John --
The Palestinian child death toll in
Gaza has climbed to 2,913—nearly 3,000
Palestinian children killed by Israeli
forces in less than three weeks. An
estimated 940 Palestinian children are
missing under the rubble, as fuel
shortages make it impossible to use
excavators and other heavy machinery
to extricate people from buildings
decimated by Israeli airstrikes.
The United States is not simply
standing by, but is actively
enabling and supporting the gravest
crime under international law:
genocide. Israeli warplanes are
entirely U.S.-sourced and the
munitions killing Palestinians in
the Gaza Strip are overwhelmingly
American-made weapons.
Yesterday, the
House of Representatives
overwhelmingly voted in support of H.Res.
771, a resolution
expressing solidarity with Israel
and condemning attacks by Hamas and
other armed groups this month. In a roll
call vote on the House
floor yesterday, 412 members of
Congress approved the resolution,
with 10 lawmakers voting ‘no’, 6
voting ‘present’, and 5 not voting.
On October 16,
Representatives Ayanna Pressley,
Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, André
Carson, Summer Lee, and Delia C.
Ramirez introduced the Ceasefire Now
resolution in the House
of Representatives urging the Biden
Administration to call for an
immediate de-escalation and
ceasefire in Israel and Palestine,
to send humanitarian aid and
assistance to Gaza, and to save as
many lives as possible. The
resolution currently has the support
of 18 members of Congress. Tell
your member of Congress to
call for a ceasefire now.
Meanwhile, the
United Nations Security Council
failed again yesterday to agree on a
resolution that would help end or
pause hostilities.
There is no
question that Israeli forces are
actively committing the crime of
genocide against Palestinian people
in the Gaza Strip. As President
Biden and other world leaders enable
the killings and ethnic cleansing of
Palestinians, it is up to everyday
people to demand justice and safety
for Palestinians. Thank you for all
you're doing.
In solidarity,
Brad Parker
Senior Adviser, Policy & Advocacy
Defense for Children International -
Palestine |