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ACTION
POLITICAL ADVOCACY
For those with an address in the United States:
Email the U.S. Congress and White House Take action
DIRECT ACTION: PROTESTS AND MORE
Join a protest in your area
See U.S. events with USCPR:
https://uscpr.org/oct-2023-protests/
See global events with Samidoun:
See the outpouring of solidarity in the U.S. and around the world:
There is a growing global movement for a free Palestine, demanding an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza. This campaign aims to keep building momentum and increase the pressure with more marches, walk-outs, sit-ins, and other forms of direct action directed at the political offices, businesses, and workplaces that fund, invest, and collaborate with Israeli genocide and occupation.
Shut It Down for Palestine is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, and several other partners. Their website has a variety of actions to suggest and events to join, toolkits and more:
https://www.shutitdown4palestine.org
HUMANITARIAN AID FOR GAZA
For those in the U.S.
Donate to UNRWA-USA Go there
Outside the U.S.
Donate to UNRWA Go there
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
https://www.map.org.uk
Shepherd Society, a ministry at Bethlehem Bible College
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
https://secure.afsc.org/a/gazaer
Palestine Children's Relief Fund
https://www.pcrf.net
Anera
MEANINGFUL SOLIDARITY ACTIVISM:
OPPOSING ISRAELI APARTHEID
Apartheid-Free Communities
Joining the movement to end Israeli apartheid is one of the best ways we can bring achieve the long-term change that is needed for a just peace in the Holy Land. United Methodist congregations and communities are taking the pledge. Bring this ground-breaking, movement-building campaign to your church, organization, school, or other community.
Learn more about this campaign: https://apartheid-free.org
See information about Israeli apartheid on our website
BDS CAMPAIGNS
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling for actions that target the companies profiting from genocide of the Palestinian people. Learn more about the types of actions and each company in the list:
https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
PRINT RESOURCES
Information that goes beyond what is presented by mainstream media, and may help to expand our understanding of the context and underlying causes for recent events.
We will be adding to these resources and also compiling a toolkit to help clergy and laity address and discuss what is happening in Palestine/Israel today.
5 Things You Need to Know About the Latest Violence in Palestine/Israel
IMEU
https://imeu.org/article/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-violence-in-palestine-israel
5 things you need to know about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
https://afsc.org/news/5-things-you-need-know-about-whats-happening-israel-and-gaza
What's the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide
A Guide to the Current Crisis in IsraelPalestine
Jewish Currents
https://jewishcurrents.org/a-guide-to-the-current-crisis-in-israel-palestine
The Hamas Attacks and Israeli Response, An Explainer
Jewish Currents
https://jewishcurrents.org/the-hamas-attacks-and-israeli-response-an-explainer
On Gaza - Frequently asked questions, answers, and documentation on Gaza
An evolving document compiled by young Palestinian media activists
https://ongaza.org/
The Gaza Strip - Policy Backgrounder
IMEU
https://imeu.org/article/the-gaza-strip-imeu-policy-backgrounder
Gaza: An Educational Resource
Makan
Download it
What to know about the Gaza Strip and who controls it
Axios
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/21/gaza-strip-israel-hamas-war-demographics
What was Hamas thinking?
The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-was-hamas-thinking
Hamas presents new charter
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/01/hamas-new-charter-palestine-israel-1967-borders
Legal brief: "Israel’s Unfolding Crime of Genocide of the Palestinian People & U.S. Failure to Prevent and Complicity in Genocide"and associated resources
Center for Constitutional Rights
https://ccrjustice.org/israel-s-unfolding-crime-genocide-palestinian-people-us-failure-prevent-and-complicity-genocide
VIDEOS
Why Gaza is considered an "open-air prison" (6 min)
Palestine: A Story of Colonialism and Resistance (5 min)
Gaza Explained (16 min)
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War in Palestine/Israel, 2023
for our work to continue.
ON THIS PAGE (Page One):
ACTION: Political advocacy, direct action, humanitarian aid, BDS action and more
NEWS, ANALYSIS, COMMENTARY: Some diverse news outlets
RESOURCES, PRINT & VIDEO: History of this war, knowing Gaza, informationabout Hamas, the larger picture, and more
SEE THESE PAGES ALSO:
STATEMENTS: Palestinians Christians, churches, justice partners Go there
PRAYERS & MORE: See them
SOLIDARITY: United Methodists in Action Go there
UMKR's Statement: "A Call to Our Church
in a Time of Moral Reckoning" See it
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
UMKR does not guarantee or endorse all of the information and opinions published at these news outlets.
Some will have articles that we object to.
However, we have found their reporting to be generally reliable, and the analysis and commentary they provide is often valuable.
Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/tag/operation-al-aqsa-flood/
Electronic Intifada
https://electronicintifada.net/tags/operation-al-aqsa-flood
+972 Magazine
https://www.972mag.com/topic/october-2023-war/
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/
Palestine Chronicle
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/tag/gaza-war/
Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-palestine-war
Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
Health consequences of war on Gaza (casualties and more)
All Updates: https://www.jvphealth.org/blog-1
Jewish Currents
https://jewishcurrents.org/
The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/?s=palestine
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/israel-hamas-war/