1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I am writing to demand that you publicly support the Global Sumud Flotilla, condemn Israel’s interception of civilian aid vessels, and take immediate action to end U.S. complicity in the siege of Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla is a nonviolent, civilian-led mission organized to break Israel’s illegal siege, deliver humanitarian aid, establish a people’s sea corridor, support reconstruction, and stand with Palestinians while governments fail to act. Its participants include doctors, humanitarian workers, legal experts, educators, organizers, and ordinary people committed to nonviolence and international law. Israel has intercepted Global Sumud vessels in international waters, detaining civilians and disrupting boats carrying food, medical supplies, baby formula, and other essentials. This is not “security.” This is collective punishment, piracy, and the criminalization of humanitarian solidarity. Congress must defend international law without exception. Even if members of Congress continue supporting Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, allowing Israel to blatantly violate international law at sea creates a precedent that will endanger everyone. If one government can attack civilian humanitarian vessels in international waters with impunity, then international law becomes meaningless. That does not make anyone safer. It paves the way for the dissolution of international law altogether, with consequences that will be highly detrimental to people in the United States and across the globe. Humanitarian aid is not a crime. Breaking a siege is not terrorism. Supporting Palestinian survival is not extremism. The real threat is a world where powerful governments can starve civilians, attack aid missions, detain human rights defenders, and face no consequences because the United States keeps shielding them. I urge you to: Publicly demand safe passage for the Global Sumud Flotilla and all civilian humanitarian missions to Gaza. Demand the immediate release and protection of detained flotilla participants. Reject U.S. threats or sanctions against people supporting the flotilla. Demand an end to Israel’s blockade and siege of Gaza. Support an arms embargo and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. International law cannot be optional. It cannot apply only to U.S. enemies. If Congress allows Israel to keep shredding it in Gaza and at sea, Congress is helping build a world where no civilian, no aid worker, no nation, and no person is protected.