[1]Justice Democrats
John,
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution to
encourage deepening support for Israel and expanding the Abraham Accords,
Trump-backed agreements between Israel and Arab countries that ignore
Palestinians and enable human rights abuses in the Middle East and Africa.
Members of Congress who voted for the resolution noted that their votes
were in honor of the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding as a state. But
they ignore the reality of how the state of Israel was founded 75 years
ago: by killing and displacing two-thirds of the Indigenous Palestinian
population, in a brutal campaign that Palestinians call the “Nakba,” or
catastrophe.
We have to end U.S. military aid to Israel’s apartheid regime, not double
down on uncritical support for Israel’s human rights abuses.
U.S. military funding supports the Israeli government’s war crimes, to the
tune of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars each year. In Congress, the
bipartisan support for unconditional funding of Israel’s military shows
how far we still have to go in the struggle for Palestinian freedom.
However, 18 Democrats stood up for Palestinian rights by opposing the
recent House resolution—an increase that reflects a huge shift in U.S.
public opinion in favor of Palestinian rights.
As the only Palestinian-American in Congress, I know my advocacy in
Congress disrupts the unjust status quo. I will continue to speak up until
we achieve safety and justice for all.
[ [link removed] ]Will you split a $3 donation between myself and Justice
Democrats to support our work to grow the U.S. movement for Palestinian
liberation?
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The passage of House Resolution 311 shows just how out of step Congress is
with the ongoing shift in American public opinion towards support for
Palestinians and against the Israeli government’s extremism. Unlike prior
versions of this resolution, this Republican-drafted version fails to even
mention Palestinians or attempts at peace.
Instead, the resolution encourages expanding the Abraham Accords, which
were pushed by the Trump administration and signed in 2020 to establish
ties between Israel and Arab countries. These deals further enable
Israel’s impunity and U.S. weapons sales while undermining human rights.
One leader in the negotiations that led to the Accords even admitted that
the intent was to marginalize Palestinians.^1
As the top supporter of the Israeli military, the U.S. has the leverage
needed to demand equal rights for Palestinians. It's our responsibility to
keep pushing for change. U.S. taxpayer dollars fund Israel’s apartheid
regime, which restricts basic resources and freedoms from Palestinians, in
an ongoing attempt to erase an entire people.
We must urgently grow our movement to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s
ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and apartheid. And we need your
support to do so.
[ [link removed] ]Please contribute what you can today to Justice Democrats and my
campaign so we can keep fighting for Palestinian rights.
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Thank you.
In solidarity,
Rashida
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