International
Peace Teams
International Peace Teams
MPT has been training and deploying Peace Teams domestically and internationally since 1993. We are currently sending teams to the West Bank in Palestine, where we partner with the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led movement resisting the systematic dispossession of the Palestinian population using non-violent direct action.
Read more about the specifics of being a part of our teams in our FAQ
MPT's Perspective on the Conflict in Palestine/Israel
MPT is committed to joining Palestinians, Israelis, and other internationals in using active nonviolence to resist the systematic oppression, land dispossession, military occupation, ethnic cleansing, and genocide of the Palestinian people by the State of Israel. MPT supports Palestinian popular resistance by being immediately alongside Palestinians in olive groves, at checkpoints, at demonstrations, at houses being demolished, or wherever Palestinians are subject to harassment and attacks from soldiers and settlers.
While our organization does not advocate any particular political solution, we affirm the right of all people - including Christians, Jews, and Muslims - to live in safety. We we reject the use of violence to achieve political ends. We recognize that Palestinians have resisted the colonization of their homeland by a Zionist state since before the 1948 establishment of Israel. Given Israel's military occupation of the West Bank, the existence of the apartheid wall and illegal settlements in the West Bank, the increasingly ferocious attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, and the Israeli military's ongoing attack on Gaza and those who attempt to bring aid into Gaza, we concur with the UN conclusion that Israel is an apartheid state committing genocide and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians.
We reject all forms of oppression and racism at the heart of this conflict, including Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and Zionism (support for a Jewish-supremacist state). We recognize and stand with the Jewish people and organizations around the world who are actively resisting this apartheid, colonization, and genocide.
As an organization based in the United States, we as MPT condemn the particular role that the U.S. plays in enabling the colonization of and genocide in Palestine by offering unfettered economic, political, and military support to the State of Israel. We recognize that the colonization of Palestine is deeply connected to the history of the colonization and genocide of Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.
Additional Q&A
International Peace Teams take a lot of work to send. If you are interested in being a team member please fill out the application form (see below) either online or printed and mailed to our office. If you are not able to go on a team but want to get more involved consider volunteering to help set up teams or making a donation to support the efforts. For International Peace Team volunteering opportunities, you can contact Elliott Adams.
Yes, our International Teams only go where they are invited to help de-escalate potentially violent situations.
Stories from the Field
Making sure the world knows what is happening at the site of our international teams is important to us. Our teams regularly give updates while working. Read about our international Teams and the places they are working on our blog.
How can I get involved with the International Teams?
Are your International Teams invited like your Domestic Teams?
