“Wounded Child, No Surviving Family” - Ceasefire NOW

WCNSF or “Wounded Child, No Surviving Family” - this is the new acronym developed to categorize children seeking care at Gaza’s hospitals and healing shelters. This clearly reflects the level of death and destruction imposed on Gaza by the Israeli military. Entire families and generations of Palestinians are being killed. Hospitals and healing shelters have been targeted by the Israeli military. On January 8, Doctors Without Borders shared this update: “A shell broke through the wall of an MSF shelter housing over 100 staff and their families in Khan Younis, injuring four people, including the 5-year-old daughter of an MSF staff member who is in critical condition. Our staff and their families have moved to another location. We are trying to understand what happened. MSF had informed Israeli forces that this was an MSF shelter. MSF did not receive evacuation orders related to this facility. We condemn this latest attack, which shows yet again that no one and nowhere is safe in Gaza.” I am asking you to take immediate steps to deescalate violence in Gaza and Israel by calling for 1) a total and permanent ceasefire, 2) humanitarian aid allowed to enter Gaza, 3) an end to Israel's siege on Gaza, 4) the release of all Palestinian and Israeli hostages, and 5) no more weapons or funding to the Israeli military. A permanent ceasefire is an absolutely critical step to ensuring everlasting liberation and peace. Never again means never again for anyone. Palestinians deserve to live with freedom and safety which means first stopping this genocide and then ensuring liberation from occupation and apartheid. The liberation and safety of Palestinians, Israelis, Jewish people, and Muslim people are intertwined. There can only be true safety when we are all free from oppression. We are paying attention to representatives who publicly call for a permanent ceasefire, which will shape the 2024 elections. I support a permanent ceasefire, along with 62 Congressmembers, and 61% of American voters (https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/12/5/voters-want-the-us-to-call-for-a-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-to-prioritize-diplomacy).  U.S. made weapons are killing entire families in Gaza. Our tax dollars are directly funding this genocide. As your office was recently informed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, there is legal liability for aiding and abetting genocide through congressional acts. Palestinians, and now South Africa, are suing President Biden for participating in this genocide. You must take action now to stop genocide and end all U.S. support in Israel's enactment of this genocide.