Take Action Now to Help Save the Lives of 2,000 Hunger Strikers in Israeli Prisons!

Sign and we'll deliver your signature to the State Dept. on Monday!

As we approach the 64th anniversary of the Nakba -- the catastrophe in which more than more than 750,000 Palestinians lost their homes and lands, and thousands of others their lives during the ethnic cleansing that accompanied Israel's creation -- between 1,600 and 2,000 Palestinian prisoners have joined one of the largest hunger strikes in history.

Two strikers -- Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab -- have refused food for 73 days. Ten have refused food for more than 50 days and are now hospitalized. The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that Halahleh, Diab, and four others are in "imminent danger of dying." As the prisoners' health deteriorates, the State Department has been silent.

Please ask the State Department to help save the lives of these nonviolent protestors! Help us get 10,000 signatures before Monday when, with the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, we'll deliver our concerns to the State Department!

More are joining the strike every day, and many strikers and supporters have reached out to the international community to show support. In response to a call from the Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordinating Committees, US Campaign member group Jewish Voice for Peace is organizing a Day of Action on next Thursday, May 17th, calling on people nationwide to fast in solidarity with the prisoners and demonstrate outside Israeli consulates and embassies.May 17th will mark one month since the majority of strikers began refusing food.

Please sign up now to join the day of action!

You can sign up to fast, protest, or both, and to connect with others in your area taking part. There is also a day of action factsheet available here. This is a tremendous opportunity to show support and solidarity to these courageous resisters, taking the extraordinary step of starving themselves in a struggle for basic dignity and freedom.