#HowManyMore April 13th Day of Action
On the first night of Passover this year, thousands of Palestinians living in Gaza marched to the border with Israel in nonviolent demonstration. The Israeli army opened live fire on the protesters killing 19 people and wounding over 700 people. It was the deadliest day in Israel/Palestine since the 2014 Gaza War. Since then, 31 Palestinians have been killed and upwards of 1000 have been injured in nonviolent marches.
We cannot stay silent as violence at the border continues week after week. We cannot stay silent as the Palestinian death toll grows and the numbers of wounded increase.
We are calling for a Day of Action to bring attention to the violence and deaths in Gaza & to call on our Jewish leaders, institutions, and community to speak out against the violence in Gaza. We will come together to ask — How many more Palestinians must die?
How you can participate:
- Organizing your own event — with our support! Create your own action by using the 'click to host' button. If you volunteer to plan an action, we will set you up with a complete Action Planning Guide, a trained Action Coach, and all the support you’ll need.
- Join an existing action by RSVPing on the map. We'll follow up with the info you need to know and any updates.
If you don’t see an action in your area right now – and don’t want to plan your own – check back here on Friday or join our email list to get updates when new events are added.
We believe that the violence at the Gaza border may escalate and we need as many American Jews and elected officials condemning the violence as possible. As Jews, we feel a moral responsibility to make our voices heard in this moment.
On Friday, hundreds of us across the country will come together to ask: “#HowManyMore Palestinians must die before the leaders of the Jewish establishment oppose the occupation?”
The occupation has resulted in a serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the already untenable situation is getting worse. Palestinians in Gaza face a serious shortage of water, electricity, food, and medical supplies, and since a land, air and sea blockade of Gaza began in 2007 conditions have only grown more dire. Despite the deadly violence from the Israeli military, Gazan’s will continue fighting for their dignity through regular protests.
The violent repression of these nonviolent demonstrations has persisted and will likely continue, yet, very few politicians or Jewish leaders are speaking out against the violence. We must be the leaders our community needs. If not now, when?
We are compelled to take action and fight for freedom and dignity for all - so glad you will be with us this Friday.