Dear Friend,

By now you may have heard about Israel’s violent repression in East Jerusalem, and its brutal military aggression in Gaza. And you may want to know how you can support groups in Palestine to stand in solidarity. If so, read on.

Over the past several days we've been in direct contact with our partners on the ground in Palestine. They have conveyed devastation, trauma, steadfastness, and the hope in solidarity. The solidarity you and I can show today towards Palestine matters immensely.

For weeks, Israel has been violently evicting Palestinians from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, as part of their ongoing settler-colonial project, sparking protests by Palestinians. Israeli forces have criminalized and injured protesters in East Jerusalem, raided the Al Aqsa Mosque, and have bombed Gaza, brutally killing dozens. They have injured hundreds, destroyed homes, fields, and infrastructure. The violence continues today — and so, too, do calls for justice.¹

We can join in solidarity actions and speak truth to power. We also invite you to give financial support to Palestinian organizations and social movements.

In Gaza, our partner the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is documenting every bombed apartment building, every person killed, every maimed child (51 so far). “Professionally our field workers and lawyers are doing heroic and fantastic work documenting war crimes one by one under fire. We have no right to give up,” Dr. Raji Sourani, Director General of PCHR, wrote to us.

Please donate to the Palestine Solidarity Emergency Fund. 100% of the funds raised will go to organizations on the ground who are both responding to the immediate crises and building toward a long-term vision of freedom, just peace, and self-determination.

Your donation today will enable Grassroots International to support essential work on the ground, such as:

• providing emergency medical care
• documenting human rights abuses 
• defending mental health as a human right
• mobilizing in Jerusalem to resist settler colonialism
• organizing Palestinian youth against state repression

As ever, international solidarity is key to the struggle for existence and dignity in Palestine. Join us in amplifying Palestinian people’s calls for justice and providing support in this key moment.

In solidarity, Chung-Wha Hong Executive Director

P.S. Please send your urgent gift now to stand in solidarity with Palestine.

[1] Please read our full solidarity statement here.