An Open Letter

To: Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, Sen. Cantwell, Sen. Murray

From: A verified voter in Vancouver, WA

August 27

I write this letter with urgency in my heart and a plea on my lips; a plea for the cessation of the hostilities plaguing the innocent. The news that infiltrates our homes daily bears tales of atrocities that no human heart should fathom. These tales echo the unspoken cry that billows from the depths of the Palestinian populace, men, women, and children caught up in a storm of conflict and destruction. It is the desperate call for peace; a call that we must not ignore. The world is watching as one of the most estimated nations fuels the fire of a longstanding conflict, a conflict that is ripping the fabric of humanity into tatters. The funds invested by the U.S. to fortify Israel's aggression towards Palestinian civilians is not just an act of funding; it’s a silent endorsement of violence, of profound adversity, of drawn-out sufferings. Lives are being bludgeoned under the oppressive weight of this ethereal battle for land, for power and for supremacy. Contrastingly, the fundamental principles of democracy, which your great nation prides itself in, pledges liberty, equality, justice and fraternity. Our appeals thus resonate this very question: Can we not channel that same admiration for peace, rights and freedom towards the individuals mechanically stripped of their basic human rights? Finally, I urge you to not merely read this letter and toss it aside. Let it move you, like the countless stories of grief, loss and persistent struggle of the Palestinian people. Selling arms to continue violence is directly or indirectly promoting crimes against humanity. One cannot run from the responsibility attached to an act. Let's turn our backs on the path of violence and look into the horizon of a peaceful future for all inhabitants of this planet. This urge is not a demand for overnight change but an earnest call for a path that leads to peace, a path that upholds the supremacy of humanity over inhumanity. The actions of today will determine the course of tomorrow. Can we then, with collective conviction, champion the cause of peace, justice and dignity for all?

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