Americans have an enormous, often little known, connection to the ongoing and dangerous tragedy that is Israel and Palestine. As lives of the young and old are increasingly lost and devastated, due in part to short-sighted US policies, it is inevitable that these policies will endanger American lives as well. American citizens have the power to end this carnage.
We must be informed.
New Findings Reveal US-Israeli Cover-up of Deliberate Israeli Attack on US Ship
A new report reveals that Israel "committed acts of murder against American servicemen and an act of war against the United States” when it deliberately attacked the USS Liberty and killed 34 American crewmembers in 1967. more
Read the Commission's Findings.
Efforts by SF Area group to air documentary
A San Francisco Area group is challenging the censorship they have found in their local PBS station's programming on the Israel/Palestine conflict. more
"Close your organization or die"
Dear Israel and your frenzied defenders, No. We're not going to die. I know you're used to killing people who are in your way. Old people, young people, leaders, followers, mothers, fathers, teachers, doctors, factory workers, farmers. more
“Ferme ton organisation sinon tu vas mourir” en francais.
Listen to the death threat (in RealPlayer).
Report on the SF Chronicle
Sept. 2000-Mar. 2001
The San Francisco Chronicle reported 150% of Israeli children’s deaths and only 5% of Palestinian Children’s deaths. more
The U.S. gives $15,139,178 per day to the Israeli government and military and $568,744 to Palestinian NGO's.
892 Israelis and 2,547 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000.
5,981 Israelis and 23,941 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000.
The Israeli unemployment rate is 10.4%, while the Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 37-67%.
1 Israeli school has been fired upon by Palestinians and 185 Palestinian schools have been shelled or fired upon by Israelis since September 29, 2000.
1 Israeli home has been destroyed by Palestinians and 2,202 Palestinian homes have been completely destroyed (14,436 partially destroyed) since September 29, 2000.
60+ new Jewish-only settlements have been built on confiscated Palestinian land between March 2001 and July 11, 2003. There have been 0 cases of Palestinians confiscating Israeli land and building settlements.