As an actively engaged constituent and member of Amnesty International USA, I write with deep concern over the ongoing violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. I am also deeply worried about President Trump's dangerous threats to forcibly deport around 2 million Palestinians and "take over" the occupied Gaza Strip – as these actions are not just outrageous and shameful, but if enacted, would amount to a war crime.
Since the Hamas-led attacks and atrocities on October 7, we have witnessed horror unfolding on an unimaginable scale in the occupied Gaza Strip. More than 2 million Palestinians are struggling to survive amidst a human-made humanitarian catastrophe, and the level of civilian casualties has been unprecedented.
Even with the ceasefire, Israeli authorities continue to inflict conditions of life that are calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza, a prohibited act of genocide.
I implore you to immediately suspend the direct and indirect supply, sale, or transfer to the Israeli government of all weapons, munitions, and other military and security equipment that would more likely than not be used in the violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, consistent with the United States’ own laws and its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
To protect civilians, I am also urging you to ensure that the ceasefire becomes permanent and that desperately needed humanitarian aid and reconstruction is not used as a means to coerce Palestinians into leaving Gaza. Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes and be provided dignified temporary housing until reconstruction is completed. Remaining hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians must also be released. Please do everything in your power to stop the forced starvation and violent attacks. Otherwise, the U.S. is complicit in genocide.
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