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30+ organizations meet with U.S. officials to discuss Israel’s Visa Waiver Program bid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 5, 2023

Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. Government continues to assess Israel’s eligibility to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), a group of more than 30 community leaders representing thousands of Palestinian Americans, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and allies met senior officials from the Departments of State […]

30+ organizations meet with U.S. officials to discuss Israel’s Visa Waiver Program bid2023-06-05T16:32:39-04:00

Letter to State & DHS on Israel’s Consideration for VWP

“Dear Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas,

We write to you on behalf of thousands of Palestinian Americans, Arab Americans, and allied communities across the U.S. to express our deep concern regarding Israel’s potential admission into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program as the Israeli government continues to discriminate against U.S. citizens and deny Palestinians their basic human […]

Letter to State & DHS on Israel’s Consideration for VWP2023-06-01T13:53:45-04:00

AFRP Statement on Removal of Ilhan Omar from HFAC

The American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine, is the largest Palestinian Christian American organization. It represents more than 44,000 people throughout the United States. We stand with Representative Ilhan Omar and condemn her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Representative Omar has been a champion of human rights, including the rights of Palestinian people, and has […]

AFRP Statement on Removal of Ilhan Omar from HFAC2023-04-13T09:42:24-04:00

AFRP Statement on Death of Seven-Year-Old Palestinian, Rayyan Suleiman, After Being Chased by Israeli Soldiers

Last week, seven-year-old Palestinian Rayyan Suleiman became one of the latest victims of Israel’s violent apartheid regime when he died of a heart attack after being chased by Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank during a raid on his home. The American Federation […]

AFRP Statement on Death of Seven-Year-Old Palestinian, Rayyan Suleiman, After Being Chased by Israeli Soldiers2022-10-07T12:45:53-04:00

Brief on Revised COGAT Rules dated September 2022

On September 5, 2022, the Israeli Coordinator for Government Affairs in the Territories (COGAT)  issued revisions to the rules regarding the entry of foreign nationals to the occupied West Bank which  require certain travelers to apply for a permit before approaching an Israeli-controlled border crossing to obtain a visitor’s visa. The previous version […]

Brief on Revised COGAT Rules dated September 20222022-09-12T15:16:31-04:00

President Biden: Prioritize the ‘Fundamental Freedoms’ of Palestinians and Demand Accountability for Israel’s Crimes

American organizations reiterate the urgency to hold Israel accountable for discrimination and crimes against Palestinians during President’s trip to Israel and the Occupied West Bank  

The following is a joint statement from the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP),  the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), […]

President Biden: Prioritize the ‘Fundamental Freedoms’ of Palestinians and Demand Accountability for Israel’s Crimes2022-07-19T12:39:39-04:00

AFRP’s response to the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh

A Statement from the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Westland, MICHIGAN (May 11, 2022) – On behalf of the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) and the 44,000 members of the Ramallah community, we express our outrage at the assassination of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11th, 2022.

Shireen died […]

AFRP’s response to the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh2022-05-12T14:51:18-04:00

AFRP statement on Ukraine invasion

A Statement from the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine

WESTLAND, Michigan—March 22, 2022—On behalf of the members of the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP.org), we wholly condemn the unwarranted invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and as Palestinians living in the diaspora, we sympathize with the people of Ukraine for the pain and trauma they are […]

AFRP statement on Ukraine invasion2022-03-23T09:36:43-04:00

The Medical Group is expanding its reach

As many of you know, The Medical Group has been working tirelessly to uplift our families at home in Palestine by supporting health care delivery and implementation in many different fields. To date, some of our most successful projects include an emergency medical program, a vascular health outreach project, and a women’s health […]

The Medical Group is expanding its reach2022-01-31T15:54:10-05:00

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