In 2024, nearly 250 people completed our anonymous survey about the barriers preventing bystanders from speaking up about universal human rights for Palestinians.


We discovered that the 3 biggest obstacles to taking action are:

  1. Fear of not knowing enough
  2. Fear of being called antisemitic
  3. Feeling helpless against unresponsive power holders and structures

Find out more in the report summary via the link below.


By moving citizens of conscience step by step from bystanding to showing solidarity with Palestinians, we can better collectively shift the positions of politicians and mainstream media.

Read the full report via the link below.


Survey methodology and results with Freedom Advocacy Network presentation slides below.


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– Survey respondent