TELL CONGRESS & PRES. BIDEN: After pro-peace protests erupted across Israel, PM Netanyahu rejected calls for a ceasefire. The only way to end this crisis is with a diplomatic peace deal, but Netanyahu is standing in the way. Sign the petition: Stop fueling Netanyahu’s war with American funding and weapons.

Hi,

Over the weekend, six Israeli hostages were found dead in Gaza.1 From anger and grief, mass protests broke out in Israel against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his ongoing refusal to end the war in Gaza, broker a Ceasefire, and bring the hostages home.2

A peace deal would have freed Israeli hostages and brought an end to the bombing and killing of Palestinians. Even now, after the hostage deaths and widespread protests in Israel, Netanyahu rejected calls for peace.3

The United States has backed Netanyahu with funding and weapons throughout the war. Our leaders must end their support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza so this war can end.

Sign the petition: No more American funding and weapons for Netanyahu’s war.

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Israel and a general strike brought much of the country to a halt, all to urge Netanyahu to accept peace. Netanyahu said No.

But the United States has the leverage to end this war. Ilhan Omar said of U.S. leaders recently, “If you really wanted a Ceasefire, you'd just stop sending the weapons.”4

Why would our leaders continue supplying weapons to the leader who President Biden says is not doing enough to end the war, who continues bombing innocent Palestinians, and who fails to bring hostages home?

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 has used to kill tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Congress and President Biden must use their leverage to end Netanyahu’s violence and rejection of peace.

Sign the petition: End American support for Netanyahu’s war.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. CNN, "Biden and Netanyahu at odds again after US president says Israeli PM not doing enough in ceasefire-hostage release talks,” September 2, 2024.
  2. PBS, "Amid massive protests across Israel, Netanyahu rejects calls to reach cease-fire deal,” September 2, 2024.
  3. CNN, "Biden and Netanyahu at odds again after US president says Israeli PM not doing enough in ceasefire-hostage release talks,” September 2, 2024.
  4. Ilhan Omar on Twitter, "A better world is possible, but we must have the courage...” August 21, 2024.

 

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