STOP ABUSING OUR U.N. VETO VOTE - CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE NOW

As of 12/10, approximately 18,000 to 23,000 Palestinians were in the occupied Gaza Strip since 10/7 by Israeli military forces. Yesterday the State Department took even more of my tax dollars to the tune of $106.5 million in “emergency” tank shells for Israel, intentionally bypassing congressional review.  Then, my government is the only one in U.N. emergency meeting that voted no for a ceasefire. Ambassador Wood’s reasoning as to why he abused our veto vote is insane. In a meeting specifically to address the humanitarian apocalypse in Gaza, he said no because the resolution didn’t “condemn Hamas”.  Why does anything even remotely related to Israel need to include anything about this? We’re talking about the lives of innocent people who are being slaughtered and are in dire need of our help. If you want a U.N. resolution to “condemn Hamas” why not just make a new one instead of wasting the world’s time? You have the opportunity to stop a genocide and you refuse to take it. Instead, you fund it, supply it, provide diplomatic cover for, and make excuses for these atrocities. I, along with so many other Americans, have been begging you to do what we are asking. Please stop this genocide.  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