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3/4 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

You have failed the world. Instead of ending U.S. participation in the genocide of Palestinians and de-escalating conflict in the region, you’ve given Israel carte-blanche to continue and escalate their murderous campaigns against Lebanon and Yemen. Southern Lebanese towns, specifically Hula and Markaba, are being hit, in dense residential, civilian areas, with white phosphorous ammunitions you provided to Israel. Over 100,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced due to the ongoing bombardments from Israel. They so clearly intend to expand their genocide beyond Gaza and have been doing so.

White phosphorous is a tool of genocide – the studies done on the long-term health impacts and birth defects are clear. There is a reason it is against international law to use white phosphorous ammunition on people. I guess recognizing that reality would require you to understand the horrors of what our military did to Fallujah, Iraq and your cognitive dissonance won’t even allow you to see the genocide happening in front of our eyes in 4k.

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 resume 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

– Restore my right to free speech and the freedom of the press by condemning all discrimination or harassment for criticizing any government or political ideology (including zionism) and by doing everything possible to prevent future assaults to my rights, including governmental control and/or censorship of the Internet

SOURCES

Al Jazeera 3/4 Live Updates

White Phosphorous Long-Term Health Complications

The following sources include both recent, verified uses of white phosphorous by Israel, as well as studies done on the long-term health effects from prior “wars” in Afghanistan and Operation Cast Lead in Gaza.

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“