1. United States
2. Letter

The time for inaction has run out. Lives are at stake and entire communities are being torn apart, as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate. This long-standing dispute, now going beyond a mere territorial clash, has morphed into a reprehensible string of human rights violations and outright crimes against humanity. As an ordinary citizen, the distant observer to this conflict, I implore you to consider our active role, to acknowledge the part the U.S. has played in this ongoing tragedy, through the direct financing of Israel's actions against Palestinian civilians. We stand as the beacon of democracy, the defenders of freedom and human rights, and yet, with a blind eye turned to the indiscretions of Israel, we fail to uphold that ideology. We are not merely silent observers, we are complicit through our financial support. We fuel a war that ravages schools, hospitals, and homes each day with our tax dollars. Our government bears responsibility as we continue to fund Israel’s military, which has been documented conducting disproportionate attacks on civilian areas, a blatant violation of international law and a stark contrast to the values we claim to uphold. While supporting the right to self-defense for any nation, we must ensure that this does not come at the expense of innocent lives. Weapons should not claim homes, aspirations, and lives of those caught in the crossfire. Therefore, we must radically review, and in earnest rectify, our stance on Israeli funding, terminate the weapon supply, and start the shift towards a peaceful, diplomatic solution that upholds the dignity and rights of every single individual involved. This is more than a plea, it is an urgent call for a ceasefire; an urgent cry for justice, for respect of human dignity, and for the immediate abolition of crimes against humanity. This is a call for us to truly live the values we so vociferously declare, to be the change we wish to see in the world. It is beyond time for us to act.