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5/20 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

Approximately 40% of Gaza’s population – 900,000 people – have been forced to evacuate, again, in just the past 2 weeks. 900,000 people who are starving, thirsty, ill, and without shelter or basic necessities are being forced to flee Rafah. There is insufficient humanitarian aid and infrastructure in Rafah, but it has the most that is available in Gaza.

Dr. Adam Hamawy, a U.S. Army combat surgeon veteran, is currently in Gaza as part of a humanitarian mission and team of doctors to support the European Hospital. He said that he has “never in my career witnessed the level of atrocities and targeting of my medical colleagues as I have in Gaza.” He has described horrific, unthinkable injuries of his patients, who are mostly children, recently as described in the Washington Post’s recent article. Dr. Hamawy has seen a 1 year old baby with burns on 40% of her body, had to amputate a 14 year old boy’s leg whilst Israeli airstrikes targeted the entire area, and triaged a 5 year old girl who came in with her arm blown off due to an Israeli airstrike. This is the smallest snapshot of only a couple of hours on his Thursday shift.

Despite the horrific conditions, Dr. Hamawy declined a recent opportunity to evacuate because it did not include the entire team of American doctors with him. He said, “That was not what I was taught. That is not the Soldiers Creed. We don’t leave Americans behind. This is against our values as Americans.” He added on to this sentiment in his message to the Washington Post, asking “if all the U.S. citizens left [Gaza], what would that say about us as a country? That is not who we are.”

I agree with Dr. Hamawy- this is NOT who we are. It’s unfortunately, however, who this administration has decided to be. The majority of Americans want the genocide to stop and for a permanent ceasefire to be enforced.

I demand that you: 

– Hold Israel accountable for a permanent, immediate ceasefire, their violations of the Genocide Convention, and gross human rights violations by any means necessary

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

– 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 5/20 Live Updates

NPR “A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know ‘we are not safe’“

The Washington Post “American doctors in Gaza see up-close toll of war weapons on children“