[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress



As a woman who is deeply rooted in my faith, I believe in the humanity of
all people and the importance of pursuing peace. So the Vice President’s
call for a ceasefire in Gaza is a welcome and much-needed shift from the
White House, and a testament to the strength of our movement. We have been
calling for an end to this violence from its inception, and our coalition
is growing daily.

We must be
clear. An immediate and indefinite ceasefire is the only way forward. It
is the best way to save lives, return all hostages, and deliver the
humanitarian aid Gaza so desperately needs. And it’s not just a moral
imperative but a sacred duty. Our shared humanity is at stake.

For the past five months, the world has watched in horror as the crisis in
Gaza has worsened daily. Over 30,000 Palestinians — two-thirds of whom are
women and children — have been heinously killed by the Israeli military’s
relentless and indiscriminate bombing campaign.

Over 11,000 children have been killed in Gaza, a horror that defies
explanation. 260 children who will never celebrate their first birthday.
Thousands more weigh heavy on our conscience and in our hearts. Babies,
toddlers, teenagers, young men and women.

I am
devastated at the number of times that I’ve had to call for an indefinite,
lasting ceasefire in the past one hundred-plus days. I feel betrayed. I
feel haunted. And I feel shame.

If a temporary truce ends and the indiscriminate bombing resumes, it means
returning to a world where a child is being killed every 15 minutes in
Gaza. It means a full-scale Rafah invasion, where over 1.5 million
Palestinian civilians are sheltering without food, clean water, or
medicine. It means more Palestinian civilians will be on the brink of
starvation. We cannot let this cruelty continue.

The U.S. cannot — and should not — continue offering its full-throated
support for the Israeli government as it violates international law and
operates with callous disregard for human life. Vengeance is not a foreign
policy doctrine. We cannot bomb our way to peace. History has shown us
that time and time again.

Together, we will continue to call for peace, to pray for peace, and to
work for peace. And I will continue to hold the Biden-Harris
administration accountable and push them to move with the urgency this
moment demands for a full and lasting ceasefire.

In solidarity,

Ayanna




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