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3/29 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

Israel’s man-made famine, the worst ever recorded, is and has been here. You were advised repeatedly by multiple, credible international organizations that if nothing is done there will be mass death by starvation throughout Gaza. The UN’s most recent data, only including a fraction of the true toll where individuals were identified and reported, shows that at least 31 people have been starved to death – 27 of which were children. Today, 3/29, Ahmed Al-Ali, an ICU nurse at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza where famine is most extreme, gave an interview describing the horrific conditions. He had just received a 2 month old, skeletal and clearly suffering, in the ICU. He advised that during his typical ICU shift, he’s been receiving about 3 to 4 infants and small children who are severely emaciated. Ahmed stated that these children do not have good outcomes – they are all dying.

In Hadeel al-Dahdouh’s recent interview she expanded on the torture she and other Palestinian hostages were subjected to. Israeli forces injected them with drugs, causing confusion and hallucination, and proceeded to demand information “on Hamas”. I wrote to you about her horrific testimony on 3/26/24 and have yet to hear back from you. So I will reiterate – tell me how this is Israel defending itself. Explain to me why my tax dollars were used for the funding of Hadeel’s nightmare.

Meanwhile in the other areas of occupied Palestine, today, 3/29, armed settler-colonial terrorists, accompanied by Israeli military forces, stormed the Qaryut Spring, south of Nablus in yet another land grab and reign of terror on civilians. This genocide must be ended immediately and decisive action must be taken to try and stop the 2.3 million people in Gaza from being starved to death by Israel.

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

SOURCES

Democracy Now “Top U.S. & World Headlines — March 29, 2024“

!! 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.

Telegram 3/29/24 Report “Settlers, accompanied by occupation forces, storm the Qaryut Spring, south of Nablus”

Telegram 3/28/24 Middle East Eye interview with Hadeel al-Dahdouh, who was taken hostage by Israeli forces, tortured, subjected to nonconsensual medical testing, and buried alive

For more on Hadeel al-Dahdouh’s horrific ordeal, see prior petition “JUSTICE FOR HADEEL AL-DAHDOUH, BURIED ALIVE & FORCED MEDICAL TESTING“

For more on Israel’s use of torture and terrorism against Palestinians in Gaza and other occupied territories, see prior petitions & linked sources (*these do not represent a full accounting since or before 10/7, these are just some of the instances I’ve written about), “UNRWA STAFF TORTURED FOR FALSE CONFESSIONS – RESUME FUNDING & CEASEFIRE NOW“, “WHILE CHILDREN ARE TORTURED, TERRORISTS CLAIM GAZA LAND – ENFORCE LEAHY LAW“, “DENYING AID ENTRY TO NORTHERN GAZA IS A DEATH SENTENCE“, “BANNING UNRWA FUNDING BUT USING THEM FOR AID PORT? – STOP THE GENOCIDE“, “CHILD OUTSIDE OF AL-SHIFA, “I’M SCARED. I CANNOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE. PLEASE”“, “ISRAELIS TERRORIZE OPRHANED CHILDREN – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “FOOD DROPS WHILE STARVED PEOPLE ARE BOMBED IS ABSURD – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “NASSER MEDICAL STAFF ABDUCTED – END THE GENOCIDE NOW“, “THE GENOCIDE IS NEARING ISRAEL’S END GOAL – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “AMERICANS ILLEGALLY DETAINED – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “YOU FAILED THE NASSER HOSPITAL – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE BEFORE YOU CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE?“, “35K HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND THAT BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS, TOO – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE V. BIDEN“, “CEASEFIRE NOW – RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL“, ““If I Must Die” By Refaat Alareer“, “GAZA WITHOUT HEALTHCARE – CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE NOW“, and “SAVE NASSER HOSPITAL – CEASERFIRE NOW“

For more about the severity of Israel’s man-made famine, see prior petitions and sources: “U.S. PORT IN GAZA BUILT FROM RUBBLE AND BONES? END THE GENOCIDE NOW“, “VOTE NO ON H.R. 7521 & END U.S. COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE“, “CHILDREN DYING OF HEART ATTACKS – CEASEFIRE NOW“, “FIRST RESPONDERS KIDNAPPED – CALL FOR CEASEFIRE NOW“, and “GAZA IN CATASTROPHIC STARVATION – CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE NOW“