Lifting our voices for peace and justice in the Holy Land
NorCal Sabeel is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, San Francisco Bay Area–based group dedicated to organizing and participating in events that advance peace and justice for both Palestinians and Israelis. NorCal Sabeel is affiliated with Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA).
UPDATES
LISTEN to Webinar: What Now?
The Two State Solution is Dead- Now What? with Jonathan Kuttab, Jeff Halper, and Noura Erakat. January 14, 2022. Co-sponsored by Nonviolence International and Just Peace Advocates
WATCH Irish MP, Richard Boyd Barrett, calling out the double standards on Ukraine and Palestine
Visit Palestine
Due to the pandemic, many organizations have postponed in-person trips to Palestine and replaced them with virtual visits.
Here are four in-person trips that are available in 2022:
Sabeel is offering a Spring Witness Trip to the Holy Land from May 13-20, 2022, led by Sabeel founder Rev, Naim Ateek.
Am I My Neighbor’s Keeper? Christ at the Checkpoint in Bethlehem, Palestine, is offering this conference 26-29 May 2022.
Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI) is offering a Journey for Justice visit from July 30-August 7, 2022.
Friends of Wadi Foquin is planning a pilgrimage. For more information, contact Rev. Mike Friedrich deaconmike99@gmail.com or Rev. Emily Lin pastoremalee@gmail.com.
The U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) has important information and guidance under Ethical Travel to Palestine & Challenging Apartheid Tourism
Take Action
Contact Your Congressperson to Support Rep. Betty McCollum’s Very Important Bill Focused on Palestine
HR 2590: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, which was introduced by Rep. McCollum in April 2021.
Please urge your congressperson to support Rep. McCollum’s bill and sign on as co-sponsors. If they already have, please thank them for their support. To locate your congressperson, go here.
Contact Congress About Efforts to Criminalize Support for Palestine
Thirty states have anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) laws that criminalize support for the boycott of Israel, saying that it is anti-Semitic, which it is not. The BDS movement was initiated in Palestine by civil society as a peaceful response to the Israeli occupation; it was inspired by the impact of boycotts in ending apartheid in S. Africa. More information can be found here.
Facebook, We Need to Talk
Join the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) campaign calling on Facebook to allow users to hold the Israeli government accountable. You can find more information here.
Confront Christian Zionism
Christian Zionists are among the most active and vocal supporters of Israel and its apartheid policies toward Palestine. FOSNA has a valuable toolkit for activists and local leaders for challenging Christian Zionism. It includes historical, theological, and political information about Christian Zionism, along with practical strategies. Find the toolkit here
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS
BDS is a Palestinian-led non-violent movement for freedom, justice, and equality. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS call urges action to pressure Israel to comply with international law. Information about BDS actions can be found here.
Resources
Reports
Films and the Arts
Websites and Blogs
Letters
Speaking of Palestine Radio Shows
“"I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't! The God who was there and showed that we should become free is the God described in the Scriptures as the same yesterday, today and forever,"”
— Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Patron of Sabeel
Washington Post Interview, 2013
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