- United States
- Letter
An Open Letter
To: Pres. Biden
From: A verified voter in Vancouver, WA
August 28
I'm unable to ignore the harsh realities unfolding before our very eyes. It's a suffering difficult to put into words, a blatant display of inhumanity echoing across the globe — the raw aggression against Palestinian civilians funded by the taxes we pay. While we sleep comfortably in our homes, thousands live in perpetual terror, their homes reduced to rubble, their dreams invaded by the chilling echoes of exploding missiles.
This is not about politics, religion or territorial disputes. This is a clear and unequivocal matter of human rights, a startling reflection of our collective actions and values. The U.S. funding of Israel's offensive against Palestinian civilians, the dispatching of weapons that aid this ordeal, is tantamount to endorsing a war on innocent lives. It's high time we question: Is the cost of global dominance truly worth the innocence lost, lives terrorized, and the tattered remains of human dignity?
I am but one voice, an ordinary man, yet I implore those who have the power to effect change – a ceasefire, an end to this senseless violence, to reconsider the path you tread. Fires of war will not foster peace, and history will remember those who remained silent in the face of such blatant atrocities. We must demand justice for the Palestinian people, not as political pawns but as fellow human beings who deserve an existence free from fear. This is not just an appeal; it's the desperate plea of billions desiring harmony. The world needs a ceasefire, not another battlefield.