PayPal operates in Israel’s illegal settlements -- but is refusing to
provide service to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, in direct
violation of UN guidelines.

Join the international call to PayPal to end its baseless discrimination
now.

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John,

Every morning starting at 3am, tens of thousands of Palestinians start
crossing Israeli military checkpoints to get to work. It can take hours.
And too often, the endless wait can turn violent as people are crushed by
crowds or shot by soldiers.

Meanwhile, Palestinians who Freelance online run into another problem:
they can’t get paid. The world’s biggest online payment platform, PayPal,
won’t serve Palestinians living in Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza
Strip.

It’s clear discrimination – Israelis living in the illegal settlements in
the very same locations are allowed to create PayPal accounts.

But there may be progress – we have heard from multiple sources in the
last month that PayPal may be taking steps to provide service to all
Palestinians.  

[ [link removed] ]Now is the time to join the 170,000 SumOfUs members who have already
signed the petition calling on PayPal to stop discriminating against
Palestinians.

The Israeli occupation makes it next to impossible for Palestinians to
make ends meet. Unemployment is a shocking 48% in Gaza, so many
Palestinians are desperately seeking other options like launching local
digital ventures or doing freelance work online to get by.

There is no reason for PayPal to continue this discrimination – it’s
competitor, Apple Pay, serves Palestinians. Yet, PayPal continues
discrimination against Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza in
direct violation of UN guidelines.

SumOfUs members like you made a huge difference in getting Ben & Jerry’s
to be the first large global corporation to pull out of the illegally
Occupied Palestinian Territory in years. Multiple sources within the
company said the ten of thousands of you that took action had a huge
impact in this decision.

So we know we can push PayPal to join Ben & Jerry's to be on the right
side of Palestinian justice. This is why, we have joined forces with
Palestinian digital rights group, 7amleh, to call out PayPal’s failure to
operate in Palestine. If we reach 200,000 signatures – we will deliver
your message to PayPal in person.

[ [link removed] ]Tell PayPal to stop discriminating against Palestinians and offer its
services to everyone in Gaza and the West Bank.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Angus and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Paypal4Palestine
7amleh.

[ [link removed] ]Palestinians urge PayPal to offer services in West Bank and Gaza
Reuters. 21 October 2021.

 

 

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