Jews Against the Occupation

Jews Against the Occupation

What You Can Do

Join Jews Against the Occupation

● Come to an Action, Vigil, or Protest

● Make a Donation to Jews Against the Occupation

Participate in a Solidarity Delegation to Palestine

Donate to Human Rights Organizations

● Support Campaigns for Divestment and Corporate Accountability

● Contact Government Officials and Media Outlets

Jews Against the Occupation home page

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Join Jews Against the Occupation

Jews Against the Occupation is based in New York City and has meetings every two weeks. The meetings are largely geared toward planning of events and actions. If you are interested in working with JATO please e-mail jatonyc@yahoo.com. All are welcome to come to events regardless of membership. If you would like to simply stay informed about JATO events, the best way is to subscribe to our events list: lefty-jews-events or check back on the website regularly. All are welcome to publicly announced JATO events.

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Participate in an International Solidarity Movement

Delegation to Palestine

The International Solidarity Movement is a growing movement of Palestinian and international activists working to raise awareness of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and an end to Israeli occupation. They utilize non-violent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge the illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies.The International Solidarity Movement calls on you to JOIN THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.

For more information about the International Solidarity Movement see:

www.palsolidarity.org - International Solidarity Movement

www.ccmep.org/palestine.html - Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace

www.rapprochement.org - The Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People

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Donate to Human Rights Organizations

Sponsor a Child in Palestine - Program from Middle East Children's Alliance and Ibdaa Cultural Center provides direct aid to school children, some with medical problems, some whose homes have been demolished. Many of their parents are dead, sick and/or unemployed for a long time and the families have virtually no incomes. Sign up for as little as $25 per month.

Palestine Red Crescent Society - a national humanitarian society that provides a wide range of health, social and other humanitarian services for the Palestinian People throughout the Middle East

The Arab Association for Human Rights in Israel - promotes and protects the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel.

Rabbis for Human Rights - Israeli organization concerned specifically with giving voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights.

B'Tselem - the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories

Playgrounds for Palestine - a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building playgrounds and recreation areas for Palestinian children living under military occupation

KinderUSA - an international humanitarian organization based in the United States that was founded by a group of American Muslim physicians and relief workers.

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Campaigns for Divestment in Israel and Corporate Accountability

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There is a growing international movement to pressure institutions and corporations to divest from Israel and for individuals to boycott Israeli goods until Israel withdraws from the occupied areas, respects human rights (including right of refugees to return to their homes and lands), and obeys International law.

For more information about this campaign see:

www.boycottisraeligoods.org - information about Israeli goods and corporations invested in Israel.

Boycott Israeli Art Institutions - appeal to all artists of good conscience around the world to cancel all exhibitions and other cultural events scheduled to occur in Israel.

www.justiceinpalestine.org - website of Students for Justice in Palestine who have called for a nationwide divestment campaign on college and university campuses.

Corporate Accountability

There are also campaigns to apply direct pressure to corporations who provide or voice support for Israel's occupation.

Something You Can Do Against Bulldozers - the IDF uses bulldozers supplied by the Caterpillar Company, based in Peoria, Illinois to carry out its home demolition campaign.

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Contact Government

United States Government

President George W. Bush

The White House

1600 Pennsylvanian Avenue

Washington, DC 20500

Phone: (202) 456-1414

Fax: (202) 456-2461

Secretary of State Colin Powell

Department of State

2201 C street, NW