Our Mission

Israel has been maintaining a military occupation of the Palestinian territories for years. The occupation denies basic human rights, freedom, and dignity to millions of Palestinians. Since 2007, Israel, along with Egypt, has placed the Gaza Strip under a medieval siege.

The siege of Gaza and the occupation of Palestinians territories is done with the financial and diplomatic support of the United States. U.S. taxpayers subsidize the Israeli occupation with over $10 million per day, or nearly $4 billion per year. Our goal is to change U.S. policy to end U.S. financial and political support to the Israeli occupation and apartheid of the Palestinian people.  

2022 Work Plan

Get Involved

Our Palestine-Israel working group meets on average of once or twice a month. We gather to discuss strategy for Congressional and local lobbying. We also share educational resources, analyze relevant current events, and plan events. If interested in joining our Palestine-Israel working group, email pi@masspeaceaction.org

Read Massachusetts Peace Action’s statement on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

Is Documenting Human Rights Violations Terrorism? Please sign and share this petition about the Palestinian 6

On October 22, 2021, the Israeli government designated six eminent Palestinian human rights/civil society organizations as “terrorists”, putting them at risk of being shut down and the staff at risk of imprisonment. Democratic governments don’t shut down human rights and civil liberties groups and imprison their staff.

Please sign this petition to ask President Biden and Secretary Blinken to condemn this action and pressure the Israeli government to revoke it. (To sign as an organization please check the box under “Contact Information.”)

Videos

Events

Andrew Bacevich Webinar: Why There Will Be No Winners in the Israel-Gaza War

Andrew Bacevich Webinar: Why There Will Be No Winners in the Israel-Gaza War

Thu Nov 30 7:00 pm EST
What happened on October 7? Why did it happen? What is going on now in Gaza? And what is the ...
Ceasefire in Gaza Now: Protest Raytheon Weapons to Israel

Ceasefire in Gaza Now: Protest Raytheon Weapons to Israel

Thu Nov 30 12:00 pm EST
Thursday, November 30 @ 12 noon Park Street Station Boston Senator Warren Speak up! No new weapons for the assault ...
No Tax Dollars for War Crimes

Rally & March for Palestine

Sun Dec 3 12:30 pm EST
December 3, 12:30 pm Northampton City Hall Sponsored by the Western Mass Coalition for Palestine ...
I Remember 1948 - Film and Discussion

I Remember 1948 – Film and Discussion

Mon Dec 4 7:00 pm EST
Film and discussion: Refugee elders recount their memories of Al Nakba, “the catastrophe” May 15, 1948, when as children, they ...

Updates

Resources

BDS website

Israels 50 Years of Occupation Abuses – Human Rights Watch, June 4 2017

HOW MUCH MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL? (2009-2018) – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

Half page Flyer on Israel, Palestine and Congress – October 2014

Recent Documentation on Israel’s violations of human rights

Videos