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Break Your Fast With Justice

Dear Email,

We are just three weeks away from the holiest time of the year, the sacred month of Ramadan. We are reaching out to you to remind you to boycott Israeli dates during this blessed time.

There is nothing that could be more contradictory to the principles of fasting than to break our fasts with the dates of an oppressor. To consume Israeli dates is to enable the theft of our blessed land, and to subsidize the dispossession of our Palestinian brothers and sisters living there. It is to support an industry that grossly abuses its Palestinian workers, diverts their natural resources, and operates at their expense.

As Muslims, it is our duty to break our fasts with justice, this Ramadan and beyond. The Muslim community not only has enormous consumer power to decimate Apartheid date sales, but it is our utmost responsibility. Watch and share our campaign video:

This Ramadan, will you pledge to break your fast with justice?

Here’s how you can join the boycott: 

1. Sign our pledge to boycott occupation dates this Ramadan.
2. Help amplify the boycott call by sharing the campaign posts (Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram) on your social media using the hashtags #BoycottIsraeliDates and #ChecktheLabel.
3. Find alternative dates to break your fast! There are numerous Algerian, Tunisian, Emirati, and Californian varieties to choose from, or Palestinian dates, which are usually labeled “Grown in Palestine.”

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging & educating Americans on Palestinian rights and the Israeli occupation. AMP is a premier national organization in the Palestine solidarity movement.