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Palestine Solidarity Project (PSP)

Location:

New York, NY
Founded:

2006
Co-Founders:

Rebekah Wolf
Mousa Abu Maria

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Palestine Solidarity Project (PSP) is a pro-Palestinian organization that advocates for a Palestinian state through purported peaceful means. One of the co-founders of Palestine Solidarity Project has been linked to and jailed for involvement with the terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The other co-founder has been on the steering committee for an organization that calls for the boycott of Israel and has ties to extremists who support the elimination of the state of Israel.

History

Palestine Solidarity Project was founded in summer 2006 in the village of Beit Ommar in the Southern West Bank. 1 The organization formed after American Rebekah Wolf met organizer Mousa Abu Maria and became romantically involved. 2 Abu Maria has previously been in prison twice due to ties with terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 3 Wolf and Abu Mousa, with some friends, formed the Palestine Solidarity Project. 4

Positions

Palestine Solidarity Project seeks to acquire land for Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip from Israelis through peaceful direct action. 5 PSP claims that Israel has violated human rights for over 50 years and violations of international law have been demonstrated by both sides of the conflict. 6

Palestine Solidarity Project has pledged loyalty to corporations, nations, and governments that support Palestinians’ human rights. 7 Through funding, PSP supports Palestinian individuals and regions seeking to take ownership of land from Israelis. 8

Activity

Palestine Solidarity Project distributes cameras to people and encourages social media sharing of photos and videos of Israeli troops. 9 Palestine Solidarity Project leaders have called for people to stop buying or selling products made in Israel or potentially made by Israelis in the disputed West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. 10

Co-founder Rebekah Wolf has been a member of the steering committee for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (CEIO), which supports boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS). 11 CEIO founders and members have called for the end of Israel as a nation, opposed a two-state solution, and have argued to end military, financial, and diplomatic support for Israel. 12

Leadership

Rebekah Wolf is an American attorney and co-founder of Palestine Solidarity Project. 13 Rebekah Wolf is of Jewish faith and her sister is a rabbi. 14 Since 2019, Wolf has been policy counsel at the Immigration Justice Campaign for the American Immigration Council. 15

From 2016 through 2019, Wolf was the pro bono coordinator for New Mexico Immigrant Law Center. 16 From 2007 through 2014, Wolf was director, international coordinator at the pro-Palestinian Center for Freedom and Justice. 17

In 2008, when Palestine Solidarity Project co-founder and Wolf’s then-boyfriend Mousa Abu Maria was arrested by Israeli authorities, Wolf signed documents officially marrying Abu Maria allowing her to visit him in prison. 18 In 2003, Wolf made a trip to Israel spending most of her time in the West Bank. 19 Upon attempting to return to the West Bank in 2005, the Israeli government had her deported back to the United States. 20 21

Mousa Abu Maria is from Beit Ommar in the southern West Bank and co-founder of Palestine Solidarity Project. 22 Abu Maria spent years in Israeli prison for membership in the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and throwing stones and Molotov cocktails. 23 He was released in 2003 as part of a prisoner exchange only to be placed in administrative detention in 2008 due to suspected connections to PIJ. 24 In 2012, Abu Maria claimed he no longer was connected to Palestinian Islamic Jihad but was seen that year in a photo holding a PIJ poster with Palestinian Islamic Jihad members. 25

In November 2012, Abu Maria was invited to speak at the British House of Commons for an event organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a separate organization. 26

References

  1. “Palestine Solidarity Project.” Palestine Solidarity Committee – Seattle. Accessed March 4, 2023. http://www.palestineinformation.org/ism_seattle.htm.
  2.  Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  3. Westrop, Sam. “Terror Activist to Speak at British House of Commons.” Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/fighting-back/terror-activist-to-speak-at-british-house-of-commons-365172.
  4. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  5. “Our Approach.” Palestine Solidarity Project. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://palestinesolidarityproject.org/who-we-are/.
  6. “Our Approach.” Palestine Solidarity Project. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://palestinesolidarityproject.org/who-we-are/.
  7. “What We Do.” Palestine Solidarity Project. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://palestinesolidarityproject.org/what-we-do/.
  8.  “What We Do.” Palestine Solidarity Project. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://palestinesolidarityproject.org/what-we-do/.
  9. Moloney, Mark. “Mousa Abu Maria – Shot in the Head, Imprisoned, and Tortured.” Anphoblacht. June 30, 2013. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23193.
  10.  “Mousa Abu Maria – Shot in the Head, Imprisoned, and Tortured.” Anphoblacht. June 30, 2013. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23193.
  11. Diker, Dan. “American BDS Organization Takes Its Case to Capitol Hill.” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. October 10, 2016. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://jcpa.org/article/american-bds-organization-takes-case-capitol-hill/.
  12. Diker, Dan. “American BDS Organization Takes Its Case to Capitol Hill.” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. October 10, 2016. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://jcpa.org/article/american-bds-organization-takes-case-capitol-hill/.
  13. “Rebekah Wolf.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-wolf-a1799b167/;  Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  14. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  15. “Rebekah Wolf.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-wolf-a1799b167/.
  16. “Rebekah Wolf.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-wolf-a1799b167/.
  17.  “Rebekah Wolf.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-wolf-a1799b167/.
  18. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  19. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  20. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  21. “Rebekah Wolf.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-wolf-a1799b167/.
  22. Brostoff, Ari. “Sister Acts.” Tablet Magazine. July 1, 2009. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/sister-acts.
  23. Westrop, Sam. “Terror Activist to Speak at British House of Commons.” Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/fighting-back/terror-activist-to-speak-at-british-house-of-commons-365172.
  24. [1] Westrop, Sam. “Terror Activist to Speak at British House of Commons.” Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/fighting-back/terror-activist-to-speak-at-british-house-of-commons-365172.
  25. Westrop, Sam. “Terror Activist to Speak at British House of Commons.” Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/fighting-back/terror-activist-to-speak-at-british-house-of-commons-365172.
  26. Westrop, Sam. “Terror Activist to Speak at British House of Commons.” Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/fighting-back/terror-activist-to-speak-at-british-house-of-commons-365172.
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