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6/23 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

In yet another instance of Israel using Palestinians as human shields, videos and photos have been shared showing Israeli forces tying a Palestinian man to the hood of their vehicle as they drove throughout Jenin. Every accusation is a confession. I wish this wasn’t the first time I’ve witnessed Israel use human shields. Back in February while the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was besieged, Israel forced a Palestinian man they had taken hostage to enter the hospital and tell the people to evacuate. The video of him inside the hospital shows him with his hands still bound in front of him dressed in white PPE. He told them, “Get out of the hospital, you need to get out of the hospital because they are going to blow it up.” When he walked out of the hospital, Israeli snipers shot and killed him. I could keep going – listing all the Palestinians I’ve witnessed used by Israel as human shields just since 10/7, but I know that most of the recipients of my daily letters don’t even care enough to read this in full.

As of today, 6/23, over 700,000 Palestinians are experiencing famine. Famine isn’t just some subjective word. The IPC advises that famine, the worst and last stage of food insecurity, can be described as a group of people where “even with any humanitarian assistance at least one in five households in the area have an extreme lack of food and other basic needs where starvation, death, and destitution are evident.” The IPC’s most recent situation and projection report for 3/16 – 7/15 show we’re already in the worst case scenario – the ground invasion of Rafah has occurred, along with resumption of ground offenses in the Deir al-Balah area, rapid mass displacement from Rafah where many have fled to the Al Mawasi area. Under this scenario, the IPC advised at least one major epidemic will occur in the new makeshift refugee camps from those who’ve fled Rafah. This analysis was conducted late February and early March. We’ve surpassed what the over 40 experts from 18 international agencies believed would be the worst case scenario for this time period.

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

SOURCES

Al Jazeera 6/23 Live Updates

The Intercept “IDF SENT IN HANDCUFFED PRISONER TO EVACUATE HOSPITAL, THEN KILLED HIM WHEN HE LEFT“

Middle East Eye “War on Gaza: Israeli forces kill Palestinian after telling him to warn others to evacuate hospital“

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) “IPC and famine“

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) “Famine Factsheet“

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) “Gaza Strip: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for 15 February – 15 March 2024 and Projection for 16 March – 15 July 2024“

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Telegram* sources may contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.

*Why are you citing reports shared on Telegram?

While Telegram channels on their own are not necessarily credible news reporting, I have found the work Praxis Redacted has done consolidating both official news sources and unofficial citizen reporting (before it becomes breaking news) to be credible, accurate, and substantiated hours or sometimes days later by mainstream news.

Since mid-October when I began following the news about the genocide (and Praxis Redacted), I have not found an incident where sources cited or descriptions used were later proved to be false. I have every reason to believe the events cited below are true.

Most Telegram posts I link will be from Praxis Redacted, but those that are not will be labeled. All of the same disclaimers apply for content warnings and my belief in the credibility of the channels cited. This is a saved text template used across posts, it’s possible no sources outside of Praxis Redacted will be used or that only other channels are cited in this petition. It is also possible that other social media posts will be cited from other platforms, and if so, they will be noted.

6/23 reports that more than 700,000 Palestinians are suffering from famine