This year the average taxpayer will give Israel an estimated $21.59 in weapons to enable its apartheid policies against Palestinians. As Tax Day approaches, here are some actions to take to help us hold Israel accountable for violating U.S. and international laws with the weapons we as taxpayers provide.
Together we can push Congress and the Secretary of State hold Israel accountable for the lethal ongoing misuse of U.S.-supplied high-velocity tear gas projectiles. Urge your Members of Congress to ensure that Israel, along with Egypt and Bahrain, is held accountable for grave violations of U.S. laws and fundamental human rights committed with these deadly weapons.
In a time of Valentine-infused spirits, we offer seven ways to help counter the ridiculous amount of that President Obama showed for the Israeli military in his February 13 budget request. We're facing "difficult cuts" and "tough choices" as services are reduced and the debt climbs, while Israel gets even more weapons than before.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) and the Presbyterian Church (USA) will soon vote on resolutions to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett Packard, due to their complicity in the Israeli occupation. US Campaign member groups United Methodist Kairos Response and Israel-Palestine Mission Network are leading the way.
A national coalition of more than 380 groups, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation works to end U.S. support for Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. We support a U.S. policy that upholds freedom, justice and equality.
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One of our best fact sheets discusses international law in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Educate your community about the rights to: self-determination, freedom from discrimination, resistance to illegal occupation.
Human rights advocates are often under-sourced and over-stretched. But by pooling our resources, we sustain our work and build the coalition we need in order to channel our diverse efforts into a torrent of support for policies that uphold freedom, justice and equality.
The US Campaign is seeking interns for Spring Semester 2012. Interns work 10-30 hours per week under supervision of the US Campaign staff in its Washington, DC, office. Interns are needed to help in our following programmatic areas: Policy, BDS, Media / Tech Support, and Coalition Building.
Member groups of the US Campaign are running ad campaigns in their cities to highlight the moral and financial costs of the United States giving Israel $30 billion in weapons. You never know where you'll see an ad -- perhaps on a billboard, train, or bus near you. Check it out!