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4/4 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

The information coming out from whistleblowers comprising multiple Israeli intelligence officers regarding the use of untested AI to generate “targets” for their carpet-bombing of Gaza should horrify the entire world. The outputs from the AI program, dubbed “Lavender”, are treated by Israeli military decision-makers as if a human had given the data. During the first weeks of the genocidal onslaught of Gaza, as many as 37,000 residential homes of suspected, not confirmed, “militants” were identified and Israel gave the go-ahead to use the AI kill list. Additionally, they waited to bomb the homes until night because they intentionally wanted the entire family present. This untested system has an error rate of at least 10%, if not more.

Lavender is just another AI machine used by Israel to murder Palestinians. “The Gospel”, which whistleblowers revealed in November 2023 and confirmed by Israel’s military’s own publications, generates targets by buildings/structures whereas Lavender creates actual hit lists.

Whistleblowers also revealed in the first weeks of Israel’s genocidal war that Israel determined it was permissible for up to 15 – 20 civilians to be murdered as collateral damage for every 1 Lavender identified individual. These 15 – 20 “acceptable collateral damage” would not include the entire families of the target in a residence. I guess it’s not surprising, then, that as of 4/4, at least 33,000 – 41,500 Palestinians have been murdered by Israel in Gaza since 10/7 – a staggering 37% of which are children.

I demand that you: 

– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire

– Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

– Hold Israel accountable for their violations of the Genocide Convention and all other international laws by any means necessary

– Secure the immediate release and safety of all Palestinians who have been abducted and held captive by Israel, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

– Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce Leahy Law

– Reallocate all funds given to Israel and commit additional resources for ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians starting with immediately resuming funding of UNRWA

– Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

– Pass legislation that voids all anti-BDS laws at the federal level

– Vote no on H.R. 7521 and any similar legislation proposed

SOURCES

Al Jazeera “‘AI-assisted genocide’: Israel reportedly used database for Gaza kill lists“

+972 Magazine “‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza“

Al Jazeera Live Updates 4/5

Estimated deaths as of 4/3 – 4/4 from multiple sources*

Al Jazeera quotes 33,037 dead as of 4/4/24. Al Jazeera always includes the most up-to-date official death tolls on their Breaking/live updates page. Because the daily live pages are refreshed so frequently for each new day, I can’t link you to a specific date. You can always check the Breaking/live section on their site for the most recent official numbers.

EuroMed Monitor quotes an estimated 41,496 dead shown on an infographic posted on their Instagram (link to post) as of 4/3/24. Their website has past infographics, but does not currently have this newest one included as of writing this blog post. This is not unusual- I believe they first post on social media and then add to the infographic section of their site later. Prior infographics posted on Instagram and then shown on their site have the exact same figures & data.

*Why are multiple sources used for the death count?

Associated Press “Gaza health officials say they lost the ability to count dead as Israeli offensive intensifies“

The situation in Gaza has only gotten worse since the AP published this article on 11/21. The official numbers we are seeing from Gaza’s Ministry of Health are undercounted, and have been since at least 11/21.

EuroMed Monitor is a NGO established in 2011 that advocates for the human rights of all persons across Europe and the MENA region. They have a regional office in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. I believe their estimates are credible which is why I quote them, and will continue to, when referring to the estimated death toll.

My personal opinion is that the true number is even higher than estimated- people are dying from starvation, thirst, infections, and illnesses. Even if the genocide ended this moment, these types of deaths will unfortunately continue for some time. I believe their deaths should be counted. They may not have been shot/bombed/etc. by the Israeli military, but their deaths are directly attributable to the total siege, occupation, and intentional** destruction of civilian, water, waste management, and medical infrastructure by Israel.

**Why are you accusing Israel of intentionally destroying important infrastructure and targeting civilians?

It’s not an accusation. They’ve admitted to it.

The Guardian “‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza“

972 Magazine “‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza“