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12/29 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress
The evidence of the gross human rights violations Israel is committing against Palestinians, and the aiding and abetting of this genocide by my government only grows every single day. After reading through the plaintiffs’ statements from the Defense for Children International-Palestine v. Biden ongoing court case, my heart only breaks further. I’ve been right every time I’ve told you that Leahy law is being violated.
Josh Paul, a high-level, former DoS official who has a multitude of experience in the DoS as an overseer of international arms transfers and human rights abuse allegations, has made it clear that our government is failing to follow the due diligence required by our own laws, and has actively insulated Israel from accountability. Paul resigned on 10/20 because he has every reason to believe that the U.S. arms transfers to Israel would be used to commit gross human rights abuses, lead to significant civilian casualties, and the policies in place to prevent these circumstances from occurring were not being followed. In addition to Leahy law, my government is also violating the Foreign Assitance Act, Arms Export Control Act, and the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy.
Most notably, Paul describes how the Israeli government terrorized and stole evidence from an NGO reporting the heinous sexual assault of a Palestinian child by Israeli police. When the U.S. requested information from Israel on these allegations, proof of the believed credibility, the very next day Israel raided the NGO and stole their electronic devices. While horrifying, this is not new behavior. CIRIGHTS recent scoring of Israel’s compliance with human rights shows the worst possible score for allowing human rights groups to operate due to violence, shutdown of operations, and laws that block NGO access.
The statements from plaintiffs’ has been difficult to read. You should read them yourself, but here are some notable excerpts: “members and staff of Al-Haq in Gaza have been subjected to increased indiscriminate bombing and displacement…It is the first time in the 44-year history of Al-Haq, that we have been unable to conduct field investigations due to the intensity and scale of the hostilities [of Israel]”. “We are seeing enormous amounts of children with severe dehydration, febrile convulsions…. There are no oral rehydration salts in the Gaza strip”
“[my family is] just barely surviving: the most people can hope for is clean water and some food. Medications have become a luxury”. “in the U.S. I am experiencing an immense and unfathomable fear and uncertainty for my loved ones…I feel like I am experiencing an emotional genocide…I don’t sleep at night…we as a people are being subjected to a form of psychological torture.” “my taxpayer dollars are paying for the bombs being dropped on my family…my children keep asking me questions. How am I supposed to explain a genocide against their people to them?”
I demand you call for a ceasefire right now.
SOURCES
Defense for Children International-Palestine v. Biden Court Documents & Press Releases*
DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE; AL-HAQ, AHMED ABU ARTEMA; MOHAMMED AHMED ABU ROKBEH; MOHAMMAD HERZALLAH; A.N.; LAILA ELHADDAD; WAEIL ELBHASSI; BASIM ELKARRA; and DR. OMAR EL-NAJJAR Plaintiffs, v. JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, Secretary of State, LLOYD JAMES AUSTIN III, Secretary of Defense, in their official capacities, Defendants
Center for Constitutional Rights “Palestinians Sue Biden for Failure to Prevent Genocide, Seek Emergency Order to Stop Military and Diplomatic Support for Israeli Government’s Assault on Gaza“
Center for Constitutional Rights “Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden Overview“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS“
Center for Constitutional Rights “New Filings in Gaza Genocide Lawsuit: Palestinians Refute Biden Admin Arguments That Court Cannot Review Its Role in Furthering Israel’s Genocide”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF JOSH PAUL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF LAILA ELHADDAD IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF A.N. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF BASIM ELKARRA IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF WAEIL ELBHASSI IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF OMAR AL-NAJJAR IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Attorney for Plaintiffs DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE, et al. “DECLARATION OF DR SUSAN POWER, FOR AL-HAQ IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION”
Center for Constitutional Rights “Civil and Human Rights Orgs, Legal Groups Back Palestinians’ Suit Charging Biden With Complicity in Gaza Genocide“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, AMICI BRIEF OF ADC ET AL. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS “[PPROPOSED] BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE AMERICAN-ARAB ANTIDISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE, ARAB RESOURCE & ORGANIZING CENTER, COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS, CALIFORNIA, AND ARAB-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, AMICI BRIEF OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS “[PROPOSED] BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, AMICI BRIEF OF MEDICAL DOCTORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS “[PROPOSED] BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE MEDICAL DOCTORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, AMICI BRIEF OF PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS’ SYNDICATE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS “[PROPOSED] BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS’ SYNDICATE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS“
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, AMICI BRIEF OF AMICUS BRIEF OF A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE, INC. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS “[PROPOSED] BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE, INC. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS“
*This is not a comprehensive list court documents for this case since it was filed 11/13/23. This list will be updated as I review more documents as they become available. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are reading this post after it was posted, there could be documents included that are dated after.
Leahy Law, WRSA-I & Israel’s Gross Human Rights Violations*
U.S. Department of State “About the Leahy Law – FACT SHEET“
U.S. Department of State “PP410 INTRODUCTION TO LEAHY VETTING POLICY”
U.S. Department of State “2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Israel, West Bank and Gaza“
U.S. Congressional Research Report “Global Human Rights: Security Forces Vetting (“Leahy Laws”)“
U.S. Congressional Research Report “Defense Primer: Department of Defense Pre-Positioned Materiel“
U.S. Congressional Research Report “Israel and Hamas 2023 Conflict In Brief: Overview, U.S. Policy, and Options for Congress“
U.S. Congressional Research Report “Israel and Hamas October 2023 Conflict: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)“
U.S. Congressional Research Report “Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations“
Save The Children’s 2023 report “Injustice: Palestinian children’s experience of the Israeli military detention system“
Statement Submitted to the Human Rights Council by Organization for Defending Victims of Violence and Khiam Rehabilitation Center (A/HRC/51/NGO/132): “Gross Violations of the Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law by Israel in Palestinian Territories“
Human Rights Watch’s 2021 report “A Threshold Crossed – Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution“
U.N. Human Rights Council Special Report 2022 “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israel has imposed upon Palestine an apartheid reality in a post-apartheid world“
Amnesty International “Defending the rule of law, enforcing apartheid – the double life of Israel’s judiciary“
Haaretz “Communications Minister Threatens Haaretz, Suggests Penalizing Its Gaza War Coverage“
Human Rights Watch “Israeli Authorities’ Cutting of Water Leading to Public Health Crisis in Gaza”
AA “Israeli airstrike hits Gaza water reservoir supplying Rafah neighborhoods”
World Health Organization “WHO appeals for protection of the health system from further attacks and degradation of its capacity“
World Food Programme “Statement by WFP Deputy Executive Director after visit to Gaza”
Public Committee Against Torture in Israel “War Crimes in the Interrogation Chamber: The Israeli Systematic Policy of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment, Unlawful Deportation, and Denial of Fair Trial of Palestinian Detainees“
Public Committee Against Torture in Israel “KILLING AT UMM AL-HIRAN“
Journal of Ethics, Medicine and Public Health Volume 18, September 2021 “Police violence in Israel towards people with mental disabilities“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “Home Demolition as Collective Punishment“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “Settler Violence = State Violence“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “Torture and Abuse in Interrogation“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “Water Crisis“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “B’Tselem calls for ceasefire in Gaza Strip“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “Israeli organizations to President Biden: stop the humanitarian catastrophe“
B’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories “The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not a side effect. It is the policy“
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“
CI Rights ”Human Rights Datasets“
CI Rights ”Global Human Rights Grades 2023“
Reuters “White House ‘concerned’ at reports Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon attack”
Amnesty International “Lebanon: Evidence of Israel’s unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate”
Washington Post “Israel appears to use white phosphorus in Gaza, video shows”
Human Rights Watch “Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon”
Human Rights Watch (2009) “Rain of Fire – Israel’s Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza”
The Guardian “US admits using white phosphorus in Falluja“
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health “Birth Defects in Gaza: Prevalence, Types, Familiarity and Correlation with Environmental Factors”
The Lancet “Structural birth defects in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian territory: a cohort study“
Al Jazeera “Did the US cause Fallujah’s birth defects?“
Al Jazeera “Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege“
The Independent “Toxic munitions ‘may be cause’ of baby deaths and deformities in Fallujah“
Conflict and Health “Birth defects in Iraq and the plausibility of environmental exposure: A review“
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health “Long Term Risks to Neonatal Health from Exposure to War—9 Years Long Survey of Reproductive Health and Contamination by Weapon-Delivered Heavy Metals in Gaza, Palestine“
The Guardian “Research links rise in Falluja birth defects and cancers to US assault“
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry “Effects of White Phosphorus on Mallard Reproduction”
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7. This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
U.S. House “H.Res.888 – Reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist.“
U.S. House “H.R.6113 – Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023”
U.S. House “H.R.6126 – Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024”
U.S. House & Senate “H.Con.Res.57 – Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.”
U.S. House & Senate “S.510 – Expediting Israeli Aerial Refueling Act of 2023”
U.S. Senate “S.Res.417 – A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism.”
*This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. In future petitions referring to legislation both proposed and passed, I will continue to update with more important resolutions and/or bills I find. This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
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