1.15 MILLION STARVING - CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE NOW

Approximately 19,400 - 25,600 Palestinian souls are gone from this Earth as of 12/18 due to the brutal bombardment by Israel. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. I don't care where they're from. We can all mourn the innocent Israeli lives lost, but not the Palestinians? We can all condemn Hamas, but if we criticize and rightfully call out another government's war crimes, we're antisemitic? Do you realize how insane the U.S. government's messaging on this sounds? Conditions have deteriorated significantly in the last 10 days since the World Food Programme’s last update I shared with you on 12/8. Half of Gaza’s population, approximately 1.15 million people, are starving. Starvation causes the body to cannabilize itself. Bouts of diarrhea occur as the metabolism shuts down. Health consequences compound - energy levels fall, kidneys become impaired, hallucinations, agitation, and other forms of mental torment occur, and the immune system weakens. This makes it easy for infections, illness, and disease to take hold. Israel’s barbaric strategy isn’t new. In 2006 they began restricting food that entered Gaza to keep the population hungry. Deaths by starvation, thirst, and illness are happening now and quickly. I demand that you: - Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians - Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights - Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons - Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law - Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of - Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws - Restore my right to free speech and the freedom of the press by condemning all discrimination or harassment for criticizing any government or political ideology (including zionism) and by doing everything possible to prevent future assaults to my rights, including governmental control and/or censorship of the Internet - Stop the militarization of our police by ending all cross-training done with the Israeli military, ceasing the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, and all other ways this is accomplished - Pass legislation that prohibits any governmental action that would target any ethnic, religious, or other minority group (including Palestinians), either in the U.S. or abroad, by restricting humanitarian or financial aid, infringing on their human rights, or other actions that would otherwise bring harm or cause undue burdens on said groups