Biden Administration Must End its Complicity in Israel’s Ongoing Barbaric Assault on Gaza Dear Email, As Israel’s relentless barbaric assault on Gaza’s hospitals, homes, and shelters shows no sign of abating, yet another catastrophic massacre unfolded in northern Gaza today. An Israeli airstrike demolished a five-story residential building in Beit Lahiya, where displaced families—already terrorized by unending bombings—had sought safety. The strike claimed the lives of 109 Palestinians, many of them children, and wounded dozens more, marking yet another dark day in the mounting genocide. This massacre is not an isolated event but a horrific manifestation of an ongoing, calculated campaign against Gaza’s civilian population, which remains entrapped under siege with no safe haven. Gaza has already endured relentless bombardment, with confirmed deaths exceeding 43,000 and estimated deaths surpassing 186,000 back in July. This barbaric assault has displaced over 1.9 million people, constituting 95% of Gaza’s pre-war population, while the use of forced starvation has driven survivors to conditions of utter despair. Israel’s recent ban on UNRWA from Gaza, widely condemned as part of an agenda of ethnic cleansing, has further exacerbated this humanitarian catastrophe.  The horrors of Beit Lahiya are but one chapter in a broader story of brutal disregard for Palestinian lives, enabled by more than $22.76 billion funneled (in the last year) from the United States to Israel’s military. These funds have enabled and emboldened Israel’s military occupation, unchecked human rights abuses, and the systematic destruction of Gaza, the West Bank, and even Lebanon. Each dollar reinforces this machinery of violence, making the U.S. an undeniable partner in these atrocities. Meanwhile, as indirect negotiations between Palestinians and Israel proceed in Doha, President Biden has publicly asserted his desire for an “immediate ceasefire.” Yet his administration’s actions have repeatedly revealed a deeply contradictory truth. Over the past year, Biden has not only cemented the United States. as an unwavering ally in Israel’s brutal war but has also isolated America from much of the global community by aligning with Israel’s war crimes. The U.S. stance disregards international law, turning a blind eye as Palestinian civilians become deliberate targets in a campaign of collective punishment. If Biden were truly committed to peace, he would take immediate, meaningful action by halting all military support to Israel, stripping it of the resources used to carry out these appalling acts, and pushing for an authentic ceasefire rather than defaulting to political allegiance. With time slipping away, every decision now will define the Biden administration’s legacy in the face of one of the most devastating war crimes of this century. |
