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AJP Action Urges Trump Administration to Pressure Israel not to Interfere with the Gaza Flotilla

Dear Email,

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) applauds the governments of Spain and Italy for deploying naval vessels to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla, which has been repeatedly attacked while carrying humanitarian supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip. This principled action underscores a basic truth: unarmed civilians bringing food and medicine to a people facing genocide must be protected, and freedom of navigation must be upheld.

We call on other countries, including the United States, to follow the examples of Italy and Spain and provide naval escorts. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, reported that Israel has attacked the flotilla 14 times between Tunis and Crete, damaging vessels and leaving an unexploded device onboard. These assaults are flagrant violations of international law, and states with nationals aboard the flotilla have the responsibility to intervene.

The flotilla must be supported as Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues unabated. Although the official death toll now exceeds at least 65,000, the unofficial figures are much higher. Meanwhile, the UN has confirmed that Israel is committing genocide and that Gaza is facing a famine, as Israel has blocked aid from entering the strip, while confirming that estimated daily caloric intake has fallen far below survival levels, reflecting a deliberate Israeli policy of weaponizing hunger against civilians.

We call on the United States and all governments that claim to support human rights to end complicity in Israel’s war crimes. The U.S. must press Israel to lift the blockade, open land and sea crossings for UN agencies and impartial NGOs, and, at the very minimum, cancel its $6.5 billion weapons transfer to Israel.

AJP Action urges allies, elected officials, unions, faith communities, and civil society to publicly support the flotilla, demand safe passage of humanitarian aid, and insist that Israel’s blockade end immediately.

In solidarity,
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action

P.S. Don't forget to join AJP Action's 11th Annual Palestine Advocacy Days from October 19–21 in Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers, demand an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, and push for accountability and a foreign policy rooted in justice, human rights, and international law.

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization advocating for legislation supporting the human rights of the Palestinian people and endorsing candidates for office who support those rights.

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