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9/7 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

Today, 9/7, 61 Palestinians have been murdered over the past 48 hours by targeted Israeli attacks throughout Gaza. Yaqin Al-Astal, a baby from Khan Younis, died today due to being starved to death by Israel’s total blockade and control of the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier this week the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food advised that by December 2023, Gazans made up 80% of all people in the entire world experiencing famine and catastrophic hunger. We have never seen a group of people experience famine this quickly in modern day. This is not a natural disaster – this is by Israel’s intentional design. This man made famine has already been devastating in disproportionally taking the lives of children already. If nothing changes, it will only get worse.

Israeli officials have made it beyond clear they intend to further their genocidal campaign throughout all of occupied Palestine. Israel Katz, Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, publicly cited the rumor that Iran is trying to establish an “eastern terrorist front” in the West Bank as the reason for the escalating violence and destruction in the West Bank we’ve seen in recent weeks. He went on to say “We must deal with the threat just as we deal with the [it] in Gaza.” The ICJ and ICC have already made it clear Israel is plausibly committing a genocide in Gaza. Our own legal system in the Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden case, the judge ruled that Israel was plausibly committing a genocide. This administration’s defense to get this case dismissed under “national security” is a disgusting perversion and misuse of what actions to protect us can be.

I demand you do everything in your power to:

– Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

– Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

– Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

– Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

– Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

– Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

– 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

– Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

SOURCES

Al Jazeera 9/7 Live Updates

ilkha “Gaza’s malnutrition crisis claims 37th child’s life as humanitarian situation worsens“

Al Jazeera “Israel’s deadly and destructive operation in the West Bank | The Listening Post“

Press TV “Israel using ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza: UN expert“

Quds News Network “Girl in Khan Younis dies of malnutrition“

!! CONTENT WARNING !!

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.

9/7 Quds News Network video reporting Yaqin Al-Astal’s murder by starvation*

*This report refers to her as an infant, some of the other sources cited prior currently call her a young girl, the video showing her makes it clear she was very young, appears maybe 1 – 2 at most, but that’s my opinion, at the time of writing there is not a lot of news about Yaqin

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.