- United States
- Letter
An Open Letter
To: Pres. Biden
From: A verified voter in Vancouver, WA
August 27
Time and again, we have been haunted by scenes of desolation and despair. We see homes turned to rubble, families torn apart, and innocent children deprived of their childhood, all thanks to the continuous, brutal conflict that has devoured lives on both sides - Palestinians and Israelis. However, the alarm rises and compassion compels a cry for change when the support of our country, the United States, inadvertently prolongs the violence, rather than seeks to curb it.
For generations, our great nation has stood as a beacon of freedom, justice, and human rights. But now, we find ourselves in a quagmire where our country’s well-intended funding is potentially fueling strife and suffering on an unimaginable scale. It is distressing to know that the financial aid and arms we provide, in the name of supporting a democratic ally, may be used against innocent Palestinian civilians. It's high time we hold a mirror to our actions and ask, are we upholding the foundational tenets of our nation, or are we straying into the dangerous territory of enabling crimes against humanity?
Hence, in the name of all that reciprocates human dignity, I beseech you for an immediate ceasefire. Not tomorrow, not next week, but now, right at this very moment. Lives hang in the balance with every tick of the clock. We must demand a halt to the funding of acts that result in innocent lives lost and families shattered. We must cease supplying arms that potentially feed this vicious cycle of violence. Our call should be for dialogue, for diplomacy, for justice – not for an escalation of hostilities that drag humanity deeper into the abyss of despair.