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5/12 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

Over 300,000 people, who are being starved to death, are frantically fleeing Rafah with no where safe to go. Israel is carpet bombing the entirety of the Gaza strip. What do you expect them to do? How do you not see that all of Israel’s actions demonstrate it’s intention to commit genocide and ethnic cleansing? This doesn’t even end at Gaza. For the second day in a row, Israeli settler-colonial terrorists have been attacking civilians throughout Nablus. They set a Palestinian’s car on fire. Attacks on all Palestinians in all occupied territories have been violently escalating, especially since Israel’s ground assault into Rafah began.

This administration’s recent, poor attempt to act as if they care, threatening to cut off “offensive weapons” to Israel is absurd. Tell me, how are you able to ascertain that a “defensive weapon” you provide would not just be repurposed to murder more Palestinians? Not only that, but you have been absolutely silent this entire time on the horrific human rights abuses throughout Israeli “military prisons”. Palestinian hostages are being subjected to torture. At Sde Teiman, more disturbing accounts have been coming out regarding the conditions there. Palestinians are blindfolded, forced into stress positions, forced to wear diapers and be fed through a straw because they are not allowed to move at all, and other barbaric acts. Hostages are undergoing “routine” amputations because of the severity of the torture and lengthy time in physical restraints, often by medical staff who do not have the training or proper supplies to perform the procedures.

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 5/12 Live Updates

Politico “Biden says US will cut off offensive weapons to Israel ‘if they go into Rafah’“

CNN “Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center“

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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.

RNN 5/12 Settler terrorists attack Nablus