Halt weapons transfers to Israel!
Petition to President Biden and Congress:
We urge you to stop sending military assistance and weapons to Israel, and block the sale of $18 billion of fighter jets to Israel.
After Israel’s military killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi joined 40 Democrats to urge President Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel and condition all security assistance to Israel.1
This is a major development in shifting politics around Israel in Congress. Last week, one of Biden’s closest allies in the Senate, Senator Chris Coons, also called for placing conditions on military assistance to Israel for the very first time.2
The atrocities in Gaza are too horrific for Democrats to hold onto their status quo positions of the past when it comes to Israel. We must keep up the pressure to demand all of Congress and President Biden hear what their constituents and a growing number of Democratic lawmakers are saying.
Sign the petition to President Biden and Congress: The United States can no longer support Netanyahu’s war in Gaza — stop sending weapons to Israel now!
President Biden recently decided to send 3,800 more bombs to Israel,3,4 even as Israel’s horrific war on Gaza has killed aid workers and over 30,000 civilians, and continues to block food and water from reaching the Palestinian people.
“In light of this incident, we strongly urge you to reconsider your recent decision to authorize the transfer of a new arms package to Israel,” the letter said.5
It’s a moral failing AND a rebuke of international humanitarian law to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu.
Hamas's attacks beginning on October 7 must be condemned, but Israel's response has been disproportionate and taken an extraordinary civilian toll for nearly six months.
Congress must take a stand to halt more weapons going to Israel. And President Biden must immediately listen to the words of his Democratic allies in Congress.
Add your name: Stop sending weapons to Israel!
Sources:
- Office of U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, “Pocan, McGovern, Schakowsky Urge Biden, Blinken to Withhold Weapons Transfers After Humanitarian Aid Workers Killed,” April 5, 2024.
- Waleed Shahid on Twitter, “BREAKING: Senator Coons...” April 4, 2024.
- Washington Post, “U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel,” March 29, 2024.
- CNN, “US recently authorized more bombs for Israel,” April 4, 2024.
- Office of U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, “Pocan, McGovern, Schakowsky Urge Biden, Blinken to Withhold Weapons Transfers After Humanitarian Aid Workers Killed,” April 5, 2024.