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Call on Congress and the Biden Administration to End Military Aid and Shipments to Israel

As war in the Middle East continues, it paramount for people of faith to continue to advocate for a ceasefire, for increased humanitarian assistance to Gaza, for the withholding of arms to Israel, and an end to the occupation. There is no military solution that will produce lasting peace in Gaza, the West Bank, or between Israelis and Palestinians. Both Congress and the Biden administration have the obligation to change policy on Israel in both military aid and diplomacy. Palestinians and Israelis desperately need a ceasefire, the return of hostages and prisoners detained without charge, and for a new political future where all can ‘sit under their own fig tree’ in peace and justice (Zechariah 3:10).

The destruction of Gaza, with the full support of the Biden Administration, is nothing short of cataclysmic. All universities in Gaza, along with most hospitals, 85% of school buildings, 60% of residential buildings, and 80% of commercial facilities have been severely damaged or destroyed, along with 57% of Gaza’s agricultural land. Since October, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and 95,000 injured, with some estimates putting the number dead at more than 186,000. At present, experts estimate it will take 14 years and 30-40 billion USD to make Gaza livable again.

Palestinians in the West Bank fear the violence unleashed in Gaza is coming for them next. On August 28, Israel drastically increased military offensives in the West Bank with airstrikes, forced displacement, and extrajudicial killings like the recent murder of U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi. In Jenin, the Israeli military has destroyed all roads within the city. Throughout the West Bank, Israel’s armed forces supported settler violence has depopulated Palestinian villages.

Congress and the Biden administration have both a legal and moral obligation to change course on policy toward Israel and the Middle East. The Biden Administration has ignored each of its own redlines given to Israel and its military engagement in Gaza to be breached without recompense.

Rather than using its leverage to force a ceasefire, Congress and the Biden Administration continue to allow military sales and shipments virtually unabated to Israel. Since October 7, the Biden Administration has sent over 600 arms shipments including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2000-pound bombs. In August, Congress approved a 20 billion USD military sale including 50 F-15 fighter jets.

Call on Congress and the Biden Administration to end diplomatic and military aid of Israel, use the U.S.’s considerable leverage to push for a cease fire, provide necessary humanitarian aid, and seek a just and lasting peace in the region.

Call on Congress and the Biden Administration to End Military Aid and Shipments to Israel

As war in the Middle East continues, it paramount for people of faith to continue to advocate for a ceasefire, for increased humanitarian assistance to Gaza, for the withholding of arms to Israel, and an end to the occupation. There is no military solution that will produce lasting peace in Gaza, the West Bank, or between Israelis and Palestinians. Both Congress and the Biden administration have the obligation to change policy on Israel in both military aid and diplomacy. Palestinians and Israelis desperately need a ceasefire, the return of hostages and prisoners detained without charge, and for a new political future where all can ‘sit under their own fig tree’ in peace and justice (Zechariah 3:10).

The destruction of Gaza, with the full support of the Biden Administration, is nothing short of cataclysmic. All universities in Gaza, along with most hospitals, 85% of school buildings, 60% of residential buildings, and 80% of commercial facilities have been severely damaged or destroyed, along with 57% of Gaza’s agricultural land. Since October, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and 95,000 injured, with some estimates putting the number dead at more than 186,000. At present, experts estimate it will take 14 years and 30-40 billion USD to make Gaza livable again.

Palestinians in the West Bank fear the violence unleashed in Gaza is coming for them next. On August 28, Israel drastically increased military offensives in the West Bank with airstrikes, forced displacement, and extrajudicial killings like the recent murder of U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi. In Jenin, the Israeli military has destroyed all roads within the city. Throughout the West Bank, Israel’s armed forces supported settler violence has depopulated Palestinian villages.

Congress and the Biden administration have both a legal and moral obligation to change course on policy toward Israel and the Middle East. The Biden Administration has ignored each of its own redlines given to Israel and its military engagement in Gaza to be breached without recompense.

Rather than using its leverage to force a ceasefire, Congress and the Biden Administration continue to allow military sales and shipments virtually unabated to Israel. Since October 7, the Biden Administration has sent over 600 arms shipments including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2000-pound bombs. In August, Congress approved a 20 billion USD military sale including 50 F-15 fighter jets.

Call on Congress and the Biden Administration to end diplomatic and military aid of Israel, use the U.S.’s considerable leverage to push for a cease fire, provide necessary humanitarian aid, and seek a just and lasting peace in the region.

Call on Congress to End Military Aid and Shipments to Israel

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The destruction of Gaza is nothing short of apocalyptic. Since October, in retaliation for a Hamas-led attack that resulted in an estimated 1,100 deaths in Israel, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed, 95,000 have been injured, and at least 10,000 are missing under the rubble. More likely estimates, however, are putting the number dead near 200,000, with many more injured.

Such retributive violence is not only immoral and illegal under international law but will only lead to more violence. The situation is untenable as the Israeli military offensive has expanded into the West Bank with air strikes, forced displacement and extrajudicial killings like that of U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi. Meanwhile, Lebanon is suffering from severe, indiscriminate violence, and nearly 1/4 of the country under evacuation orders. The reports coming out of North Gaza are beyond horrifying. All of this is taking place as armed Israeli settlers run rampant in the West Bank and Israeli government ministers attend event and conferences about recolonizing Gaza.

I urge you to do everything you can to stop U.S. arms shipments to Israel, to pressure the Israeli government to accept a ceasefire deal that will save hundreds of thousands of lives, provide necessary humanitarian aid, and seek a just and lasting peace in the region. With nearly all life-sustaining infrastructure destroyed by Israel, Palestinians in Gaza are now experiencing a widespread famine. I implore you to do all you can now.

One way Congress can act is through a full arms embargo by invoking the Leahy Law and 502b and 602i provisions in the Foreign Assistance Act. Additionally, members can join a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to restrict arms that are in breach of International Humanitarian Law. All universities in Gaza, along with most hospitals, 85% of school buildings, 60% of residential buildings, and 80% of commercial facilities have been severely damaged or destroyed, along with 57% of Gaza’s agricultural land. Action is needed now to apply further pressure to achieve a ceasefire so that desperately needed humanitarian aid can enter Gaza and prevent an even wider famine. The needless destruction in the West Bank and Lebanon must end, as well as the unspeakable horrors taking place in North Gaza.

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