[ [link removed] ]Katie Porter for Senate

I’m calling for a lasting
bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

It’s painful to witness the human tragedies of the war between Israel and
Hamas. While this is a war between Israel and Hamas, the United States
should identify and push for conditions that will make a lasting bilateral
ceasefire possible. These conditions include:

 1. A release of all hostages
 2. Durable security for Israel
 3. An end of Hamas’ control of Gaza

Lasting peace will require a commitment to both economic and humanitarian
aid to rebuild Gaza after the war. And, it will require negotiations
toward a democratic Palestinian state with full and equal rights for its
citizens.

I have long said that durable peace will require a two-state solution and
a democratic Palestinian government free from Hamas. Prime Minister
Nethanyahu’s recent comments rejecting Palestinian governance of Gaza are
especially concerning, as they undermine our country’s longstanding
position that a two-state solution is necessary to achieve enduring peace
for both Israelis and Palestinians.

The situation is dire and requires an end to hostilities that threaten to
worsen this conflict’s already appalling loss of Palestinian and Israeli
lives. Hamas has allowed Palestinians in Gaza to suffer shortages of food,
clean water, fuel, and medicine for years. The current war caused by
Hamas’ terrorism has made an already terrible situation for Palestinian
civilians so much worse. The rising death toll of Palestinian civilians
from infectious diseases and the lack of food, water, and medicine
highlight the escalation of this tragedy.

Now, the Biden Administration must encourage a lasting bilateral ceasefire
that brings remaining hostages home, secures Israel’s safety, removes
Hamas from operational control of Gaza, and invests in creating a better
economic and political architecture for Palestinians in Gaza.

In this painful time, we must acknowledge heart-wrenching losses but not
give up hope for a better future.

Katie Porter

 


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