resources for palestine

We have compiled a list of resources including action alerts, where to give aid, Palestinian accounts and local organizations to follow and support, educational resources, and upcoming actions. It is our hope that the resources on our page will be used by our members to educate themselves on the genocide in Palestine and take action. We stand in solidarity with Palestinians and their right to freedom and sovereignty and aim to uplift Palestinian voices.

Artwork by Heba Zagout, Palestinian Artist

Action Alerts

Contact your representations and senators todAY
TO JOIN THE CEASEFIRE NOW RESOLUTION:

If you are living in the United States you have a critical role to play. With one call, President Biden could demand a ceasefire and pressure Israel to stop immediately. We’ve seen it happen before. Write your member of congress and demand a ceasefire now. We need to prevent further atrocities and massive loss of life.

EMAIL: Adalah Justice Project – https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now?source=direct_link& 

CALL: USCPR – https://act.uscpr.org/a/callforgaza 

Contact Secretary of State Blinken today to call
for open humanitarian access and respect for
international humanitarian law in Gaza!

UNRWA – https://www.unrwausa.org/contact-congress 

Aid

While it is incredibly hard for donations to get into Gaza right now, these are organizations that have people on the ground already. However, we urge folks to focus on sharing resources and contacting their elected officials, while donating what you can: 

Palestinian Accounts to Follow And Support

instagram accounts

Local orgs to follow & support actions:

Educational Resources

  • Decolonize Palestine – decolonizepalestine.com

    • Broad education, easily accessible resource library, includes facts vs. myths

  • Palestine Resource Library – palestineis.org 

    • Broad educational resource, includes learning modules and ways to take action 

  • The Palestine Academy – thepalestineacademy.com

    • Broad educational resource broken up into “courses” to teach Palestine 101

Books

  • Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

  • The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe

  • The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid I. Khalidi

  • On Palestine by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe

  • Except For Palestine: The Limits of Pregressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick

Films/Media

  • Farha on Netflix – portrays a true story of a Palestinian girl during the Nakba

  • Born in Gaza on Netflix – portrays the daily life of 10 Palestinian children living in Gaza

  • Salt of This Sea on Netflix – portrays the story of a Palestinian-American woman who travels to Palestine 

  • 3000 Nights on Netflix – portrays the story of a Palestinian woman who gives birth in an Israeli prison

Upcoming Actions and Protest safety

Actions:

  • For Atlanta-based folks, you can follow @pslatlanta on Instagram to keep updated on current actions

Protest safety:

Our Statement

The Asian American Advocacy Fund unequivocally stands in solidarity with Palestinians and their right to freedom and sovereignty. 


As Asian Americans whose families and ancestors have known the brutality of colonization and Western imperialism, we call on our communities to join in support and speak out to end Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. Our histories show a parallel with the dehumanizing structures used to justify violence against Palestinians. These are closely tied to the same forces of white supremacy that perpetuate systemic racism against our own communities and have justified mass atrocities in the name of national security.

Our hearts ache for lives lost as we bear witness to the genocide of Palestinians. As of writing this, the Palestinian health ministry reports that 5,087 people have been killed in Gaza, and all generations of Palestinian families will continue to be wiped out if we do not see an immediate ceasefire. 

This is a humanitarian crisis: The brutality and unfathomable violence of this moment cannot be overstated nor overlooked.

We are reminded of the War in Vietnam, the covert bombing campaign in Cambodia, the Philippine-American War, the partition of India, the division of Korea, and many more atrocities carried out under western imperialism in disregard for, and devastation of Asian lives. 

This dehumanization has already resulted in violence against Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S. and around the world. We mourn Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year old Palestinian-American child killed by his Chicago landlord, and are horrified by reports of additional attacks. 

Let us be clear: violence against our communities is unacceptable and we condemn the rhetoric that has led to anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia, and anti-semitism. We hold our community members, friends, and colleagues close as we know that all of our fates are intimately intertwined.

Our taxpayer dollars directly fund the occupation and genocide of the Palestinian people, as the United States sends upwards of $3.8 billion in military aid each year to Israel. This is furthering  the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people who have no army, no navy, and no air force. The mainstream media is framing the most recent escalation of violence as the "Israel-Hamas war." We want to be clear, this is not a war, this is a genocide.

We must see the United States end its support for the illegal occupation and apartheid system in Palestine. We wholeheartedly denounce the ongoing colonization of Palestine by Israel, and reject the United States’ military and diplomatic support of the brutal apartheid system that continues to operate in Palestine. The Israeli military regularly violates international law and commits war crimes against Palestinians–including bombing Palestinian hospitals, evacuation routes, medical staff, reporters, schools, and neighborhoods. We need accountability on the world stage.

Each of us has a stake in speaking out against Israeli occupation and the genocide of the Palestinian people. The most immediately available action is a ceasefire. We ask you to join us as we echo calls across both Palestinian and Jewish communities in demanding a ceasefire– call and email your Representatives (links in bio) and ask them to sign onto the Ceasefire Now Resolution. We also deeply understand that only through an end to Israel’s brutal occupation and genocide of the Palestinian people, can an environment of peace emerge. 

We stand in committed solidarity with the people of Palestine and want to see a Free Palestine, from the river to the sea, within our lifetime.