12 juli 2026

As our mid-year campaign comes to a close, I wanted to say thank you.

Over the past few weeks, we've shared stories from refusers who refused to serve Israel’s genocide, organizers standing alongside Palestinian communities in the West Bank, activists building anti-war coalitions, and people who continue to resist despite enormous pressure.

And thanks to your support, we reached our campaign goal and can continue to support them. Thank you for supporting us during such a critical moment.

None of this work happens on its own. Every donation, email you forwarded, conversation you started, message you shared on social media helps strengthen the resisters inside Israel who are refusing militarism, occupation, and endless war.

Your support tells them something they rarely get to hear: you're not alone.

The work doesn't end with this campaign. The occupation continues. The violence continues. So does the resistance. In the coming months we'll keep supporting refusers, grassroots organizers, and movements working toward a future based on equality, justice, and shared life.

We're grateful to have you with us. Thank you for standing on the right side of history.

In solidarity,

Shimri Zameret
Chairman of the Board
Resistance Solidarity Network

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10 juli 2026

Welcome to “Ya’tik Al-’Afiyah” (May God give you health and strength), our monthly newsletter! We hope you enjoy the read.

 Important Update: Threats Against Refugee Camps Escalate

 First, some disheartening news:

Our partners at the Yafa Cultural Center in Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus have informed us that news outlets are warning refugee camps across the West Bank to prepare for incursions by Israeli Occupation Forces in the coming days.

Second, an opportunity for action and hope:

You can help sustain the community in Balata Refugee Camp through this especially difficult time by supporting the Yafa Cultural Center.

Since its founding in 1996 the Yafa Cultural Center has provided a safe space for children, youth, and women in the camp while preserving Palestinian identity, culture, and the right of return. Through education, arts, sports, leadership development, and civic engagement, the center empowers young people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to build stronger futures despite the challenges they face.

Yafa Cultural Center offers programs including traditional dance, music, theater, parkour, visual arts, media production, academic support, and youth leadership, alongside women's initiatives in embroidery, handicrafts, candle making, recycling, and community health.

As the needs of the community grow, the center is seeking support to sustain these vital programs by funding staff and trainers, maintaining facilities, equipping the library, theater, and recording studio, supporting youth exchanges, and expanding opportunities for women to generate income through the sale of their handcrafted and embroidered products.

We are holding a silent auction to raise funds to purchase more of their beautiful embroidered items. Click the button below to participate in the auction!

If you haven't seen our Virtual Visit to Balata Refugee Camp, you can watch it on our YouTube channel below. The tour features delegates from our April 2025 Mental Health Delegation, who visited the camp on a tour with Mariam Ajwa at the Yafa Cultural Center.

A Message from Nour, the Newest Member of Our Team!

Salam! My name is Nour, and I served on Eyewitness Palestine's (EP) board of directors for three years before now joining full-time on staff. Whilst being on the board, I was also Vice President of Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Connecticut. I currently serve on the steering committee of the Connecticut Palestine Solidarity Coalition as well as on the executive committee of We Will Return, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. I made the move to EP staff because I saw firsthand how vital this organization is for social justice and education on Palestine. Our amazing upcoming programs, such as the Nakba Survivor Stories series and in-person delegations, not only shed light on the occupation but also reveal the beauty of Palestine that is so often hidden in mainstream  media, and I couldn't wait to work more directly on these projects.

To understand Palestine and its people is to understand its beauty and the source of their unwavering dedication to their land. EP's commitment to redefining the narrative around Palestine is what inspired me to take this role, and I'm so excited to be a part of the team.

We have a few spots left for our Fall 2026 Olive Harvest Brigade.

Participants will join hands-on, community-led efforts rooted in land, culture, and resistance. They'll be involved in projects such as olive harvesting, gardening, and land repurposing, as well as seasonal work directed by our local partners.

They will also engage in political and cultural exchange through visits to historic cities, sites, meetings with civil society organizations, and communal dinners.

Click the link below to fill out the interest form today!

Fill out the interest form here

An important aspect of our delegations is finding meaningful ways to give back and support Palestinians on the ground over the long term. In 2025, we successfully purchased 11 olive harvesting machines, which have cut farmers' harvest time in half.

 

This year, we aim to continue this mutual aid effort by providing 30 additional harvesting machines to farmers throughout the West Bank. You can learn more and contribute to this campaign through the link below. Your contribution will directly support this initiative, as well as fund scholarships for volunteers joining the Olive Harvest Brigade.

Contribute to the Campaign

Thank you to each and every one of you for your support! We could not do this work without you.

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10 juli 2026

Vandaag staan we samen met PAX en Oxfam Novib opnieuw in de rechtbank voor onze rechtszaak over de levering van onderdelen voor F-35-gevechtsvliegtuigen aan Israël.

Met onze rechtszaak dwongen we eerder al af dat Nederland stopte met de rechtstreekse levering van F-35-onderdelen aan Israël. Nu draait de zaak om Nederlandse onderdelen die via de Verenigde Staten alsnog in Israëlische gevechtsvliegtuigen belanden.

'Herkomst onbekend'
Volgens de Nederlandse staat is niet vast te stellen of hier geproduceerde onderdelen daadwerkelijk in Israëlische F-35's terechtkomen, omdat de onderdelen samen met die van andere landen via de Verenigde Staten worden geleverd.

Dat is nauwelijks geloofwaardig. IKEA kan van ieder plugje in een Billy-boekenkast precies aangeven waar het is gemaakt en waar het naartoe gaat. Maar Lockheed Martin en het Amerikaanse ministerie van Defensie zouden dat niet kunnen voor onderdelen van een gevechtsvliegtuig van zo'n 80 miljoen dollar per stuk? Bovendien is voor sommige cruciale onderdelen het Nederlandse GKN Fokker zelfs de enige fabrikant ter wereld.

De kern
Door alle juridische constructies lijkt deze zaak ingewikkeld. Maar de kern is eenvoudig: in iedere Israëlische F-35 die wordt ingezet bij aanvallen op de Palestijnse bevolking zitten onderdelen waarvoor een Nederlands bedrijf onmisbaar is. Dat kan en mag niet langer het geval zijn.

Nederland kan zijn verantwoordelijkheid niet laten verdwijnen achter Amerikaanse magazijnen en juridische rookgordijnen. Nederland mag nooit medeplichtig zijn aan genocide.

Noodoproep | Arts Hussam Abu Safiya verkeert in levensgevaar

De gezondheid van de Palestijnse kinderarts Hussam Abu Safiya gaat snel achteruit. De voormalige directeur van het Kamal Adwan-ziekenhuis in Noord-Gaza zit sinds december 2024 zonder aanklacht of proces gevangen in Israël. Volgens zijn advocaat en de Israëlische mensenrechtenorganisatie Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) is hij ernstig verzwakt, mishandeld en verkeert hij in levensgevaar. Ook de VN heeft inmiddels opgeroepen tot zijn onmiddellijke vrijlating.

De Palestijnse kinderarts Hussam Abu Safiya. © Privéfoto

Abu Safiya groeide tijdens de Israëlische aanvallen op Noord-Gaza uit tot het gezicht van de Palestijnse gezondheidszorg. Ondanks de belegering van zijn ziekenhuis en de dood van zijn zoon bleef hij zijn patiënten behandelen. Juist daarom vrezen mensenrechtenorganisaties dat zijn gevangenschap geen op zichzelf staand geval is. PHRI waarschuwt dat Israël Palestijnse artsen het zwijgen wil opleggen om te voorkomen dat zij kunnen getuigen over de verwoesting van de gezondheidszorg in Gaza.

Samen met dertien andere Palestijnse artsen wordt Abu Safiya daarom genoemd in een petitie van PHRI aan het Israëlische Hooggerechtshof, die oproept tot hun onmiddellijke vrijlating. Op onze website leest u meer over de zorgwekkende gezondheidstoestand van Hussam Abu Safiya én over de

Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) eist de onmiddelijke vrijlating van deze veertien Palestijnse artsen. © PHRI

Hopen op internationale druk
De Israëlische autoriteiten hebben ​​het Israëlische Hooggerechtshof verzocht om de petitie van PHRI zonder hoorzitting af te wijzen. De zoon van dokter Abu Safiya, Elias, vestigt zijn hoop daarom op externe druk. ‘Wij roepen de internationale gemeenschap, mensenrechtenorganisaties, de media en alle mensen met een geweten op om met spoed in actie te komen’, zegt hij. ‘Het stilzwijgen van de wereld kan leiden tot het verlies van een onschuldig mensenleven. De tijd dringt, en wij dringen er bij u op aan in te grijpen voordat het te laat is.’

Open brief | Maatschappelijke organisaties vragen om totaalverbod op EU-handel met nederzettingen

Meer dan vijftig maatschappelijke organisaties, waaronder The Rights Forum, hebben de Europese Commissie een open brief gestuurd waarin we oproepen om een totaalverbod op handel met de illegale Israëlische nederzettingen in bezet Palestina in te stellen.

Aanstaande maandag, 13 juli, komen de ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van EU-lidstaten samen in de Raad Buitenlandse Zaken. De Commissie heeft beloofd om in deze vergadering opties te presenteren voor het (gedeeltelijk) verbieden van handel met de illegale nederzettingen op de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever.

Samenwerking met andere landen
De brief kwam tot stand na intensief contact met partnerorganisaties in andere Europese landen. Die samenwerking richt zich ook op nationale verboden op handel met de nederzettingen. Nederland, België en Ierland bereiden zelf al stappen voor om op nationaal niveau de import van goederen uit nederzettingen te verbieden. Investeringen in nederzettingen, export naar nederzettingen en handel in diensten vallen daar nog niet onder.

Spanje heeft al wel een handelsverbod ingesteld waar ook diensten, zoals kamerverhuur via Booking.com of Airbnb, onder vallen. Door met onze partners samen te werken willen wij bereiken dat deze maatregelen ook in andere landen, én in de EU als geheel, worden ingevoerd.

Berendsens telefoontje met zijn Israëlische collega roept opnieuw vragen op over het Nederlandse Israëlbeleid

Minister Berendsen sprak ‘openhartig’ met zijn Israëlische collega, maar niet over de genocide die diens land blijft plegen. Israël kan die mede dankzij Nederland bekostigen.

Opinie | Internationaal Strafhof moet Israëls genocidale inzet van seksueel geweld onderzoeken

Wijdverbreid seksueel geweld tegen Palestijnse gevangenen moet worden beschouwd als mogelijke misdaad tegen de menselijkheid, én als mogelijke genocidale daad, betogen twee experts internationaal recht.

Boekbespreking | Maskeren en ontmaskeren, grote thema’s in Palestijnse literatuur

Bassem Khandaqji schreef in Israëlische gevangenschap de bekroonde roman A mask the color of the sky. Hij onderzoekt daarin in hoeverre een masker kansen biedt om een andere identiteit aan te nemen. Dat schrijft Marianne Dagevos, initiatiefneemster van Podium voor Palestina, in een boekbespreking op onze website.


Op donderdagavond 8 oktober is er een online boekbespreking van deze roman. Aanmelden kan via deze link.

Uit onze agenda
zaterdag 11 juli t/m zaterdag 18 juli
Organiseert u een bijeenkomst, demonstratie, lezing, filmvertoning of een andere activiteit over Palestina? Stuur de informatie dan naar
CULTURELE EN ANDERE EVENEMENTEN
 AMSTERDAM 10-12 JUL 15.00 - 22.30 | Unlearning Maps: Each Small Candle Lights a Corner of the Dark. Meerdaags solidariteitsprogramma met documentaires, lezingen, performances en boekpresentaties over Palestina, Libanon, Syrië, Rojava en andere regio's in West-Azië. Het programma is opgezet als fundraiser en brengt kunstenaars, schrijvers en onderzoekers samen. (LOLA Lieven)


DEMONSTRATIES EN WAKES
 AMSTERDAM ELKE DAG 12.30 - 13.30 | Daily reading vigil for Palestine (De Dam)

 UTRECHT DOORDEWEEKSE DAGEN 08.30 - 09.30 | Dagelijks stilteprotest voor Palestina, tegen genocide en bezetting (Neude, langs het fietspad)

 APELDOORN ELKE MAANDAG, DONDERDAG & VRIJDAG 17.00 - 17.30 | Stilteprotest voor Palestina (Marktplein)

 HAARLEM ZO 12 JUL 14.00 - 15.00 | Wekelijkse demonstratie tegen Israëls wandaden (Grote Markt)

 AMSTERDAM ZO 12 JUL 17.00 - 18.00 | Wekelijkse stilteprotest (Spui, bij 't Lieverdje)

 HUIZEN WO 15 JUL 12.00 - 13.00 | Wekelijkse sit-in voor Gaza (Gemeentehuis)

 DEN HAAG DO 16 JUL 12.00 - 12.30 | Sit-in van Rijksambtenaren bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Rijnstraat 8

 STATIONS IN NEDERLAND DO 16 JUL 18.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie op diverse stations in Nederland. De lijst van stations publiceren we begin volgende week in onze agenda.

 HENGELO DO 16 JUL 18.45 - 19.15 | Wekelijks stilteprotest van Hengelo4Palestine (voor de Lambertus kerk)

 AMERSFOORT VR 17 JUL 09.30 | Wekelijks stilteprotest tegen genocide (Varkensmarkt)

 DOETINCHEM VR 17 JUL 10.00 - 12.00 | Wekelijkse demonstratie van Achterhoek4Palestine (Simonsplein bij de Catharinakerk)

 DEN BOSCH ZA 18 JUL 12.00 - 14.00 | Maandelijkse wake voor Palestina (Kerkplein)

 GRONINGEN ZA 18 JUL 13.00 - 14.00 | Tweewekelijkse wake voor Palestina (Waagplein)


 Onze agenda wordt doorlopend aangevuld. 

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9 juli 2026

For 30 years, JVP has been built by committed member-leaders organizing in their local communities, now numbering over 100 chapters in cities, towns, and campuses. Together, these chapters count many thousands of anti-Zionist Jews and allies in over 30 U.S. states, all organizing together towards Palestinian freedom.

As the devastating genocide of Palestinians continues to unfold — enabled, armed, and funded by our government — the tasks ahead of us all are massive. And, there are clear signs that show collective impact is real and possible as we continue the fight: From moving nearly half the Senate to vote to block weapons to Israel, to propelling a sea change in public opinion around Palestine and massively eroding the false cover of Jewish support for genocide.

This is how we as JVP interrupt the U.S.-Israeli war machine: By building a mass base of Jews, developing their leadership, and channeling that people power into campaigns and mobilizations that ultimately win material change.

Building that kind of people power is an incredible feat, and it takes immense resources: thousands of hours of volunteer labor by dedicated JVP member-leaders, who are being supported at every step of the way by a team of professional field organizers on JVP’s staff.

JVP’s over 100 Chapters are:

  • Moving their elected officials to vote to end U.S. arms to Israel, such as in Atlanta, where JVP members organized tirelessly to get their U.S. Senators to vote to block bulldozers and bombs to Israel — and both of them did, alongside nearly half the U.S. Senate.

  • Disrupting business as usual through mass protests that make national headlines and show just how many people oppose their tax dollars going to fund genocide, such as in NYC, where the JVP chapter led a sit-in of 300 New Yorkers at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to demand they stop arming Israel. Nearly 100 of them were arrested — as covered by the Associated Press and New York Times.

  • Cultivating spaces for anti-Zionist Jews to be their full selves and challenging the conflation of Judaism with support for Israel, such as in New Orleans, where the local JVP Chapter held its largest-ever Passover seder to date.

  • Keeping up the fight to divest their universities from Israeli genocide and apartheid at over 40 campuses across the country, including at Occidental College, where students launched the longest-running pro-Palestine encampment since 2024.

  • Resisting ICE in their communities and drawing the connection between Trump’s fascist push at home and U.S. support for Israeli genocide and apartheid, including the thousands of JVP members from dozens of JVP chapters and pods who took to the streets as part of No Kings and May Day mass protests.
What does it take to build that kind of people power?

In the last two and a half years, JVP has built out our capacity in significant ways so that we can bring our fullest power to fighting the U.S.-Israeli war machine.

That’s included making seven new hires to support the grassroots people power at the core of JVP’s local organizing:

  • Three Regional Chapter Organizers in the South, Northeast, and West Coast

  • Two Distributed Organizers supporting Pods (smaller local JVP formations) around the country

  • An NYC Organizer

  • A second Student Organizer

That’s in addition to the four field organizers who were already on JVP’s staff, meaning that we now have a grassroots organizing staff of eleven people supporting over 100 local and campus chapters across the United States.

With the dedicated support of this staff, it is JVP’s base of tens of thousands of members — with JVP member-leaders at the helm — who are driving the core of JVP’s work forward, in towns and cities all over the United States.

I’m grateful to be in this movement alongside you,

Jemma Pasch

Director of Grassroots Organizing, JVP

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9 juli 2026

What does solidarity in action look like? What can Palestinian resistance teach us about life? And how are our struggles for freedom interconnected—from Palestine, to Hawaiʻi, to Turtle Island?

In her new essay for The Palestine Connection, Kanaka Maoli artist, scholar, and organizer Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio reflects on these questions by unpacking her own experience in Palestine and grappling with her understanding of Palestine, occupation, and the “profound commitment to life.”

Read the piece on The Palestine Connection

This past Tuesday, July 7, marked the anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiʻian Kingdom in 1898. Just days before, the U.S. government and millions of Americans commemorated the country’s 250th anniversary. Meanwhile, in Palestine and Lebanon, U.S.-funded bombs continue to drop, murdering families and destroying entire neighborhoods.

These dates are not days for celebration, but for reckoning with the enduring legacy and current manifestations of colonial violence, indigenous erasure, and the interconnectedness of all of our fights for freedom. 

Dr. Osorio’s essay is an intimate account of solidarity in practice and what it means to be bound to another people's struggle, not just in analysis but in action. She reflects on what it means to struggle for Ea—life, breath, and sovereignty—and how bearing witness to occupation in Palestine sharpened her own understanding of home and ʻohana (kin).

Read Dr. Osorio’s piece, “Thinking About Palestine”, on Substack now.  

In her piece, Dr. Osorio writes about her February 2026 trip to Palestine as part of a delegation of Indigenous and Black organizers with Eyewitness Palestine. Her visits to Jerusalem, the West Bank, and '48 Palestine expanded her understanding of Palestine beyond the isolation of Gaza into a wider context of the occupation that reaches into every part of Palestinian life.
 

“The doing is not only the crossing of borders. It is the work of showing up, building relationships, organizing, taking risks, and allowing what we learn to transform how we move in the world. Most people committed to Palestinian liberation will never walk the streets of Jerusalem or wait at a checkpoint in the West Bank. But that does not place solidarity beyond her reach. If anything, it demands that they refuse the comfort of distance and let what they know call them into action.”
Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio
In the face of the Israeli state’s violence, Dr. Osorio witnessed the steadfastness of a people who refuse to submit and disappear. Communities in Bethlehem who forced the wall to reroute by refusing to leave their land. Young people in Dheisheh Camp who carry ancestral memory through dance. Families in Hebron who refuse to surrender to settler expansion despite being confined behind locked gates and barriers.

As Dr. Osorio writes, “When freedom is crushed, manipulated, or denied, Ea does not disappear. It adapts. It reorganizes itself. It endures.”

We are honored to share Dr. Osorio’s writing with you this month, and continue the transformative work of solidarity and liberation together.
 Read the full piece

In solidarity,

Rand J.
Adalah Justice Project

P.S. Subscribe to The Palestine Connection access more content from AJP and guest writers that deepens our understanding of Palestine and the struggles connected to it.

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9 juli 2026

Are the walls closing in for Israeli war criminals?

The jacket of paramedic Maysara al-Khawaja lies across his body after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, al-Nasser Hospital, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, 22 June 2026. Photo: Doaa Albaz.

After more than 1,000 days of genocide in Gaza, are the walls finally beginning to close in on Israeli war criminals?

 

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli Minister of National Security and a leader of the extremist violent settler movement, canceled his planned trip to New York City this week after activists and rights groups called on the New York Attorney General to investigate him for war crimes.

 

For years, Israeli leaders have traveled the world with impunity, despite their widely documented war crimes and egregious violations of international law in their atrocities against Palestinians. Since Israel’s genocide began, however, the tide has started to shift.

 

But even as international isolation increases for individual genocidaires, the world continues to fail Gaza. Their medical system is entering new levels of crisis…

Act now: Demand the release of Dr. Abu Safiya.

A sit-in protest is held in Hebron, West Bank, in front of the headquarters of the International Red Cross Committee, opposing the arrest of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the targeting of medical personnel in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing genocide, January 9, 2025. Photo Mosab Shawer.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is a renowned pediatrician and acting director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza who has been illegally held captive without charge and tortured by the Israeli military since December 2024.

 

Tell Congress now: Doctors should not be tortured for saving lives. Demand the release of Dr. Abu Safiya now.

JVP HAC webinar Sunday, July 12: Palantir in Our Hospitals.

The same company enabling Israel's genocide in Gaza and powering ICE's surveillance systems now manages 1 in 5 U.S. hospital beds. Join us to learn about Palantir's rapid expansion into the healthcare sector and what we can do to stop it.

What we're reading.

In response to unrelenting pressure to sever U.S. support for Israeli atrocities, Congress is quietly trying to permanently integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries, making it near-impossible to untether the two.

 

In the Intercept, Austin Campbell describes the motivation behind this unprecedented move — and how disastrous it would be.

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9 juli 2026

New West Bank map:
The impact of settler attacks
January 2023 - April 2026


Palestinian casualties, property damage and displacement caused by settler attacks and access restrictionsDear friends and partners,
 Today, we are updating our map of the impact of settler attacks on Palestinians across the West Bank to cover January 2023 through April 2026.The Impact of Setter Attacks Map (PDF)That period recorded:

  • Over 5,330 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both
  • 64 Palestinians killed and 5,173 injured in that context alone by Israeli forces or settlers
  • More than 5,900 Palestinians displaced due to settler attacks and access restrictions
  • 45 communities displaced fully and 72 partially
  • About 77,000 and trees and saplings and over 2,400 vehicles damaged

For weekly developments, see our latest Humanitarian Situation Report.

We hope you find these resources useful.All the best,
The OCHA OPT team

2146.

8 juli 2026

‘Wij, Palestijnen, zijn voor Israëliërs niets meer dan muggen.’

Dat zeiden mijn vrienden Amani en Hatem twee jaar geleden bij een kopje koffie aan hun keukentafel in Ramallah.

‘Ze verdrijven ons of maken ons dood.’

Niet veel later werd bekend dat Israëlische soldaten in de Gazastrook de Palestijnen die ze als menselijk schild gebruikten, ‘muggen’ noemden.

Muggen, vuilnis, ongedierte, untermenschen; het effect van ontmenselijking is levensgevaarlijk.

Daarom schrijf ik jullie vandaag.

Ik ben Eva Ludemann.
Sinds april werk ik als hoofdredacteur bij The Rights Forum.

Twee jaar woonde ik in Gaza, in 1999 en 2000. Daar ging mijn pro-Israëlische overtuiging, het Israëlische narratief waarmee ik was opgegroeid, al snel aan diggelen. Ik zag hoe groot het verschil was tussen het verhaal dat in het Westen wordt verteld en de werkelijkheid ter plaatse.

Tijdens mijn verblijf in Gaza ontmoette ik in 1999 deze Palestijnse jongen in Deir al-Balah, het ‘Huis van de Dadels’. Dit was een prachtig groen dorpje, met rijen hoge palmen bomvol dadels. Nu is er niets meer van over.Sindsdien ben ik vaak teruggekeerd naar Palestina.

Elke keer dacht ik dat de situatie niet verder kon verslechteren.

En elke keer zat ik ernaast.

In 2024 deed ik zeven maanden verslag vanaf de Westelijke Jordaanoever.


Daar zag ik hoe de negentienjarige student Aysar Safi zonder enige reden werd doodgeschoten, hoe kolonisten mensenrechtenactivisten belaagden en hoe Israël het leven van Palestijnen steeds onmogelijker maakt.

Ik werd, met mijn één meter zesenvijftig, zelf door zes zwaarbewapende Israëlische militairen uit het Al-Aqsacomplex gebonjourd. Waarom? Ik kan het jullie niet vertellen. Of toch wel: omdat Israël straffeloos kan doen wat het wil.

Omdat ik van dichtbij heb gezien hoe Palestijnen hun meest fundamentele rechten worden ontnomen, ben ik hoofdredacteur geworden bij The Rights Forum.


Wij doen onderzoek, volgen de politiek, onderhouden contact met Palestijnen ter plaatse en brengen feiten boven tafel die anders onderbelicht blijven. Zo blijven we inzoomen op wat zichtbaar moet worden gemaakt.

Twee jaar geleden ontmoette ik Fakhri Abu Diab in Silwan, Oost-Jeruzalem. Op 14 februari 2024 werd zijn huis verwoest door Israëlische bulldozers. Israël wil hier een bijbels park aanleggen; 1.500 Palestijnse bewoners moeten daarvoor wijken.Waar nodig zetten wij het recht in. Zo deden we aangifte tegen Gidi Markuszower, die opriep om Palestijnse vluchtelingen met “maximaal geweld” tegen te houden.

Maar we willen meer doen.

Meer journalistiek onderzoek.
Meer correspondenten.
Nieuwe video- en podcastseries.

Hoe meer mensen we bereiken, hoe meer druk we kunnen zetten op politiek en media.

Elke donatie, groot of klein, helpt ons om de waarheid te blijven vertellen.Met jouw bijdrage kunnen wij:

■ doorgaan met rechtszaken tegen wapenexport en militaire samenwerking met Israël;
■ politici en bedrijven ter verantwoording roepen;
■ de verhalen uit Palestina blijven brengen - eerlijk, menselijk en ongecensureerd.

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5 juli 2026

Mattan here. In 2017 I spent 110 days in a military prison for refusing to join the Israeli occupation forces. Over the past month, we’ve shared stories of the front-line activists we support: reservists refusing to serve in Israel’s genocidal war, activists confronting settler violence, and organizers building anti-war coalitions. This is our last day of the mid-year campaign, and we are still $18,000 short of our goal. We need your help to close the gap; without that, we will not be able to provide the support that the activists on the ground need.

URGENT: the resistance in Israel/Palestine needs you. Support our mid-year campaign.Resistance Solidarity Network brings you the latest stories from the ground: movement news, refusers' stories, the latest demonstrations. We amplify and fund a wide-range of resistance groups opposing Israeli wars and occupation. Our role is to support resistance from within, and we rely on global support to carry out this work. We've only managed to raise $42,000 thus far. If we do not raise $60,000 by the end of this week, we cannot continue this vital work: funding, capacity building, legal expenses, media work and more. We need your help to reach our goal.The war machine is heavily funded and expanding. To fight back, internal resistance relies on networks of solidarity. RSN provides critical support: from organizing tools to financial aid for anti-occupation resisters.

As dissent inside Israel is increasingly criminalized, this work has never been more difficult, or more vital. They continue to resist because they know that together we can end the occupation.

This is our final appeal. Please make a gift today to ensure those resisting from within have the support they need to keep fighting in the difficult months ahead.
 Support War Resisters


In solidarity,

Mattan Helman
Executive Director
Resistance Solidarity Network

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5 juli 2026

Humanitarian Situation Report

3 July 2026

The temporary restoration of wastewater infrastructure serving Gaza city through support by UNICEF and the ICRC. Photo by UNICEF

Highlights

  • In just two weeks, over 9,000 cases of chickenpox were reported across 130 health facilities in Gaza, half of them in Khan Younis.
  • Although only 85 per cent of the solid waste generated in Gaza is collected, combined with pest control, the overall health and environmental risks from unmanaged waste and pest infestation have not increased.
  • A shortage of sodium bicarbonate, due to chronic underfunding, at the Al Shifa Hospital is said to be severely affecting haemodialysis services, reducing treatment capacity for about 240 patients with end-stage kidney disease.
  • A new humanitarian assessment in two Palestinian communities in the West Bank found that the establishment of nearby settlement outposts has been accompanied by repeated settler attacks, mounting insecurity and deteriorating access to essential services.
  • More than 2,300 Palestinians have been displaced across the West Bank in 2026 due to settler attacks and related access restrictions.
  • Demolitions in East Jerusalem neighbourhoods on the ‘West Bank’ side of the Barrier now account for 37 per cent of all lack-of-permit demolitions in East Jerusalem, nearly double the average recorded over the previous six years.

Overview

Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Palestinians are being confined to ever-smaller spaces where they can live, move, access essential services, and sustain their livelihoods. In the Gaza Strip, new displacement is being driven by the expansion of military-imposed access-restricted areas – occasionally marked by yellow cement blocks – or by airstrikes or shelling that, over the past week alone, ignited fires that consumed hundreds of tents. In the West Bank, displacement is increasingly linked to recurrent Israeli settler attacks and the establishment of new settlement outposts, alongside home demolitions, which undermine access to land, livelihoods, and basic services. Across both contexts, repeated displacement is eroding household resilience, deepening humanitarian needs, and increasing dependence on humanitarian assistance.

2143.

4 juli 2026

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) welcomes reports that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has canceled his planned visit to New York following HRF and the Center for Constitutional Rights' legal action and sustained grassroots pressure led by the Palestinian Youth Movement and others.

 

According to multiple media reports, Ben-Gvir's decision followed HRF’s complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice, and HRF and the Center for Constitutional Rights’ joint letter urging New York Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Ben-Gvir's alleged violations of New York law and atrocity crimes affecting New York residents.

A Significant and Concrete Victory

For decades, Israeli political and military leaders have traveled the world expecting impunity. That expectation is beginning to erode. When a senior Israeli minister cancels an international trip because of the prospect of legal scrutiny, it demonstrates that accountability is no longer theoretical—it carries real-world consequences.

 

But this is not the end.

 

Ben-Gvir's decision to avoid New York does not diminish New York Attorney General James's responsibility to meet with New York residents who are victims of the crimes described in our submission and to thoroughly investigate the allegations presented.

 

Accountability cannot depend on whether a suspect chooses to enter the state’s jurisdiction. Investigations must begin before arrival so authorities are prepared to act when the opportunity arises.

 

More broadly, this case has never been about one individual alone. Accountability must extend to all those responsible for atrocity crimes, including those who committed them and those who enabled them.

 

HRF and the Center for Constitutional Rights continue to call on Attorney General Letitia James to establish an Atrocity Crimes Accountability Task Force to investigate atrocity crimes committed by or against New York residents in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

 

The cancellation of this visit is an important milestone—but it is only one step in a much larger campaign.

 

This victory deserves recognition. But our work continues.

 

Read the full press release here.

Accountability in Action: Recent HRF Legal Actions

Lithuania: Challenging Impunity Before the Constitutional Court

HRF filed a constitutional complaint before Lithuania's Constitutional Court on 29 June 2026, after prosecutors refused to investigate Israeli soldier Sean Gor, who is currently residing as a dentistry student in Lithuania.

 

The case challenges Lithuania's restrictive interpretation of universal jurisdiction and argues that the state cannot refuse to investigate credible allegations of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity simply because they were committed abroad.

Italy: Criminal Complaint Against Israeli Combat Engineer

On 2 July 2026, HRF filed a criminal complaint in Rome against Israeli soldier Arik Ben Asulin of the 749th Combat Engineering Battalion, alleging his participation in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza.

The complaint details his alleged role in the destruction of Al-Azhar University and residential neighborhoods in Shuja'iya and the Netzarim Corridor, and calls on Italian prosecutors to investigate under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Why This Matters

Every legal filing erodes impunity. Every investigation expands accountability. Every canceled trip demonstrates that international crimes now carry consequences long before the first day in court.

The Hind Rajab Foundation will continue pursuing offensive legal action wherever international and domestic law provide avenues for justice.

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3 juli 2026

Something incredibly powerful happened in New York last week and Colorado this week: three more candidates committed to Palestinian liberation won seats in Congress, including a former Students for Justice in Palestine Columbia University organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier, who beat an AIPAC-backed incumbent to do it.1

 

These wins are a testament to the growing power of our movement, and a long-overdue reckoning for politicians who’ve ignored their constituents on one of the most important moral issues of our time.

 

It has now been 1,000 days since Israel launched its genocide in Gaza. Israel is still starving and slaughtering Palestinian families on a daily basis. It is our duty to keep fighting to end this genocide for as long as it takes. Read the latest below.

 

Your Activist Scoop

OUR GOVERNMENT'S GUILT

  • Trump's "Board of Peace," or rather Board of Thieves, wants to fence Palestinians into concentration camp “shelters” in Gaza under Israel’s control and occupation.2
  • In Texas, eight activists were sentenced to between 30 to 100 years in prison after showing up to a noise demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center, or in one case, moving a box of zines.3 In the face of state repression, read up on ways to keep one another safe in this guide from Catalyst Project.
  • Yesterday marked 1,000 days of genocide. A new UN report concluded that Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children, calling it a defining feature of this genocide.4

READ THE NEW UN REPORT 

YOUR IMPACT

  • New York and Colorado saw a wave of victories. Two candidates, Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York and Melat Kiros in Colorado, unseated AIPAC-backed incumbents.5 Claire Valdez is also on her way to Congress. Palestinian-American organizer Aber Kawas, who formerly served on USCPR’s board, won her State senate election.6 Read our full list of endorsements.
  • At Aurora Pride in Illinois, hundreds of people carried USCPR’s No Pride in Apartheid signs by artist @Bint.Bandora.
  • As Israel maneuvers to steal Lebanese land, 189 representatives voted in favor of the Lebanon War Powers Resolution to end U.S. complicity in this ethnic cleansing. That’s nearly 100 more representatives who support the resolution than a few weeks ago.7
  • In the House, Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced 26 amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including one that would block the dangerous proposal to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries.8

CALL CONGRESS:
STOP THE U.S-ISRAELI MILITARY INTEGRATION 

WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT

  • Make sure your members of Congress hear from you before voting on the enormous $1.5 trillion military spending bill (the NDAA), which includes a deadly proposal to merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Use our call tool to tell them: Stop fueling forever wars and end all forms of U.S. complicity in Israel's massive violence.  
  • Pack the Zoom room: Join the Internationalist Law Center's virtual hearing on Wednesday, July 8 at 7:45 AM ET as they fight for their lawsuit against Palm Beach County's $1 billion investment in Israel Bonds.
  • Save the date for the People’s Conference for Palestine next year in San Jose, Calif. on July 2-4, 2027.
  • Disrupt the America 250 genocide agenda this July 4th weekend. Flyer your community with our new state-specific Not My Tax Dollars flyers, ready to download and print.

PRINT FLYERS FOR YOUR STATE

Thank you for taking action with us.


Onward to liberation,

AHMAD ABUZNAID

Executive Director

USCPR Action

2141.

3 juli 2026

Gisteren debatteerde en stemde de Tweede Kamer over de medische capaciteit in Gaza en de regio. Tijdens het debat werd een aantal goede stappen gezet. Zo is het positief dat de Kamer een reeks moties aannam die het kabinet oproepen meer te doen voor de medische zorg aan Palestijnen uit Gaza.

De Kamer sprak zich uit voor een medische corridor naar ziekenhuizen op de Westelijke Jordaanoever, financiering van medische behandelingen en mentale zorg voor geëvacueerden in de regio, versterking van de medische capaciteit in Palestina en de regio, en voortzetting van de steun aan centra voor kinderen die zorg, onderwijs en psychosociale hulp bieden.

Ook kondigde minister Sjoerdsma aan dat wordt gewerkt aan een programma van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie voor de medische evacuatie van mogelijk 1.000 tot 2.000 kinderen. Dat is een belangrijke en hoopgevende stap.

Palestijnse gewonden worden behandeld in het Nasser Medical Complex na een Israëlische luchtaanval, 19 juni 2026. [c] Imago/Alamy

Evacuaties blijven uit
Tegelijkertijd blijft de Kamer tekortschieten op punten waar onmiddellijke actie nodig is. Een motie om ernstig zieke en gewonde kinderen naar Nederland te evacueren wanneer passende zorg in Gaza of de regio ontbreekt, werd verworpen. Daarnaast stelde minister Sjoerdsma een besluit over Nederlandse medische evacuaties uit tot september. Dat is teleurstellend, want voor kinderen die dringend medische zorg nodig hebben, kan uitstel levensbedreigend zijn.

Geen sancties tegen Israël
De meest schrijnende uitkomst van het debat is dat moties voor sancties tegen Israël werden verworpen, ondanks de voortdurende blokkade van voldoende humanitaire hulp en de gebrekkige medewerking aan medische evacuaties.

Daarmee blijft een belangrijk probleem ongemoeid. De medische crisis in Gaza is geen natuurramp. Zij is het gevolg van oorlog, vernietiging van infrastructuur, blokkade en politieke keuzes. Zolang Israël onvoldoende humanitaire hulp toelaat en medische evacuaties belemmert, moet Nederland niet alleen pleiten voor meer zorg, maar ook druk uitoefenen op de partij die die zorg onmogelijk maakt. Humanitaire hulp zonder politieke consequenties voor de blokkade blijft dweilen met de kraan open.

Nieuwe stap | Onze rechtszaak tegen de staat: stop levering F-35-onderdelen aan Israël via de VS

Op vrijdag 10 juli doen The Rights Forum, Oxfam Novib en Pax een nieuwe poging om de levering van F-35-onderdelen aan Israël te stoppen. Het gaat niet om een nieuwe rechtszaak, maar om een voortzetting van de rechtszaak die al liep.

Hoe zit dat?
De rechtszaak die The Rights Forum, Oxfam Novib en Pax aanspanden om de Nederlandse staat te dwingen de levering van onderdelen van gevechtsvliegtuig F-35 te staken, begon in november 2023. Het resultaat daarvan was dat de regering vorig jaar besloot leveringen aan Israël te stoppen.

Maar dat ging alleen om directe leveringen vanuit Nederland aan Israël. Volgens de staat is bij die indirecte leveringen van, simpel gezegd, moertjes, boutjes, nippeltjes en schroefjes, niet te traceren of die in Israël terecht komen, of in andere landen met F-35-gevechtsvliegtuigen.

Wij geloven niet dat het zo ingewikkeld is als de staat het voorstelt. Daar komt bij dat het Nederlandse bedrijf Fokker de enige leverancier is van bepaalde onderdelen die in alle vliegtuigen geïnstalleerd worden. Hierdoor is het dus 100% zeker dat Nederlandse onderdelen in Israël terechtkomen. Dat staat in het vervolg van de rechtszaak ter discussie.

 Wilt u meer weten over deze nieuwe stap in onze rechtszaak? Lees dan hier onze Q&A.

Defensienota | Blijft Nederland Israëlische wapens kopen?

Hoewel Nederland niet langer direct wapens verkoopt aan Israël, koopt het nog wel veel wapens en wapensystemen van het land, onder andere van het bedrijf Elbit. Dat is de belangrijkste leverancier van wapens waarmee de genocide wordt uitgevoerd en de illegale bezetting in stand wordt gehouden. Met de enorme bedragen die Israël daarmee verdient, worden de genocide en de illegale bezetting medegefinancierd.

Afgelopen maandag presenteerden minister van Defensie Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (VVD), staatssecretaris Derk Boswijk en Commandant der Strijdkrachten Onno Eichelsheim de Defensienota 2026. Daarin worden de grote lijnen van het defensiebeleid voor de komende jaren geschetst. Een cruciaal element van de nieuwe Defensienota is dat het ministerie van Defensie minder afhankelijk wil worden van landen buiten Europa.

Dat roept, gezien de F-35-zaak en de aanschaf van Israëlische wapens, belangrijke vragen op over de militaire samenwerking met Israël. The Rights Forum was daarom aanwezig bij de presentatie van de Defensienota en stelde staatssecretaris van Defensie Derk Boswijk (CDA) enkele vragen.

 Lees hier een verslag van het gesprek

Stop de EU-medeplichtigheid aan Israëlische oorlogsmisdaden, steun het Europees burgerinitiatief.

Begin dit jaar lanceerde Justice for Palestine een Europees burgerinitiatief met een glasheldere eis: schort het EU-Israël Associatieakkoord op zolang Israël mensenrechten en internationaal recht blijft schenden. Dit akkoord vormt de ruggengraat van de nauwe Europese samenwerking met Israël, die nu doorgaat alsof er niks aan de hand is.

Het initiatief heeft de kritische drempel van één miljoen handtekeningen uit alle 27 EU-lidstaten inmiddels overschreden en is daarmee een van de snelst groeiende burgerinitiatieven in de geschiedenis van de EU. Maar hoe meer mensen tekenen, hoe moeilijker het wordt voor Europese lijders om weg te kijken.

Zodra de handtekeningen geverifieerd zijn, moet de Europese Commissie reageren. De organisatoren krijgen een rechtstreeks gesprek met de Commissie en er volgt een hoorzitting in het Europees Parlement. De Commissie zal dus publiekelijke verantwoording moeten afleggen.

U heeft nog tot 15 juli om te ondertekenen. Teken vandaag nog, deel het met vrienden en familie, en zorg dat de EU de juiste boodschap brengt.Teken het burgerinitiatief >

Palestijnse klimmers op de Westoever. © Momin Abuyacoub

Reportage | Israëlische Klimfederatie maakt zich schuldig aan schendingen internationaal recht

De Internationale Klimbond stemt op 23 juli over een schorsing van de Israëlische Klimfederatie (ICLA). Door het promoten van gebruik van de bezette gebieden door Joodse Israëliërs en door het openen en uitrusten van klimgebieden daar, handelt de Israëlische Klimfederatie in strijd met de Geneefse Conventies.

Bovendien zijn het personeel en de atleten van ICLA vaak actieve leden of reservisten in het Israëlische leger dat in de Gazastrook een genocide begaat. Ook helpt de ICLA mee bij de training van de Joods-Israëlische jongeren voor toelating tot dat leger.

Klimmen op de Westoever
In aanloop naar de stemming sprak The Rights Forum met twee Palestijnse klimmers over de Israëlische restricties die het beoefenen van hun sport nagenoeg onmogelijk maken.

Eén van hen is Hiba Shaheen, voorzitter van de Palestijnse Klimbond. ‘Vóór "zeven oktober" gingen we elke vrijdag klimmen’, zegt ze. ‘Klimmen was voor ons een manier om even aan de bezetting te kunnen ontsnappen. Nu is dat vrijwel onmogelijk geworden. Israël heeft onze dorpen en steden afgesloten. Het Israëlische bezettingsleger heeft zo’n duizend blokkades voor ons opgetrokken. En als we al door de Israëlische checkpoints komen, lopen we het risico te worden beschoten. Door Israëlische militairen of door kolonisten, die hebben van hun regering tal van wapens gekregen.’

Kolonisten kijken naar Palestijnse klimmers op de Westoever. [c] Momin Abuyacoub

Oproep | Daily Reading Vigil for Palestine

Sinds november 2023 staan er tussen 12.30 en 13.30 uur elke dag drie mensen op de Dam in Amsterdam. Uitgerust met een Palestijnse vlag en een kleed op de grond met de tekst 'Free Palestine', lezen ze boeken van Palestijnse schrijvers of over Palestina.

Deze week zijn ze begonnen met het honderdste boek, The Hundred years war on Palestine van Rashid Khalidi. Het is het boek waar ze in november 2023 hun actie mee zijn begonnen.

Het is de organisatoren nu toe gelukt om er steeds weer met drie personen te staan, maar het wordt steeds moeilijker om vrijwilligers te vinden. Ze kunnen nieuwe lezers daarom goed gebruiken. Als mensen belangstelling hebben om mee te doen, kunnen ze het best een keer langskomen om kennis te maken.

De Israëlische beurs steeg tijdens de genocide naar recordhoogte – dankzij Nederland

Terwijl Israël de Gazastrook volledig verwoestte, steeg de Israëlische effectenbeurs naar recordhoogte. Een nieuw rapport van onderzoeksinstituut SOMO laat zien dat deze gegevens niet los van elkaar staan, en welke rol Nederland daarin speelt.

 Lees verder

Israël vernietigde Europese projecten ter waarde van minstens 150 miljoen euro

De Europese belastingbetaler heeft tot op heden geen compensatie ontvangen voor de schade die Israël heeft toegebracht aan door de EU gefinancierde projecten in de bezette Palestijnse gebieden. Nederland noemt die verliezen ‘vertrouwelijk’.

 Lees verder

Uit onze agenda
zaterdag 4 juli t/m zaterdag 11 juli
Organiseert u een bijeenkomst, demonstratie, lezing, filmvertoning of een andere activiteit over Palestina? Stuur de informatie dan naar agenda@rightsforum.org.
CULTURELE EN ANDERE EVENEMENTEN
 ROTTERDAM ZA 4 JUL 11.00 - 15.00 | Symposium ‘Profetie, weg van vrede?’ Kan bevrijdingstheologie ons vandaag een weg wijzen waardoor oude bronnen juist dienstbaar zijn aan mensenrechten en een rechtvaardige toekomst in Israël-Palestina? Kosten: € 35.- inclusief koffie/thee en lunch (studenten betalen € 17,50). Aanmelden kan door een mail te sturen naar info@uitgeverijvanwarven.nl o.v.v. ‘Symposium 4 juli’. (Pauluskerk Rotterdam, Mauritsweg 20)

 UTRECHT ZA 4 JUL 18.00 - 22.00 | Palestijns diner en de vertoning van de documentaire Gaza Surf Club. (De Voorkamer, Kanaalstraat 225)

 ROOSENDAAL & BERGEN OP ZOOM MA 6 JUL 15.00 - 20.00 | OsmanTastan, bekend van de twee Flotilla’s en Maria Remmerswaal, bekend van fietsen4palestina, staan met een standje op twee plaatsen in West Brabant. Zij geven uitleg over de BURGERBOYCOTCOCACOLA (Van 11.00 tot 13.00 uur in Roosendaal op de Nieuwe Markt, van 14.00 tot 16.00 uur in Bergen op Zoom op de Grote Mark)


DEMONSTRATIES EN WAKES
 AMSTERDAM ELKE DAG 12.30 - 13.30 | Daily reading vigil for Palestine (De Dam)

 UTRECHT DOORDEWEEKSE DAGEN 08.30 - 09.30 | Dagelijks stilteprotest voor Palestina, tegen genocide en bezetting (Neude, langs het fietspad)

 APELDOORN ELKE MAANDAG, DONDERDAG & VRIJDAG 17.00 - 17.30 | Stilteprotest voor Palestina (Marktplein)

 NIJMEGEN T/M MA 6 JUL | Getuigen van Gaza-Nijmegen leest namen van Palestijnse slachtoffers voor, dag en nacht (Deze getuigenis vindt tegelijkertijd plaats op drie locaties in Nijmegen: bij het oude Stadhuis, op de Grote Markt en in de Stevenskerk. Op iedere locatie worden alle namen voorgelezen.)

 GRONINGEN ZA 4 JUL 13.00 - 14.00 | Tweewekelijkse wake van Vrouwen in het Zwart (Waagplein)

 MAASTRICHT ZA 4 JUL 16.00 - 17.00 | Maandelijkse wake van Vrouwen in het Zwart (Markt, bij het standbeeld van J.P. Minckelers, aan de kant van de Boschstraat)

 HAARLEM ZO 5 JUL 14.00 - 15.00 | Wekelijkse demonstratie tegen Israëls wandaden (Grote Markt)

 AMSTERDAM ZO 5 JUL 17.00 - 18.00 | Wekelijkse stilteprotest (Spui, bij 't Lieverdje)

 NEDERLAND MA 6 JUL 12.00 | #wijwerkenhiernietaanmee: leg om 12.00 uur tijdens het luchtalarm je werk neer en laat je horen voor Gaza zodra het alarm stopt

 HUIZEN WO 8 JUL 12.00 - 13.00 | Wekelijkse sit-in voor Gaza (Gemeentehuis)

 DEN HAAG DO 9 JUL 12.00 - 12.30 | Sit-in van Rijksambtenaren bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Rijnstraat 8

 STATIONS IN NEDERLAND DO 9 JUL 18.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie op diverse stations in Nederland. De lijst van stations publiceren we begin volgende week in onze agenda.

 HENGELO DO 9 JUL 18.45 - 19.15 | Wekelijks stilteprotest van Hengelo4Palestine (voor de Lambertus kerk)

 AMERSFOORT VR 10 JUL 09.30 | Wekelijks stilteprotest tegen genocide (Varkensmarkt)

 DOETINCHEM VR 10 JUL 10.00 - 12.00 | Wekelijkse demonstratie van Achterhoek4Palestine (Simonsplein bij de Catharinakerk)


 Onze agenda wordt doorlopend aangevuld. Bekijk de hele agenda

2140.

2 juli 2026

For years, AIPAC has punished any Democrat who steps out of line on Israel. They flood Democratic primaries with Republican cash and call it democracy.

For years, it worked.

That was then. Now AIPAC's donors are funnelling money to attack anti-genocide candidates without using AIPAC's name — and JVP Action just notched our 11th electoral win of the cycle.

 

Read that again: One of the most powerful pro-Israel lobby groups in the country is hiding.

Our movement did that.

We're extending our 3x match on all donations up to 200,000 until 7/10

You’ve taken action with us, but movements like ours don’t run on moral clarity alone — we also run on resources. If you want to end AIPAC’s toxic influence in Congress, can you support JVP Action with $10 or $20 right now?

3x match until 7/10

AIPAC is hiding

In 2024, AIPAC bragged about endorsing over 300 candidates and spent over $100 million trying to kick pro-Palestine electeds out of office.

Two years later, AIPAC is still flooding key races with cash, but they aren’t bragging anymore: In Illinois, they funneled millions of dollars through “shadow” PACs with progressive branding like “Elect Chicago Women”.

When millions flooded into Denver, Colorado to defeat JVP Action-endorsed Melat Kiros and her pro-Palestine campaign. Much of it came through shadow PACs with funds from AIPAC and others. Kiros went on to win by over 12 points, and is heading to Congress.

And in New York, the trail was even more convoluted: to attack another JVP Action-endorsed candidate, Darializa Avila Chevalier, while hiding their identity, AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project, routed $650,000 to Avila Chevalier’s opponent through an intermediary PAC, BOLD America, affiliated with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — a blatant attempt to reputation launder. Their efforts failed, and Darializa is heading to Congress.

In the races when AIPAC does win, it is often because they run ads that have nothing to do with Israel. After the race is over, they come out of the woodwork to proclaim a victory for support for Israel.

3x match until 7/10
 
When organized people defeat organized money

For years, AIPAC enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress for the lie that Israel was a democratic ally deserving of support.

 

That was then. Now, Israel’s genocide and apartheid have been broadcast live to the world. For the last two and a half years, our movements have been in the streets disrupting business as usual — and propelling a sea change in public opinion around Palestine.

AIPAC might have hundreds of millions at their disposal, but they are scared. Our movement did that.

JVP Action has spent thirty years building over a hundred local formations across the country, that have made clear to the world: American Jews will stand against a genocide perpetrated in our name.

Now, JVP Action is building a grassroots electoral operation that has made supporting Palestinian rights not just morally right, but politically viable. We've shown pro-Palestine candidates they can win — and shown our opponents they will lose. This week, we notched our 11th electoral victory of the cycle, and we’re not even finished with midterms.

We are part of a growing movement that has fundamentally shifted what's possible in American politics on Palestine.

And we're just getting started.

Here's the thing about AIPAC going underground: It doesn't mean they're weaker. It means they've adapted. Their money is still there. Their candidates are still there. They're just laundering the brand.

So are we going to let them?

We can't match them dollar for dollar. What we can do — what we have done — is outwork them, out-organize them, and make their money less effective by building real power in real communities.

Our next fights are our biggest yet. JVP Action is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan, a battleground that helps decide who wins the White House; and Cori Bush for Congress in Missouri, after AIPAC bought her seat in 2024. Can you donate to JVP Action at any amount right now to keep up the momentum we've built?

They're hiding. We're growing. Let's keep it that way.

 

Jason Farbman
Digital Director, JVP Action

P.S. — They won't put their name on it. We will. Will you share this email with one person who should know what AIPAC is up to?

2039.

2 juli 2026

Each day, as we witness the events unfolding across Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, and here in the United States, we are confronted with questions about the future of our world and the legacy of our past.

How are these struggles connected? Where is the world headed? And what can we actually do about it?

These questions are especially resonant as the United States marks its 250th anniversary this month and we reckon with the devastating impacts of U.S. empire and militarism. Those of us living in the belly of the beast have a particular responsibility to understand the forces shaping our world, and the role we can play in challenging them.

This summer, from July 19-August 30, we're partnering with Comrades Education and Palestinian Youth Movement on a seven-week course, Palestine & a Changing World Order: Resisting Zionism, Genocide & the Billionaire Class, to help answer these questions.

Together, we will meet each Sunday at 4-6:30 pm ET/1-3:30 pm PT (with one week off) to make sense of this political moment and explore the forces reshaping our world and the movements rising to challenge them.

Sign up for the course

Across the six interactive sessions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the political forces driving today's crises while developing practical tools for organizing, movement building, and collective action. We'll examine Palestine's central place in a rapidly changing global order and the intersections of empire, militarism, surveillance, and billionaire greed.

The course features organizers, educators, and movement leaders with firsthand experience and deep political analysis, including AJP co-executive director Izzy Mustafa, organizers from Palestinian Youth Movement, Iranian anti-war advocate Joubin Khazaie, Sudanese organizer Suad Abdel Aziz, and other guest speakers.

Each session will include:

  • Interviews with long-time organizers and issue experts
  • Participant Q&A
  • Small-group discussions
  • Curated study materials
  • Opportunities to connect political education with organizing strategies that can be applied in our communities

Register now

Whether you're just beginning your political education or have spent years organizing, this course is designed to deepen your analysis, strengthen your relationships with fellow organizers, and help translate outrage into effective collective action.

The suggested registration fee is $160–320, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. A portion of every registration will directly support on-the-ground mutual aid efforts in Gaza.

At a time when so much feels uncertain, learning together is itself a powerful act of resistance. We hope you'll join us and sign up for the course today. 

In solidarity,

Alia E.
Adalah Justice Project

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1 juli 2026

1,000 Days of Genocide.

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardments in western Gaza City, 10 June 2026. Photo: Yousef Zaanoun

This Friday, July 3 marks one thousand days of Israeli genocide in Gaza.

 

For 1,000 days, the Israeli military has systematically flattened Gaza — and now south Lebanon — to make it impossible for Palestinians and Lebanese to return to their homes.

In war, “you tend to see a kind of haphazard, almost random distribution of ruination,” Forensic Architecture founder Eyal Weizman told the +972 Podcast.

 

“It’s much more than destruction. It’s the erasure of destruction … The rubbing out of any trace of existence.”

Take action: Fund people, not bombs.

Together we’ve already sent over 16,000 emails to our members of Congress demanding they stop funding Israeli atrocities — and we cannot let up the pressure.

 

Email your Congresspeople now. If you already have, do it again so we can reach 20,000 emails today.

Palestine is on the ballot: Mass call TONIGHT.

Join JVP Action for a mass call tonight at 8pm ET to talk about the pro-Palestine, JVP Action-endorsed candidates who have won in the midterms so far, and the fights still to come.

 

In Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and now Colorado, candidates have run and won on platforms calling for an end to military funding and an arms embargo on Israel. We are showing, right now, that organized people can beat AIPAC money.

 

What we’re reading: “Render it unusable”

A joint investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call shows that the Israeli military is deliberately flattening Gaza and southern Lebanon to prevent Palestinians and Lebanese from being able to return to their homes.

 

What we’re listening to: “Carving out an unrecognizable landscape”

Founder and director of Forensic Architecture Eyal Weizman discusses his new book, “Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide,” showing how the Israeli military is systematically flattening Gaza “and carving out an unrecognizable landscape of military roads, fortifications, and vast expanses of nothingness,” with the explicit aim of erasing Palestinian life entirely.

 

Movement victory: Condemning Scholasticide and Genocide in Gaza

Last week, the American Academy of Religion overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning scholasticide and genocide in Gaza.

“Too often, centrist pundits try to cloud Israel’s policies of apartheid and genocide by presenting them as an intractable religious conflict. Today, the largest and most prominent association of religious scholars rejected that framing, clearly stating that the Israeli regime’s actions constitute crimes against education and humanity,” said Dr. Jonah Rubin, JVP’s Senior Manager of Campus Organizing.

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Expansion of areas under Israeli control in Gaza endangers civilians and relief efforts

Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory*

East Jerusalem, 1 July 2026

The United Nations and NGOs warn that the continued expansion of areas under Israeli control in Gaza since the ceasefire agreement in October 2025 is intensifying risks to civilians and further constraining humanitarian efforts.

Since this ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces have used lethal force to enforce access restrictions in those areas, where strikes and exchanges of fire have also occurred. Between 10 October 2025 and early April 2026, the UN verified the killing of 196 Palestinians, including 18 women and 43 children, in Israeli attacks reported near areas where Israeli forces are deployed. Many were reportedly killed while moving through areas lacking clear demarcation on the ground. Many others have been injured.

Humanitarian access remains severely constrained due to restrictions on movement which results in delays or pauses in life-saving activities. Some partners have had to scale down or temporarily suspend life-saving activities, particularly following the killing of service providers in those areas. This has affected up to thousands of families in the vicinity.

At the same time, the expanding control measures are reducing the space available to civilians. Most Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced multiple times and are now concentrated in increasingly limited areas, living amid insecurity and violence. Access to essential services is already strained by the insufficient entry of critical goods into Gaza. This situation is further compounded by the continued expansion and shifting of deployment lines.

The United Nations and humanitarian NGOs call for:

  • An immediate end to the targeting of Palestinians for being in areas close to Israeli forces;
  • The protection of civilians at all times and full compliance with international humanitarian and human rights law;
  • Safe and unimpeded humanitarian access into and across all parts of the Gaza Strip.


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* The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) is a strategic decision-making forum led by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It brings together heads of UN entities and NGOs – both international and Palestinian – all working on humanitarian affairs in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under internationally agreed humanitarian principles.


For media inquiries, please contact Ilona Gaudin, at +972 54 33 11 835 or gaudin2@un.org

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Last night, in Colorado's First District, AIPAC lost.

Denver elected Melat Kiros as the Democratic nominee to Congress and ousted a 30-year establishment Democrat who refused to call for an arms embargo to stop a genocide.

In the final weeks, corporate dark money flooded the race to stop Melat — much of it from AIPAC, Amazon, and Lockheed Martin — in a last-ditch attempt to stop Melat. And they smeared Melat as antisemitic for refusing to stay silent about Israel's genocide.

 

That is where JVP Action came in. We are done allowing Super PACs to attack bold leftists and progressives who are speaking out for Palestinian freedom — and we know how to fight back.  We made Melat's fight our fight — Jews for Melat members joined an incredible field operation that knocked on more than 100,000 doors, and spoke out publicly as Jewish Denverites in support of Melat.

We are proud to have been a part of the fight to elect Melat Kiros, further solidifying Palestine as part of a popular politics intertwined with the fight for working people. 

 

Melat won because organizations mobilized grassroots people power to talk with voters across the district — and because her campaign gave people something to vote for. She was the only candidate in the race rejecting corporate PAC money.

 

She ran on Medicare for All, Housing First, Universal Childcare, abolishing ICE, and an arms embargo on Israel. She made the connections explicit: the same billionaires who keep our prices high and burn our planet are the ones profiting from genocide. That is the politics we are building: Palestine woven into the fight for working people.

Melat is our eleventh win this year.

JVP Action’s slate is rattling the Democratic establishment coast to coast — Rev. Frederick Haynes III in Dallas, Rep. Chris Rabb in Philadelphia, Dr. Adam Hamawy in New Jersey, Ruwa Romman for State Senate in Georgia, and a New York sweep that is sending Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier to Congress and elected Aber Kawas, David Orkin, Samantha Kattan, and Diana Moreno to the State Legislature. And now Melat Kiros in Colorado.

Our next fights are our biggest yet.

For the first time ever, JVP Action is endorsing a candidate for the United States Senate: Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Michigan is a battleground that helps decide who wins the White House — and we intend to win it.

Meanwhile, we are on the ground every week in St. Louis organizing to send Cori Bush - one our biggest champions in DC - back to Congress, after AIPAC bought her seat in 2024.

Onwards,

Beth Miller

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