John,

I’m a justice seeker who fights against oppressions of all forms, and we need more Democrats in Congress to join me in standing up for human rights for all people—including Palestinians.

Unfortunately, AIPAC and its affiliated PACs spent over $40 million in last year’s political races to defeat progressive Democratic candidates who are sympathetic to Palestinians’ human rights.

AIPAC claims to be bipartisan, but they hosted Donald Trump at their annual conference and endorsed insurrectionist Republicans who voted to overturn the will of the American people in 2020’s election.

Last year, pro-Trump billionaires donated millions to AIPAC’s network of PACs in order to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries and attack Democrats in general elections. AIPAC has proven they’re not only anti-Palestinian, but also anti-democracy and anti-progressive.

Please sign if you agree: Pro-apartheid group AIPAC is out of alignment with the Democratic Party. Democratic candidates running in 2024 should refuse financial support or endorsements from AIPAC or its connected PACs.

Together, we’re building a stronger movement in Congress to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s human rights abuses against Palestinians.

In solidarity,

Rashida

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From: Rashida Tlaib
Date: Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Subject: Sign now to tell Democratic candidates: Reject support from anti-Palestinian AIPAC and its network of PACs
To: [email protected]

John,

Because of my advocacy for Palestinian rights, pro-apartheid groups like AIPAC have targeted me—and other colleagues who speak up for human rights. They want to maintain the unjust status quo, and they’re threatened by the shift in U.S. public opinion in support of Palestinian liberation.

To stifle our movement’s growing power, AIPAC and its affiliated PACs spent over $40 million in last year’s political races to defeat progressive Democratic candidates who are sympathetic to Palestinians’ human rights. They bully my colleagues to go silent or support rhetoric that dehumanizes Palestinians.

Pro-Trump billionaires donated millions to these PACs in order to shape the Democratic Party in primaries and attack Democrats in general elections. AIPAC also hosted Donald Trump at their annual conference, and the group keeps endorsing insurrectionist Republicans who voted to overturn the will of the American people in 2020’s election.

Clearly, AIPAC is not only anti-Palestinian, but also anti-democracy and anti-progressive. It is out of alignment with many of us who are fighting for working families. Democratic candidates should refuse financial support or endorsements from pro-apartheid groups like AIPAC or its connected PACs.

Please sign now to tell Democratic candidates: Reject support from anti-Palestinian AIPAC and its network of PACs.

Democratic voters have shown in recent polls that they sympathize with Palestinians and do not want their taxpayer dollars to support the Israeli government’s human rights abuses.

Like all human beings, Palestinians deserve to live and thrive. When pro-apartheid organizations and Members of Congress try to silence me or other progressive women of color speaking up for Palestinians’ rights, they’re trying to maintain the unjust status quo that treats the Palestinian people as less than human.

As the far-right apartheid government in Israel is escalating attacks on Palestinians—backed by billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars—we need more Democrats who are willing to join me in taking on the status quo and standing up for human rights for all people, including Palestinians.

Please sign now to tell Democratic candidates running for election or re-election in 2024: Do not take money from AIPAC PAC or its network of PACs (the United Democracy Project and Democratic Majority for Israel). Reject endorsements and funding from these right-wing, anti-democratic groups.

Thank you for taking action in solidarity with oppressed people. Together, we’re fighting for human rights for all people, with no exceptions.

In service,

Rashida