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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 and Homeland […]

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

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 of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) extends its deepest condolences to

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 of the

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), the Dallas Palestine Coalition, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Democracy

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,

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