Accordion ContentSince October 7th, 2023, settler violence in the West Bank has only increased. As the world focused on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, settler organizations and individuals saw an opportunity for expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank. This campaign of violent exclusion has only grown more active with time, emboldened by the Israeli government’s indifference, even material support, for settler expansion. The last six months have seen this violence reach new heights, with an average of three Palestinians injured by settler attacks a day so far in 2026. The situation of one Christian town, Beit Sahour, just south of Jerusalem, clearly illustrates just how exceptional the settler expansion and violence of today is.

As Christians, we follow the word of the prophet Isaiah who cautioned against coveting the lands and homes of one’s neighbors: “Doom to those who acquire house after house, who annex field to field until there is no more space left and only you live alone in the land” (Isaiah 5:8). Take action with Churches for Middle East Peace to help protect Palestinians of all faiths in the West Bank. 

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As the IDF moves further into Gaza, it is forcing the entirety of Gaza’s remaining population into just 30% of the strip’s area, where the medical situation grows increasingly untenable.⁠ ⁠ It is in this environment of shortage and restriction that the East Jerusalem Hospital Network (EJHN) operates and makes its vital impact. They are the only hope for Gazans, and even West Bankers, in need of sustained, complex treatment for their survival. ⁠ ⁠ To secure funding and ensure EJHN can continue to serve the vulnerable of the West Bank and Gaza, urge your Member of Congress to pressure the State Department to allocate the EJHN funds.⁠

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House Resolution 35 Delia C. Ramirez, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, and Mark Pocan and co-sponsored by 18 other representatives with the intention to limit certain types of weapons and services being sold or transferred to Israel. The act comes as Israel has strengthened its assault on Gaza and the West Bank, with an estimated death toll since October 7th, 2023 standing at 54 thousand Palestinian men, women, and children.

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On June 4th, 2025, Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin, Bill Keating, Valerie Foushee, and Becca Balint introduced House Resolution 473 to the U.S. House of Representatives calling for the delivery of needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The resolution calls for the Trump Administration to use the diplomatic and political tools at its disposal to end the conflict in Gaza, and push for the resumption of humanitarian aid to Palestinians and the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the outbreak of the Gaza War on October 7th, 2023.

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Additional Resources:

BBC: IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are ‘combat zones’ as sites close for day

Al Jazeera: Visual guide to how the Gaza aid distribution turmoil unfolded