Welcome to Delawareans for Palestinian Human Rights (DelPHR). Our mission is to advocate, educate and inspire others to support Palestinian human rights, security, equality, and freedom.
Read a brief description of the conflict / occupation here. Also see video “Israel & Palestine: A Very Short Introduction.” Want answers? Find responses to comments such as "the U.S. should support Israel because we share fundamental values,” and ”Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," on our FAQ page. Please join our mailing list to receive action alerts and weekly news summaries. Our Congress members need to hear our voices.
DE Senator Tom Carper: (202) 224- 2441 Contact form
DE Senator Chris Coons: (202) 224-5042 Contact form
DE Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester: (202) 225-4165 Contact form
White House comment line: 202-456-1111 (open 11am -3 pm Tues-Thurs) White House email: noreply@contact.whitehouse.gov White House Contact form
State Department Public Communications Division: 202-647-6575
5calls.org - Gives script and phone numbers for Congress members once you enter a zip code and choose a topic. You dial. Advantage is the script. No registration or address needed.
OF INTEREST! Website listing big donors to AIPAC and other members of the Israel lobby: Exposing Israel’s Accomplices (You may have to manually remove the “https” from the website link to be: www.israelsaccomplices.com)
To email comments to news media:
CNN on air: cnn.onair@cnn.com CNN online: cnn.newscenter@cnn.com
PBS: publiceditor.org for PBS WHYY: talkback@whyy.org
MSNBC on air: msnbctvinfo@nbcuni.com MSNBC online msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com
NBC news on air: contact.nbcnews@nbcuni.com NBC news online: nbcnewsdigitalcontact@nbcuni.com
Posted by Delphr May 18, 2021: “An Open Letter to President Biden from Your Delaware Constituents: Joe Biden on Apartheid: Then and Now”
Is Israel an apartheid state? The reports from major human rights organizations:
“Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel system of domination and crime against humanity”, Amnesty International, February 1, 2022
“A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution”, Human Rights Watch, April 2021
“This Is Apartheid”, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, January 2021
Other articles:
Israel-Palestine: from Colonisation Straight to Apartheid, May 2, 2023
It’s Apartheid, Say Israeli Ambassadors to South Africa, June 8, 2021
What John Dugard Tells Us About Apartheid in South Africa and Israel/Palestine, June 7, 2021
The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid, May 27, 2021
For a comprehensive list of Congressional actions related to Palestine and Israel, see the weekly Legislative Round-ups by Lara Friedman of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
Did you know an anti-BDS bill was introduced in New Castle County in 2015? DelPHR members and supporters helped STOP the anti-boycott ordinance introduced in New Castle County on September 29, 2015 (Ordinance 15-093) by testifying at the Pension Board hearing. (DelPHR’s name at the time was Delaware Neighbors Against the Occupation, DelNATO.) Consequently the ordinance was withdrawn by its sponsor in January 2016 and never faced a County Council vote. See this announcement to supporters in November 2015 after the New Castle County Pension Board voted not to recommend the ordinance. For information on CURRENT legislative attacks on BDS, see article by Palestine Legal.
New Castle County pushed back and won.
What happened in other states? Watch this documentary: BOYCOTT
For more current news about Gaza/ West Bank visit these websites:
Did you know there’s a Palestine Museum in the US? Think about visiting & see their online programs.
https://www.palestinemuseum.us/