[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress



My heart is heavy with grief.

It grieves for the 1,200 Israeli civilians who were heinously murdered by
Hamas on October 7th.

It grieves for the 137 hostages still held by Hamas, and their families.

And it grieves for the over 15,000 Palestinian civilians killed by the
Israeli military in the weeks since — nearly half of whom are children.

The devastating attacks by Hamas on October 7th and the subsequent murder
of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli government has brought about a
collective sense of grief and loss that has been felt around the world,
transcending borders.

And the toll of tragedy on civilians has been heartbreaking to watch.
Children are dying. Entire generations of Palestinian families erased
entirely. Hospitals bombed. Electricity shut off. Food, fuel, and medicine
dwindling. Clean drinking water, essentially non-existent.

It’s clear: our shared humanity is in danger.

Last week’s temporary pause in fighting was a welcome step toward saving
lives and reuniting families — and it was a testament to the power of
diplomacy.

In that pause, we saw hostages returned, humanitarian aid delivered,
families reunited, and countless lives saved.

I was deeply disappointed to see this temporary truce end and the bombing
in Gaza resume. With the violence continuing to escalate, I’ll keep
pushing for all parties to come back to the negotiating table and work
toward an immediate, permanent ceasefire to save lives, return all
hostages, and finally end this horrific violence.

I am haunted by the words and the images of the Palestinian children in
Gaza who convened their own press conference in English so that you would
not misunderstand their desperate appeals to live. They said we want to
live. We want peace.

There is no justification for the collective punishment of the Palestinian
people, from their elders to their babies. Regardless of our religion or
nation of birth, our freedoms and our destinies are tied, and we have a
moral obligation to be our brothers and our sisters’ keeper — a
collective, righteous mandate to save lives.

Our movement for a ceasefire is growing stronger by the day. Millions
across the globe have echoed our calls for an end to the bloodshed — from
the United Nations and the Pope, to the President of France and an
increasing number of my colleagues in Congress.

Activists, faith leaders, healthcare workers, and labor unions in my
district and beyond have raised their voices in the name of peace.

This is a movement that is pro-peace, pro-faith, and pro-humanity. We are
all one human family, and a permanent ceasefire is the mandate. We must
respond accordingly.

In solidarity,

Ayanna




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