PJN Advocacy Blog
All of PJN’s calls to action, official statements, and reflections from members in one place.
IPMN Supports PC(USA) Stated Clerk on MLK Day Call
The Israel Palestine Mission Network [IPMN] of the Presbyterian Church (USA) supports our Stated Clerk, Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, in his call for unity of spirit, which he issued on the occasion of MLK Day on January 17, 2022.
Presbyterians Must Not Turn Their Attention from Palestine
May 28, 2021 — Last week’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is a welcome development after an eleven day barrage of Israeli missiles killed 248 Palestinians and injured nearly two thousand others in Gaza while unguided Hamas missiles killed 14 Israelis and wounded over one hundred others. IPMN is relieved by the cessation of rocket fire—however long it may hold—as bombs can only result in death, injury, and destruction.
TODAY: In Solidarity With Palestine
May 18, 2021 — A general strike has been called for by civil society in Jerusalem and across historic Palestine to call attention to the ongoing, state sanctioned violence against the Palestinian people. Since last week, more than 220 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and Gaza, including more than 60 children, with over 1400 wounded in Gaza alone, along with 10 Israelis who've been killed in retaliation by Hamas rockets.
IPMN Strongly Condemns Censorship of Academia by Private Business
Sept. 30, 2020 — We strongly condemn the recent muzzling of free speech at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on 9/23 when “tech giants” Zoom, YouTube and Facebook blocked an online webinar after being pressured by pro-Israel groups. This censorship has resulted, yet again, in a silencing of the Palestinian narrative.
IPMN stands with the Movement for Black Lives, #BlackLivesMatter and the BNC call for Solidarity.
June 1, 2020 — IPMN stands against racism and white supremacy and strongly condemns the tactics used by the white police officer in Minneapolis. The disregard for human life on the part of our so-called "Law and Order" officials, especially when it comes to African Americans, is intolerable and must stop.
UN Releases report on business activities in Israeli settlements in Palestine that violate international law and human rights
UN Press Release: GENEVA (12 February 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office on Wednesday issued a report on business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in response to a specific request by the UN Human Rights Council, contained in a March 2016 resolution, that mandated the Office to produce a database of business enterprises involved in such activities.