John,

As the top provider of military funding to Israel, the U.S. has helped perpetuate Israel’s apartheid regime and ongoing massacres of Palestinians -- including last week’s bombs on Gaza.

This year marks 75 years of an ongoing Nakba, or catastrophe, for the Palestinian people. Ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, and violent dehumanization created the Israeli state in 1948 and continues today.

That’s why I introduced a resolution to recognize the Nakba and to support the implementation of Palestinian refugees’ rights as enshrined by the United Nations. And it’s why I continue to demand the U.S. stop sending billions of dollars in military aid to Israel.

Since the U.S. government funds these apartheid atrocities, we’re uniquely situated to hold the Israeli government accountable to international humanitarian law.

Unfortunately, instead of condemning Israel’s human rights abuses, many Democrats and Republicans in Congress have condemned me for shining a spotlight on these abuses. Meanwhile, legislators across the country are cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism.

Donate today to support my advocacy for Palestinian rights in Congress.

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Thank you. Together, we can achieve justice for all people.

In solidarity,

Rashida

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From: Rashida Tlaib
Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Subject: the U.S. government funds Israeli apartheid:
To: [email protected]

John,

After recent violent raids on West Bank villages, the Israeli armed forces did it again. They attacked Palestinians at a holy site during Ramadan and then bombed the captive refugee population in Gaza.

For multiple days last week, the violent Israeli forces wounded and arrested hundreds of Palestinian worshippers at the Al Aqsa mosque—which is situated in illegally occupied Palestine. They completely destroyed the medical clinic and prevented medics from entering.

Then, the military fired bombs on Gaza, where millions of Palestinians are trapped and suffering under a years-long blockade that prevents critical access to life-sustaining necessities. The bombs damaged a children’s hospital, terrifying the patients and traumatizing nearby families.

To be clear: U.S. taxpayers are funding these horrific human rights abuses against Palestinians. The U.S. is the top provider of military aid to Israel.

Recently I met with Dr. Abu-Jamei of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, who let me know about how almost all Gazan children experience anxiety and depression after years of trauma. And outside of Gaza, Palestinians also endure daily trauma living under the illegal military occupation.

As the only Palestinian-American in Congress, I understand the urgency of ending U.S. complicity in the Israeli apartheid regime.

Our President as well as every single one of my colleagues in Congress should also be calling this horrific violence out. Too many are silent, but I continue to speak up.

We need to keep the spotlight and the pressure on until Palestinians’ humanity and equal rights are finally recognized—and we need leaders who will sustain this push.

Can you chip in today to support my unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights in Congress?

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Thank you for fighting by my side for Palestinian safety and liberation.

In solidarity,

Rashida