van Den Haag in de Dominicuskerk in Amsterdam bij elkaar, in een door de BDS-beweging bijeen geroepen People's Congress. Onder de gasten zijn VN expert Francesca Albanese, Greta Thunberg, Omar Barghouti en Jeremy Corbyn. Ook Hind Khoudary, Sally Rooney, Yara Hawari en Chris Smalls zijn van de partij.

De gelegenheid is dat het één jaar is na de eerste bijeenkomst van deze door het globale Zuiden geleide groep. Alle initiatiefnemers (Colombia, Zuid-Afrika, Maleisië, Namibië en nog vier andere) komen daarvandaan.

Het publieke event van zaterdagavond kan ook live online gevolgd worden. Check de website van de Progressive International hiervoor.

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Susan Abulhawa reflects on her visit to Sulala Animal Rescue

When I entered Gaza the first time in 2024, Sulala had run out of food for their animals and were mixing whatever canned food they could find with old bread.  That too was threatening to run out.  So, along with the 20+ suitcases of medicines and supplies I had brought for people, I filled about 10 duffle bags full of cat and dog food along with flea and tick treatment. It was was a drop in the bucket, of course, and it only lasted a month or two, but it was enough to tide them over until a larger shipment, which had been stuck at the border, was given clearance to enter.  The genocide in Gaza has targeted all life—

 

Susan with Sulala Animal Rescue Founder Saeed Al-Err

human, non-human, and plant life.  The Quran teaches us that animals are individuals and they are nations onto themselves, as we are nations.  Compassion, solidarity, and struggle must be total in encompassing those who are vulnerable.

 

- Susan Abulhawa

Novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, mother, and activist

For our Virtual Visit this month, we will be going to Sulala Animal Rescue with our guide, founder Saeed Al-Err.

Nobody in Palestine loves animals more than Saeed Al-Err. For decades he used to roam the streets of Palestine feeding the stray animals. In 2006, he founded Sulala, the first animal rescue organization in Palestine. Now he and his family dedicate their whole lives to helping animals. In addition to operating as a stray animal shelter and vet, the organization seeks to promote the welfare of animals through education.

Register for Our Virtual Visit to Sulala Animal Rescue on March 25th at 12pm EST 

We were saddened to learn of Mary Ann Kerr's passing late November 2025. Mary Ann, along with her husband Doug who we also recently lost, was a beautiful human being and pillar of the Eyewitness Palestine community. Her obituary embodies EP's mission and reflects her long legacy of human rights work and pursuit of justice, for Palestine and within her own community.

A Message from Joe Groves, Co-Founder and Board member of Eyewitness Palestine:

 

I remember sitting down to lunch with Mary Ann and Doug in DC in 2008 (I think) and asking if one of them would serve on the Interfaith Peace-Builders Board. Both of them said, no, there was no way that they could add the IFPB Board to the work they were already doing. I had an idea: “Well, why not share a seat on the Board and split the work.” They said yes! Of course, we got full-time Board work out of each of them. Two for the price of one.

 

This instance tells a lot about Mary Ann and Doug. They shared life and work. When they made a commitment, they fulfilled it with energy and determination. Mary Ann ended up focusing on building IFPB work in Cleveland; Doug focused on the Board itself.

 

There are a number of people who have been critical to IFPB/EP’s success. Mary Ann is one. After serving one term on the Board, she decided she wanted to focus on building regional networks for IFPB, starting with a Northeast Ohio chapter. We tried to build several IFPB chapters. Only Mary Ann and Doug and succeeded because of their commitment of time and energy and their organizing skills. They recruited people for the Northeast Ohio chapter, many of whom had never heard of IFPB. They organized speaking tours and house parties; they sold olive oil; they raised money. They were energizers for IFPB.

 

For over a decade, Mary Ann was there for IFPB. Playing multiple roles. Expanding IFPB’s capacity. Raising money. Doing what was needed. Being present. She did it with enthusiasm, grace, and humor. She knew the struggles of Palestinians well, but she came at her work with positive energy, a smile, and lots of laughter, all needed pieces of the life-long commitment that she made.

 

Mary Ann Kerr, presente!

 

"Mary Ann and Doug were among the first people I met when I joined the board in 2010, and from that very first face-to-face meeting in Washington, DC, I was deeply impressed. We connected instantly. They had already visited Palestine and my hometown, Hebron, through a delegation, and Mary Ann’s knowledge, passion, and unwavering commitment to justice left a lasting mark on me.

 

During the years we served together, I learned so much from them. Their dedication was not just words—it was action. From their tireless work in Cleveland to the unforgettable annual house parties they hosted, which became highlights of our fundraising efforts, they gave their time, energy, and hearts fully.

 

They are profoundly missed. Mary Ann’s voice, stories, and spirit will always stay with me. May she and Doug rest in peace, and may their legacy of compassion and courage continue to inspire us all."

 

-Rami, EP Board Member

2119.

4 maart 2026

As Israel uses our U.S. tax dollars to massacre Palestinian and Iranian families, we must scale up our work to cut off the weapons once and for all.

 

It’s going to take all of us, pushing together over the long haul. But that future is within reach. Public opinion is on our side, the people’s rage won’t be silenced, and it’s only a matter of time before the genocide machine breaks down.

 

Since our organization began nearly 25 years ago, USCPR’s ultimate goal has been to end U.S. military funding to Israel. So we’re sharpening our strategic vision, focusing on where we can make the highest impact in the short- and long-term.

 

From grassroots campaigns to Capitol Hill advocacy to BDS victories, our small but mighty team has powered a movement that is winning real change.

 

Now we're bringing on two senior leaders to deepen our work. If you know someone who would be a great fit, or if one of these roles speaks to you, I hope you'll take a look.

 

Director of Organizing

 

The Director of Organizing will drive USCPR's programmatic strategy according to our mission, values, and strategic plan. You'll supervise and support our three-member organizing team; manage organizing coaches, fellows, and volunteer organizers; and build deeper organizing skills across our networks.

 

You'll lead national campaigns, including deepening strategy for divestment and building grassroots advocacy capacity for legislation to end U.S. military funding to Israel. You'll also represent USCPR in public-facing coalitions and events, holding relationships with key Palestine and cross-movement partners. This is a full-time remote position based in the U.S.

READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION

Development Director

 

The Development Director will work with our dynamic staff and volunteer boards to retain, cultivate, and expand a growing base of donors. You'll manage the major gifts program, including identification, solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship, and lead grant seeking, including managing existing relationships with foundations and drafting proposals and reports.

 

You'll develop and execute an annual fundraising plan, lead fundraising special events, and coordinate donor prospecting to diversify USCPR and USCPR Action's donor base. You'll also be responsible for annual planning, goal-setting, compiling data on giving trends, and using metrics to improve fundraising operations. This is a full-time remote position based in the U.S., with the ability to travel to DC and Boston as needed.

READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION

Both roles offer a salary range of $90,941–$102,941 based on years of experience, plus employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, 15–20 days of vacation, floating holidays, personal time off, and 36-hour work weeks.

 

Read more about these two new openings, including full job descriptions and how to apply. If you're interested in one of these roles, apply now.

 

Spread the word! Please forward this email to anyone who might be a good fit.

 

Gratefully,

 

AHMAD ABUZNAID

Executive Director

2118.

3 maart 2026

Last weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched a disastrous and illegal war on Iran. In the days since, a dozen countries have been pulled into the war and hundreds of people have been killed across the region, including 165 people at a girls' school in Iran bombed by the U.S.-Israeli coalition.

 

Emboldened by their joint genocide in Gaza, Trump and Netanyahu are pulling the entire region towards all-out war, with no concern for the lives of half a billion people living in the region.

 

Meanwhile, the Israeli government is using this opportunity to further its genocidal and expansionist goals, shutting down all entry points into Gaza and the West Bank and bombing and invading southern Lebanon. 

Here's what you can do right now:

1. Demand Congress take action to stop war with Iran

Congress will likely vote this week on a War Powers Resolution. Use this JVP Action tool to demand Congress reject Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war of choice against Iran.

Email Congress now

2. Gather and act at the Power-Half Hour.

Every day at 3pm ET, join us as we discuss the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and across the region, and take action together to advance our demands: No War, No Genocide, Abolish ICE, Free Palestine.

Register now

3. Fight militarism everywhere: No war, no ICE!

The war on immigrants continues while Trump wages war abroad. Soon, the Senate will vote on a bill that continues funding immigration enforcement and detention. Use this JVP Action and DWN tool to demand they vote NO on ICE and CBP funding.

Tell your Senators: No ICE funding

 

The horrifying impact of the U.S. and Israel’s imperialist warmaking, violence, and crippling sanctions have devastated Iran and the region for decades.

 

A U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is already leading to death and violence across the region — we must do everything we can to stop it from going any further.

 

In solidarity,

 

Jason Farbman

Digital Director

 

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2117.

3 maart 2026

This weekend, we all witnessed the U.S. and Israel launch a dangerous war on Iran. They bombed a girls' elementary school, killing more than 100 children with the death toll still rising.1

 

This is what our tax dollars are funding. And this was a war of choice. Let’s be clear: this is Israel's war that the U.S. is now fighting. Israel has pushed the U.S. to attack Iran for two decades, and Netanyahu finally got what he wanted.2

 

Tell your members of Congress: No war on Iran, no weapons for Israel! Stop using American tax dollars for endless wars and cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act NOW.

TAKE ACTION

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is recycling the same Bush era playbook used to invade Iraq, manufacturing fear, claiming imminent threats that don't exist, and bypassing Congress entirely. Trump launched this war without congressional authorization, in clear violation of the Constitution.3

 

Americans are not buying it. A new CNN poll shows a majority of Americans oppose the strikes on Iran.4 A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only one in four Americans approve.5

 

Even within Trump's own party, support is shaky: fewer than half of Republicans want the strikes to continue.6 This is a deeply unpopular war, started on behalf of the rogue Israeli government that has already committed genocide in Gaza and is now dragging the entire region into catastrophe.

 

Email Congress now. Tell them our tax dollars should fund care not killing, and demand they cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act.

CONTACT CONGRESS

Here's what you need to know about what's at stake:

 

Congress votes on the War Powers Resolution this week. Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, a Democrat and a Republican, are forcing a vote to reassert Congress's constitutional authority to declare war.7 The resolution already has 84 cosponsors. Every member of Congress needs to go on record: do they stand with the American people, or with a reckless, unauthorized war?

 

The Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565) is more urgent than ever. With 63 cosponsors and growing, this historic bill would stop the U.S. from supplying Israel with bombs, tank rounds, artillery shells, and more deadly weapons.8 We reached this point precisely because politicians in both parties armed Israel to the teeth while it committed genocide, building up the massive military arsenal Israel has now used to launch a war on Iran.

 

Israel shut down all aid crossings into Gaza the moment the strikes began, once again using war as a cover to punish and starve Palestinians.9 World Central Kitchen says it will run out of food this week if the crossings aren't reopened. During Ramadan.

 

Americans are facing rising grocery prices, healthcare cuts, climate disasters, and skyrocketing rent, all while our government spends billions on forever wars. Trump ran as the "peace" candidate. The GOP called themselves the "pro-peace ticket." They lied, and now people are dying in a war that the overwhelming majority of this country never asked for.10

 

Take just 2 minutes right now to tell Congress: No war on Iran. No weapons for Israel.

TAKE ACTION NOW

It is long past time our elected officials listened to us. 59% of Americans oppose this war. 60% oppose arming Israel. The people have spoken. Now Congress needs to act.

Onward to liberation,

 

AHMAD ABUZNAID

Executive Director

Footnotes

2116.

2 maart 2026

This weekend as Israel and the U.S. launched war on Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu said, “This combination of forces allows us to do what I have been hoping to do for 40 years.”

He said this after a joint Israeli-U.S. airstrike bombed a girls’ school, killing at least 175 people.

This is not about “defense.” This is not a sudden escalation or a last-minute response. What we are witnessing is the continuation of a long-stated goal: to expand war in the region and pull the United States into direct confrontation with Iran.

Without immediate action, the bombings will continue, just as they have in Gaza.

Tell Congress: Take Action to Stop War with Iran

A bipartisan group in Congress is working to block further military action in Iran by passing the War Powers Resolution in the House and Senate. Among the leaders of this push are Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie​and Senators Tim Kaine and Rand Paul. Their efforts could stop a decades-long disastrous regional war.

This war has no authorization from Congress. Americans do not support it. It violates both U.S. law and international law.

As supporters of Palestinian freedom, we know this pattern. The same logic used to justify the devastation of Gaza is now being used to widen this war. Civilian lives are treated as collateral.

We cannot accept it.

Write to your Members of Congress now to demand that they cosponsor and vote yes on the Iran War Powers Resolutions and stop weapons to Israel.

Since October 2023, Israel has expanded its military assault from Gaza and the West Bank into Lebanon, Syria, Yemen—and now Iran. This is not a series of separate events. It is one strategy: escalation.

Gaza was the testing ground. When mass civilian killing, siege, the bombing of hospitals and schools, and deliberate starvation brought no real consequences, international law was pushed aside. Impunity became policy. We are living with the results.

Write Congress: Stop the War, Stop Weapons to Israel

Gaza remains sealed. Food and humanitarian aid are blocked. Humanitarian organizations have been forced to halt daily meal operations. Hospitals and schools continue to be hit.

In the West Bank, checkpoints are closed, settler violence is rising, and annexation is accelerating. At the same time, Israel has intensified its bombing of Beirut and called up reservists in preparation for a possible ground invasion of southern Lebanon. This is a widening, multi-front war that treats entire cities and the civilians who live in them as expendable.

Israel is not just seeking U.S. support for its expansionist agenda. It is seeking U.S. participation, drawing this country into a project that frames endless war as destiny. Powerful donor networks and far-right Christian Zionist groups in Washington are helping drive this agenda forward, despite widespread public opposition.

Allowing Israel to continue its genocide in Gaza with impunity has emboldened the rogue state to “finish the job” and make Netanyahu’s decades-long dream a reality. It has set a precedent not just for what Israel can get away with, but for what other nations may do in the future.

Contact your Representative and Senators and demand they vote YES on the War Powers Resolutions and support legislation to block bombs to Israel. 

Tell them clearly:

  • No war on Iran
  • No more U.S. weapons to Israel
  • End the siege and starvation of Gaza

This is a decisive moment. Silence will be read as consent. We must do everything we can to stop this war before it is too late.

Write Congress Now

With determination,

Sandra Tamari
Executive Director
Adalah Justice Project

2115.

2 maart 2026

Come join us in Hebron! We're excited to invite you to join us for the 2026 Hebron Changemaker Summer Internship beginning this June! Take part in an immersive, field-based program for young adults dedicated to human rights and grassroots activism in Palestine. Participants will travel to Hebron to learn and practice nonviolent resistance, participate in community projects and research, and serve as a protective presence for the local Palestinian community. If you cannot volunteer with us, please consider supporting the internship through a donation instead!

Summer 2026 Applications Open Now

Interns will be led and mentored by Issa Amro, a UN-recognized Palestinian Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. This program provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in project management, research and advocacy under the guidance of one of the leading voices on human rights in the world.

Applicants must apply before the deadline: Mar 10, 2026

Session A: June 1 – July 8, 2026

Session B: July 9 – August 19, 2026

Each session offers a complete program experience, including orientation, field engagement, mentorship, and structured reflection.

 

What You Will Do

 Documentation, Media, Reporting

 International Advocacy

 Protective Presence

 Academic Research

 Community Projects

 

Who We Seek

We welcome applications from young adults who are genuinely committed to human rights and who approach solidarity work with humility and responsibility. For this internship, our target demographic is 20-35 olds but we welcome volunteers of any age above 18. Ideal candidates demonstrate emotional maturity, cultural sensitivity, and a willingness to learn from community leadership. We welcome volunteers from a variety of backgrounds but may prioritize candidates with prior organizing experience, demonstrated commitment to Palestinian rights, or a relevant academic background.

Here is what is included in your stay!

 Accommodation

 Meals

 Transportation

 Events, Trainings & Walking Tours

 Arabic Language and Cultural Exchange

 Certificate of Volunteering

 A Future in Human Rights.

Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing

"I am sitting around a fire outside my home. Above me, a drone circles my house, stopping every few minutes to hover some 15 meters away. Its camera points directly at me, unsubtly filming me in my own yard. This is not unusual. I am filmed, photographed, tracked and surveilled wherever I go..."

Read the latest article by our Executive Director Issa Amro about the realities of living under occupation in Hebron.

 

BBC: Israel expands West Bank control

 

The Israeli security cabinet passed major changes to the established division of powers in the West Bank, including expanding Israeli control beyond its military occupation, into the provision of municipal services in Palestinian-run areas, as well as broad powers to take over "heritage sites" across the West Bank.

"They were expanding a lot without any legal basis," he said. "Now they [will be] the law. They are changing the status from Occupied Territories to a legal dispute. It's part of Israel now without any rights for me. It's annexation of the land without me, as a Palestinian."

Help Us Spread The Word!

We need your help to continue to bring the human rights situation of Hebron and Palestine to the world! We rely on your support to continue to engage with the international media. Our team works tirelessly to connect journalists with Palestinian victims of violence, to document and report human rights violations in the city, and to speak to international media outlets such as the CNN, BBC, the New York Times, and more.

Donate to help support our efforts to spread the word of Palestinian rights in the media!

With peace,

Friends of Hebron

Working for Peace and Justice

www.hebronfriends.org/

2114.

1 maart 2026

2113.

1 maart 2026

Ziv here. With Refuser Solidarity Network’s support, I lead the Changing Direction movement, which promotes civil disobedience to combat the Israeli government. Throughout Israel’s assault on Gaza, we led protests and direct actions outside the Israeli military headquarters and the Ministry of Defense. We barricaded ourselves in Benjamin Netanyahu’s party headquarters. We organized direct actions calling attention to the people of Gaza. And now, we are also fighting alongside Palestinian citizens of Israel, who are rising up against years of state neglect, rampant violence in their communities, and an apartheid regime that treats their lives as expendable. They are being killed at record rates: since the start of 2026, 47 Palestinian citizens of Israel have been killed in homicides. That is one person everyday. The far-right government has completely abandoned them as part of a state policy of total neglect and disinvestment, and we refuse to stand by. Changing Direction is not only showing up in solidarity; we are actively organizing to build Jewish-Palestinian partnerships that can challenge this injustice together. If you believe in this work, please make a donation today to help us expand and sustain it.

Support War Refusers

Over the last few years crime organizations have flourished in Palestinian towns while the state has failed to enforce the law or provide basic safety as part of a policy of neglect. Weapons flood communities. Families are left to fend for themselves. This is not accidental dysfunction, it is discriminatory policy. When violence devastates Palestinian society and the government does nothing, it reinforces a clear message about whose lives matter.

But communities are refusing to accept this reality. Palestinian organizers, local leaders, and families have led powerful protests demanding safety, dignity, and accountability. And we have made the decision to stand with them, not symbolically, but materially and organizationally.

That means showing up in the streets when they call for protest. It means placing ourselves between demonstrators and far-right extremists who arrive to intimidate and provoke violence. It means using our networks to bring more Jewish Israelis into this struggle to witness, to listen, and to act.

Support War Refusers

Last week, during a nationwide day of disruption led by Palestinian citizens, families blocked roads and organized nonviolent protests across the country. Changing Direction escalated alongside them. We blocked the entrance to the Ministry of National Security, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, whose policies have deepened discrimination and abandonment. For an hour, we disrupted business as usual and demanded an end to the two-tier system that devalues Palestinian lives.

But protest alone is not enough. We are investing in leadership development and coalition-building so this movement grows stronger, broader, and more resilient. Last week, we held a community organizing training for our activists focused on cultivating new leadership and expanding our capacity. Our goal is clear: to help build a shared movement to confront this unjust reality.

Support War Refusers

This is the long game. Building trust across communities. Expanding circles of courage. Turning solidarity into sustained power. The government is counting on division and despair. We are building partnership and action instead.

Your support makes this possible. It allows us to train organizers, mobilize quickly when communities call for action, protect demonstrators from violence, and build the coalitions necessary to challenge systemic discrimination at its roots.

If you want to see a different future here, one built on equality, safety, and shared struggle,  please donate today to power this work.

Support War Refusers


In solidarity,


Ziv Roi-Cohen
Changing Direction

2112.