Hi,
President Biden is finally using his power to try to stop Netanyahu’s
atrocities in Gaza.
Earlier this week, President Biden held back a bomb shipment to Israel;
now he says he won’t send offensive weapons to Israel at all if Netanyahu
invades Rafah.^1 This is to stop a devastating escalation in the
atrocities against the Palestinian people and an even greater humanitarian
catastrophe in Gaza.
The Biden administration is hearing the millions of Americans calling for
an end to U.S. support for Israel’s military — and asking the President to
broker an immediate, permanent ceasefire! This is just a first step, so we
must continue those calls until there’s peace for all Palestinians.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to urge President Biden to stick to
his word by withholding offensive weapons shipments to Israel, and demand
a permanent ceasefire now.
ADD YOUR NAME
After the Israeli military warned Palestinians to flee Rafah and took
control of the Rafah border — which would make it even more difficult to
get humanitarian aid to starving people in Gaza — President Biden decided
to use weapons shipments as a bargaining chip. A policy reversal that he
should have considered months ago.
Hamas's attacks beginning on October 7 must be condemned, but Israel's
response has been disproportionate and taken an extraordinary civilian
toll — all while America has supplied the bombs and funding Israel needs
to kill tens of thousands of Palestinians.
President Biden and Congress should have stopped sending weapons and
funding to Israel when it began its onslaught against innocent
Palestinians — killing over 30,000 people in Gaza and blocking aid so that
over a million face starvation. Our lawmakers are finally hearing our
calls and messages, but we must keep the pressure on so an immediate
lasting diplomatic peace deal is reached.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Our leaders in Congress must call on President Biden to
keep withholding weapons shipments to Isreal, and demand a permanent
ceasefire now.
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. NBC News, "Biden says U.S. won't transfer offensive weapons if Israel
invades Rafah,” [ [link removed] ]May 8, 2024.
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