JOIN AJP ACTION, CODEPINK, AND OTHERS IN A WEEK OF CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY FOR GAZA Dear Email, A coalition of advocacy groups, including AJP Action, CODEPINK, CAIR, Veterans for Peace, Doctors Against Genocide, and Teachers Against Genocide, are uniting this week to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and oppose supplemental bills that carry funds to Israel. Our groups will be converging on Capitol Hill from Monday to Friday, February 5-9. The advocates will be urging members of Congress to reject the proposed Congressional supplemental funding that would allocate tens of billions of dollars to Israel.  On the House side, Speaker Mike Johnson has declared that a stand-alone bill with a staggering $17.6 billion for Israel is set for a vote this week. Meanwhile, on the Senate side, Senator Schumer has announced that the Senate will finally vote on the long-awaited supplemental package of $105 billion, which provides funds for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and the US-Mexico border. Senator Bernie Sanders has put forth an amendment in the Senate bill to eliminate $10.1 billion earmarked for offensive weaponry to the Israeli government. Denouncing the death toll and suffering in Gaza as unacceptable, Sanders is calling for “zero funding for the continuation of Netanyahu’s illegal, immoral war against the Palestinian people.” Advocates from the coalition will be urging Senators to support Sanders' amendment. On the House side, advocates will be calling on Representatives to vote “NO” on sending $17.6 billion to Israel. Your participation in as many days as possible is crucial, and we urge you to spread the word among your loved ones. The fight for justice in Gaza is ongoing, and we won't rest until we achieve it. Let's make our voices heard on Capitol Hill for Gaza and show our elected officials that we will not back down. In solidarity,
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