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MPAC Joins Civil Society Organizations in Opposition to Israel’s Admission into the Visa Waiver Program

Visa Waiver Program

On September 27, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, DC – September 27, 2023: Civil society organizations representing tens of thousands of Palestinian Americans, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and allied communities are expressing deep concern and outrage regarding the United States’ decision to admit Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) despite Israel not fully meeting the…

Statement: MPAC Calls on Congress to Affirm its Commitment to Palestinian Human Rights

On July 13, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | July 13, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is concerned by the decision of the U.S. Congress to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog on an official visit. The invitation extended to President Herzog by members of Congress sends a distressing…

Statement: MPAC Stands with Palestinians, Rep. Tlaib Amidst Pushback on 75th Nakba Commemoration

religious freedom

On May 16, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 16, 2023 — Last week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib hosted a commemoration of the 75th Nakba, the mass displacement of Palestinians known as “the Nakba” or “the catastrophe.” The event, scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill, was canceled by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,…

Los Angeles Interfaith Leaders Issue Statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque Desecration

religious freedom

On April 24, 2023 By MPAC

As the holy season of Ramadan comes to an end, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders join in deploring Israeli police violence against peaceful worshipers in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on two occasions two weeks ago. Freedom of worship is a basic human right.

Press Release: MPAC, Partners Hold Press Conference on Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque

religious freedom

On April 7, 2023 By MPAC

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and lead…

Statement: Another Ramadan, Another Invasion of Al-Aqsa by Israel

On April 5, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 5, 2023 — During the holiest month of the year for Muslims worldwide, cameras have caught Israeli Police beating worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the third year in a row. The assault on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli Police is…

Statement: Harvard Fellow Kenneth Roth, Criticism of Israel, and Academia

freedom of speech

On January 20, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 20, 2023 — Freedom of expression is one of the founding principles of our nation, without which we cannot grow and improve as a society. One of the most important institutions in which this principle is expressed is the university. Over the last two…