John,

Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been an outspoken leader in the movement for a ceasefire. AIPAC recruited an anti-ceasefire candidate who just announced he’s running against Jamaal in 2024.

And this week, the House voted on a censure resolution against Jamaal. They're trying to distract from the fact they are unable to govern. They are trying to distract from the fact they can’t stop the genocide. They are distracting from the fact they can't pass a budget for the American people.

Jamaal has called out members for doing nothing to stop the gun crisis in our country. Jamaal has called out the U.S. government for being complicit in the mass murder of children and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. And this week he joined me in voting against HR 894, a dangerous resolution conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

Because we’re speaking up for Palestinians’ human rights, AIPAC is funding attack ads against us, and plans to spend $100 million in an attempt to defeat us in next year’s elections.

AIPAC is trying to silence our movement and undermine our democracy. We can’t let this happen. Please chip in today so Rep. Jamaal Bowman and I can withstand their attacks.

Last year, AIPAC and its network of PACs spent $40 million against Black and brown progressives, with most of the funds coming from Republican donors who’ve supported Trump.

An AIPAC spokesperson claimed that Jamaal is part of an “extremist fringe,” but our calls for a ceasefire are in line with the vast majority of Americans—across the political spectrum. The rest of Congress needs to catch up and value all human life.

Jamaal is especially able to humanize Palestinians because he’s visited the West Bank, where he met with my sity (my grandmother).

He was stopped at a military checkpoint near her house, and saw first-hand how Palestinians live in fear under constant military presence. And he connected that to his own experience as a Black man in the U.S. who’s been targeted by police violence.

Jamaal and I know that the struggles for justice and equality are interconnected, from the U.S. to Palestine and beyond. That’s why we continue to take politically courageous stands, despite attempts to silence and intimidate us.

AIPAC is working with far-right Trump donors to interfere in our democracy. They’re targeting candidates of color representing working class districts, who rely on grassroots donations rather than corporate PAC money.

Please help me and Jamaal Bowman counter AIPAC’s attacks by donating $5 or more today.

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Thank you for joining me and Jamaal in recognizing our shared humanity. We will continue speaking up to save lives—no matter people’s faith or ethnicity.

In solidarity,

Rashida