From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop Rafah Invasion - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
"The north [of Gaza] is now fully in famine. And that is another reason why a Rafah offensive is so dangerous. Nearly all of the aid that has flowed into Gaza, has flowed through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings. Both of those are now closed. The fuel that went into Gaza, went through Rafah cros
From a constituent in Oakland, CAOppose military aid fueling Israeli-Palestinian violence and oppression
The Biden administration's decision to send over $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel raises serious concerns about enabling and perpetuating the ongoing violence and human rights abuses against Palestinians. Providing such a significant military aid package, particularly offensive
From a constituent in Oakland, CAIsrael’s genocidal intent then and now - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
"We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinians] never do return ... The old will die and the young will forget." -David Ben Gurion, Founder and First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 "Whoever returns here, if they return here after, will find scorched earth. No houses, no agriculture, no not
From a constituent in Oakland, CASurgeon in Gaza describes horrific injuries and deaths - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 12: “Mohammed Tahir, an orthopaedic surgeon from London volunteering in Gaza with the charity FAJR Scientific, says it has been ‘quite horrific’ to witness some of the injured victims that arrive at the European Gaza Hospital in Rafah. ‘You have some really horrific injuries w
From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop This Genocide of Children - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
Israel has killed 15,780 Palestinian children in this genocide since Oct 7. If you attended a funeral each day for each child who was killed in Gaza, it would take you over 43 years to attend them all. President Biden continues to supply and fund Israel while knowing since October 2023 that Israel
From a constituent in Oakland, CAIsrael torturing Palestinians, more war crimes - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN on May 10: “CNN spoke to three Israeli whistleblowers who worked at the Sde Teiman desert camp, which holds Palestinians detained during Israel’s invasion of Gaza. All spoke out at risk of legal repercussions and reprisals from groups supportive of Israel’s hardline policies in Gaza. They p
From a constituent in Oakland, CAIsrael will continue killing civilians in Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From BBC on May 9: “Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel can ‘stand alone’ after the US warned it could halt arms shipments if the Israeli prime minister ordered a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza. ‘If we need to ... we will stand alone. I have said that if necessary we will fight with our fingern
From a constituent in Oakland, CAIsrael is killing more civilians in Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN on May 8: “CNN previously confirmed through hospital sources in Rafah that at least 35 people had died in Rafah since Monday evening, including seven women and nine children. More than 34,600 people have been killed in Gaza since October, according to Palestinian authorities in Gaza. Aid ag
From a constituent in Oakland, CAPay Attention to Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN on May 8: “The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over their potential use in a ground operation in Rafah without a plan for civilians there, the US defense secretary confirmed.” Palestinians deserve better. We need you to do more to stop this genocide. Pr
From a verified voter in Oakland, CAISRAEL CLOSES RAFAH CROSSING – ACT NOW
To [Elected Official Name], Israel has initiated a deadly ground invasion into Rafah, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives, including men, women, and children. Many leaders considered a Rafah incursion to be a “RED LINE” that Israel must not cross, and therefore I implore you to back the impl
From a constituent in Oakland, CANetanyahu rejects ceasefire, Israel attacks Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 6: “Eventually, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal fell short of Israel’s demands but that he would send a delegation to Cairo to meet negotiators. He added that Israel’s war cabinet had agreed unanimously to ‘continue the operation in Rafah to exert milit
From a verified voter in Albany, CAI am urging you to vote against HR 6090. As an American I regularly criticize the US government and many of its policies. As a Jew and an active member of congregation Beth El, I regularly criticize the government of Israel and its policies( even more so since October 7th). That is not anti semiti
From a constituent in Oakland, CAOne third of Gaza’s hospitals partially functioning - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 5: “The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) says only a third of Gaza’s 36 hospitals and 30 percent of its primary healthcare centres have some level of functionality. The hospitals are reeling after being repeatedly attacked by the Israeli military and continue to face short
From a constituent in Oakland, CAU.S. officials resign over genocide - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN on May 3: “Rharrit is the first-known career US diplomat to resign over the administration’s position on the war, which has lasted more than six months and taken the lives of more than 34,000 people in the coastal enclave, according to Palestinian authorities. Two other State Department off
From a constituent in Oakland, CA“Full-blown famine” in northern Gaza - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 4: “The head of the UN World Food Programme says northern Gaza is now experiencing a ‘full-blown famine.’ Thousands of Palestinians are starving as Israel has restricted the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. At least 34,654 Palestinians have been killed and 77,908 wounded in
From a constituent in Oakland, CAU.N. calls for investigation into mass graves - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on April 30: “United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has demanded an independent investigation into reports by Palestinian authorities of mass graves discovered in Gaza after bodies with hands tied or medical tubes attached to them were found in multiple sites, including two hospitals
From a constituent in Oakland, CAPalestinians are human beings - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 2: “At least 34,596 Palestinians have been killed and 77,816 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive.” President Biden continues to supply and fund Is
From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop Assault on Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on May 1: “UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that an Israeli assault on Rafah would be an ‘unbearable escalation’ that would be ‘devastating’ for Palestinians in Gaza and the wider region. ‘The simplest truth is that a ground operation in Rafah will be nothing short of a tragedy beyond
From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop Violating Leahy Law - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From NPR on April 26: “Under the so-called Leahy Law, the U.S. has to restrict assistance to troops accused of human rights violations, and that's never been invoked with Israel. The State Department has been looking into several Israeli units and allegations that date back years before the war in G
From a constituent in Oakland, CA“Chronic diseases and severe malnutrition” - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Reuters on April 25: “Israel has killed at least 34,305 Palestinians, Gaza health authorities said on Thursday. The offensive has laid to waste much of the widely urbanised enclave, displacing most of its 2.3 million people and leaving many with little food, water or medical care. A U.N. expert
From a verified voter in Alameda, CAI am writing you today to urge you to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) now. Internet service is essential to full participation in today's world and the ACP has been successful in helping more than 23 million low-income Americans get online. But time is running out: the ACP will run
From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop War Crimes, Stop Genocide - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From NBC on April 27: “At mass graves in southern Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, Palestinian authorities say they are uncovering bodies that bear signs of having been shot in the head, their hands bound by zip ties, stripped of their clothes, or buried in hospital gowns with tubes or needles still in their
From a constituent in Oakland, CAEveryone ‘drinking unsafe water’ - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera on April 27: “All of Gaza’s residents are drinking unsafe water, health officials say, blaming Israel’s refusal to allow the use of chlorine or any alternative for treating drinking water. Emergency workers try to rescue survivors buried under rubble after Israeli bombardment hits re
From a constituent in Oakland, CAAlmost 400 bodies found in mass grave in Gaza - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN on April 25: “Authorities in Gaza have concluded their search of mass graves at a hospital in the south of the strip and said they have uncovered a total of 392 bodies, including some still wearing surgical gowns. Speaking at a Thursday news conference, an official from the Palestinian Civi
From a constituent in Oakland, CAStop Funding Genocide - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From Al Jazeera published April 25: “The European Union has backed a UN call for an independent investigation as more than 300 bodies have been retrieved from two mass graves at hospitals in Gaza following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Five people have been killed and several wounded in the lat
From a constituent in Alameda, CAPlease take steps now to end the siege on Gaza. We cannot keep providing weapons and ammunition to Israel to wage this war. Send food to them, send medical supplies, send defensive equipment, but no more weapons. Please send aid to the people of Gaza who are suffering because of this - they do not d
From a constituent in Oakland, CA“They erased our memories” - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN, published April 23: “Nirmine Moussa said her children will never get used to the sound of Israeli strikes raining down on Gaza. The Palestinian mother was left homeless after her house in the north was destroyed in the early days of the war. ‘They erased our memories,’ said Moussa, who is
From a verified voter in Albany, CAI understand that the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments tomorrow about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, and that there is a real possibility that they will rule that pregnant women aren’t entitled to emergency care that may involve an abortion unless they’re at death’s doo
From a constituent in Oakland, CADisturbing mass grave found in Gaza - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From CNN, published April 23: “Col. Yamen Abu Suleiman, Director of Civil Defense in Khan Younis told CNN that 35 bodies had been discovered at the Nasser Medical Complex on Tuesday, bringing the total to 310. Some 73 bodies had been discovered on Monday, Suleiman said. Suleiman alleged that some of
From a constituent in Oakland, CANo universities left in Gaza - Permanent Ceasefire NOW
From EuroMed Monitor, published January 20: “The targeted academics studied and taught across a variety of academic disciplines, and many of their ideas served as cornerstones of academic research in the Gaza Strip’s universities. The rights group added that given the systematic and widespread destr
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