1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I am writing with urgency and outrage regarding the ongoing mass targeting of civilians in Gaza, a horrific reality confirmed by numerous accounts from doctors who have served there over the past year. The latest testimony from Democracy Now! features Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a Palestinian-British surgeon, who along with other medical professionals, describes a year of unimaginable brutality. Their accounts make clear that Israel's campaign is not one of defense but of calculated terror aimed at civilians, especially children. Doctors have witnessed first-hand that Gaza's hospitals become overwhelmed with the victims of this assault, and the suffering they describe is graphic and gut-wrenching. Children, in particular, are being brought into hospitals with bullet wounds to their heads and chests. These are deliberate, targeted attacks on children. Dr. Abu Sittah and his colleagues recount endless days of treating toddlers with shattered skulls, babies with bullet wounds to their torsos, and young children whose lives end before they even begin. These aren't the result of crossfire; they're direct hits. The doctors describe the surreal horror of trying to save a child's life, only to turn around and see another child brought in with a similar bullet wound in the head barely clinging to life. One doctor recalled an eight-year-old boy who arrived with a gunshot wound to the chest-his heart had been pierced. Despite heroic efforts, they could not save him. The hospital floor is regularly soaked in the blood of innocents, while the medical staff work around the clock to keep up with the never-ending stream of new victims. This is not an accident. Israel is systematically using its military to massacre civilians with weapons supplied by the United States. There is no justification for these deliberate, cold-blooded executions of children. Schools, hospitals, and homes are being bombed; children are being shot in the head. As an elected official, you have the power and responsibility to end this bloodshed. Your inaction makes you complicit. Your support makes you guilty. This is not the will of the American people. We do not support the murder of children, yet our taxpayer dollars are being used to fund this carnage. The evidence is clear, the doctors' testimony is undeniable: Israel is committing war crimes, and the U.S. is enabling them to do so. I demand that you immediately work to halt all arms shipments to Israel. Continuing to provide military aid to a government that targets children is a gross violation of human rights and international law. If you choose to ignore these atrocities, you are endorsing them. I will not vote for anyone who supports the genocide of Palestinians. It is your responsibility to stop these massacres, end the flow of weapons, and cut off U.S. support for these crimes against humanity. (https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/16/gaza_doctor)