John,
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began her groundbreaking campaign for Congress, she reminded us that change takes courage.
And at this moment, as the Squad faces relentless attacks from the far-right for their opposition to the Israeli government’s violence against Palestinians, we are reminded that change for Palestinians will require courage. Alexandria, Ilhan, Rashida, and Ayanna can’t do this work alone. Will you contribute $3 to Justice Democrats right now so we can grow our coalition in Congress?
First: The Squad courageously spoke out against the far-right Israeli government’s attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and for American complicity in the violence.
Then: Fox News and hawkish lobbying groups like AIPAC singled out the Squad for their support of Rep. Betty McCollum’s bill to end U.S. military aid for Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinian people. Far-right media and members of Congress began to refer to the Squad as the ‘Hamas Caucus.’
And Now: Far-right opponents are using the Squad’s courage to speak out for peace and security to justify Islamophobic and hateful attacks.
We know that opponents from both the far-right and the Democratic party will use the Squad’s courage to speak up about Israel and Palestine to attack them during their primary elections.
When Republicans and corporate Democrats attack the Squad, they are attacking progressive working-class lawmakers of color working tirelessly to change the status quo. Let’s all defend the Squad from these attacks.
In solidarity,
Justice Democrats
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