There is a wealth of prior and current reports supporting Israel's repeated, gross human rights violations against Palestinians. In an interview with Al Jazeera on 12/27, international lawyer Toby Cadman has advised there is credible, and mounting evidence that Israel is committing war crimes.
CIRIGHTS recent scoring for every internationally recognized human right across every country in the world, reveals Israel's failing 40% grade. Key findings for this gradation show that Israel places restrictions on the freedoms of speech and of the press. They have the worst possible score for allowing human rights groups to operate by making it nearly impossible due to violence, shutdown of operations, and laws that block NGO access to help vulnerable people. Israel has also demonstrated what the report calls "brutality-based mass atrocities". Given the proven suppression of information and NGO access to properly investigate gross human rights violations, I personally believe their failing 40% grade is too high.
Israeli-led NGOs like the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, have consistently reported on, provided credible evidence of, and corroborated reports from other human rights organizations showing the clear pattern of gross human rights violations by the state of Israel against Palestinians.
As of 12/27, approximately 21,100 - 29,100 Palestinians have been murdered since 10/7 in the Gaza strip. Throughout the recent iteration of this genocide, my government has continued to supply Israel weapons from the WRSA-I, as well as propose legislation that would secure further funding of, military training and material support for, and diplomatic cover to legitimize the actions of Israel. This is in direct violation of our own laws. I implore you to respect the rule of law in our country and enforce Leahy law.
Anything less than an immediate, permanent ceasefire with unrestricted humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip is unconscionable. You need to step up and show the American people you stand on the right side of history. Come 2024 elections, I and so many others will remember what you've done now. I will never vote for genocide-apologists and supporters ever again.
