5 Action Steps You Can Take to Stand with Palestine
By: Essma Bengabsia
We have watched the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Palestine over the past several decades, and the attacks on Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza over the past several weeks, and we have asked ourselves: what can we do? The answer: mobilize.
Below are 5 action steps you can take today to stand up for the human rights of our Palestinian sisters and brothers:
Photo credit: @AMPalestine
Sign this petition to the Biden administration to block the sale of $735 million of weapons of mass destruction to the Israeli government.
Click here to Tweet at Secretary of State Blinken to let him know you are outraged that he approved of this sale of weapons, despite historic Congressional opposition to it from both the House and the Senate. If he chooses, Blinken can block this sale instantly.
Call the State Department at (202) 647-6575. Choose option 8. Leave a message for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs telling them that they must immediately revoke export license number DDTC 20–084 (the $735 million arms deal between Boeing and Israel).
All American Muslim leaders: sign this statement of solidarity with Palestine.
Follow American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and subscribe to their newsletter here. We are grateful for AMP’s leadership in outlining the above action steps to us. Follow their pages to stay tuned on what’s next.
Additionally, it is imperative that we support AMP’s Campaign for Crisis Mobilization and Rapid Response. AMP is leading us in the movement for Palestinian liberation, and they cannot continue their work without our support.
Want to do more? Here are the upcoming rallies for Palestine in NJ. Come through, post a picture online, and tag us @themuslimnetwork so we can share broadly.
May Allah swt allow us to see a free and thriving Palestine in our lifetimes.