Over 20,000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF through the war crime of collective punishment. UNICEF calls Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for children. 1.15 million people are starving in Gaza. The hospitals have been destroyed by the IDF and medical infrastructure is decimated. Palestinian journalists have been targeted and murdered by the IDF.
I am asking you to take immediate steps to deescalate violence in Gaza and Israel by calling for 1) a total and permanent ceasefire, 2) humanitarian aid allowed to enter Gaza, 3) an end to Israel's siege on Gaza, 4) the release of all Palestinian and Israeli hostages, and 5) no more weapons or funding to the Israeli military. A permanent ceasefire is an absolutely critical step to ensuring everlasting liberation and peace.
I support a permanent ceasefire, along with 62 Congressmembers, and 61% of American voters (https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/12/5/voters-want-the-us-to-call-for-a-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-to-prioritize-diplomacy). I'm urgently asking you to publicly call for a permanent ceasefire.
This is a genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza. As your office was recently informed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, there is legal liability for aiding and abetting genocide through congressional acts. In a new lawsuit, Palestinians are suing President Biden for complicity in genocide. You must take action now to stop genocide and end all U.S. complicity in Israel's violence.
