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The 3rd intentional bombing of refugee tent camps in just 2 days happened not too long ago when I’m writing this, 5/28. This time, it was tents in Al-Mawasi where Palestinians burned to death. It was only the beginning of this month when Israel dropped evacuation leaflets across Rafah telling people to evacuate to areas including Al-Mawasi. We’ve seen the same pattern since 10/7 over and over, but it never becomes less disturbing and heartbreaking.
The Kuwaiti Hospital is now completely out of service due to lack of fuel. Prior to the shutdown, patients had to be treated immediately outside due to the sweltering heat inside the building where power had been cut off from everywhere but the most essential units. Israel’s ground assault and artillery fire has reached as far as the vicinity of the Kuwaiti Hospital. All patients and medical staff have been forced to relocate north to Khan Younis. All field hospitals in western Rafah are out of service. Khan Younis has been leveled. The former major hospital in the area, Nasser Medical Complex, has also been flattened.
This forced evacuation and displacement has forced the Kuwaiti Hospital’s severe burn patients from Israel’s recent massacre burning people alive, to leave. When Dr Muhammad al-Mughayer arrived at the scene, he described massive fires spreading across the tent refugee camp, and bodies burned severely, with limbs blown off. The few international medical staff that have been allowed to enter are being further restricted by Israel in the amount of supplies they can bring. Currently, the supplies that international medical staff can physically carry in with them are the major source of new supplies.
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
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.
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You are allowing Leahy law to be violated. Yesterday, 4/29, our government found that at least 5 units of Israeli security forces have committed gross human rights violations and the State Department will not bar those unites from receiving U.S. military assistance. The fact sheet and introduction to Leahy vetting policy course are publicly available from the State Department’s own website. I’ve read it along with the Congressional Research Reports that are made for YOU regarding Leahy law, WRSA-I and other pre-positioned materiel, as well as other sources about how our government is supposed to ensure we are not complicit in gross human rights violations.
By the State Department’s own findings and admission, at least 5 units are not eligible for our military assistance. I strongly disagree with how Leahy vetting policy is allowed to be created and implemented by the same bodies it is meant to be enforced on, but even so, the State Department is violating the Leahy vetting policy they created by their inaction.
You are also allowing college students across our country to be brutalized and harassed by “law enforcement” and college administrations for their peaceful demonstrations, protests, and encampments demanding an end to Israel’s genocide and their college’s complicity in it. You clearly will not uphold national or international law, so you’ve left it to the people with humanity to. You have failed in every category to uphold our country’s obligation from the Genocide Convention and other treaties and agreements of international law to stop this genocide and the continued gross human rights violations Israel continues to barbarically commit.
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
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
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On 1/31/24, a U.S. federal court judge found that Israel is plausibly committing a genocide in the Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden, Blinken, & Austin case. This came only days after when on 1/26/24 the International Court of Justice also found that Israel is plausibly committing a genocide. On 10/17/24, Josh Paul, the former Director of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the State Department resigned due to concerns that the U.S. arms transfers to Israel would be used to commit gross human rights abuses, lead to significant civilian casualties, and the policies in place to prevent these circumstances from occurring were not being followed for Israel. His declaration of support filed in the Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden case describes multiple incidents he witnessed of Leahy vetting policy being ignored in prior, credible allegations of Israel committing gross human rights violations.
Josh Paul knows when policy isn’t being followed – he had a significant role in policymaking for U.S. arms transfers and drafted the Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy. He was also detailed on a part-time basis in the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Office of Security and Human Rights as a Special Advisor on U.S. arms transfers where he assessed existing processes for human rights reviews for arms transfers and made recommendations to improve the Department of State’s processes.
On 3/27/24, Annelle Sheline, a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor resigned due to our government enabling Israel’s actions after the ICJ’s ruling that Israel is plausibly committing a genocide. She was deeply and understandably perturbed that when she raised concerns about the intentional murder, attacks, and abduction of Palestinian journalists by Israel, the highest number of journalists who have been murdered in any single conflict since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began recording data in 1992, she was ignored. She decided to resign publicly when her colleagues begged her to speak out publicly, saying “Please speak for us.”
U.S. law is not being followed and you are letting this administration literally get away with murder, and participating by your lack of meaningful action. I know you don’t care about Palestinian lives, but how can you flagrantly disregard the rule of law of our nation?
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
– 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
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
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While children like Ahmad are indefinitely detained in military prison death camps and subjected to the torture of solitary confinement to be interrogated for over a month, or Bashar Nihad Abdulatif Hanani who was executed via a gun shot to the back of the head in the West Bank, Israeli terrorists block humanitarian aid. The excuses for this ethnic cleansing genocidal campaign are thin to nonexistent.
Before Bashar succumbed to his injuries, the EMS brought him to a medical facility and the IDF soldiers responsible followed. From the eyewitness accounts “One paramedic, fearing arrest, said that Bashar fell from the wall. One soldier replied in English, “We are the ones who shot him,” and left.”” Ahmad was threatened before being released if he did anything they would add months or years to his detention.
The backdrop for these horrors is the recent U.S. federal judge ruling that Israel is plausibly committing a genocide in the Defense for Children International v. Biden court case. If a statement from our own courts does not qualify has credible information under Leahy law vetting policy, then I don’t know what would. It should have been enough when senior DoS official Josh Paul who served as the Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers resigned due to credible concerns Leahy vetting policy and other laws governing foreign assistance to forces committing human rights violations were not being followed for Israel.
Leahy vetting policy only requires one credible report for a foreign force to be ineligible for military assistance and funding. Those responsible for creating and implementing Leahy vetting policy are the ones who’d be held accountable if the law was broken – Biden, Blinken, and Austin. There is no accountability when our own laws are being broken.
Yesterday, on 3/1, a group of Israeli terrorists from the Nachala settlement organization “broke through” into Gaza where they began constructing small buildings. They even named the “settlement” – New Nisanit. The IDF didn’t interfere until after the terrorists had constructed these makeshift buildings. Why does this matter exactly? Well, Israel’s Absentees’ property law allows for settler-colonists to take land and property. This law was made early in Israel’s founding and was used to justify the ethnic cleansing that took place prior to and after the 1948 Nakba. All that’s required is a “claim” – the makeshift buildings – and settlers can petition their government for ownership.
Their plans have been clear from the beginning from the mouths of their people and government that their intention has always been to ethnically cleanse Gaza and take the land, just as they continue to do in the West Bank. This is abhorrent, unconscionable, and disgusting. Do the right thing. Start with calling for a ceasefire and enforcing Leahy law.
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
*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.
Leahy Law, WRSA-I & Israel’s Gross Human Rights Violations*
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U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
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Yesterday on 2/16, the ICJ stated that the recent acceleration of attacks on Rafah in particular, “would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences”. The court further advised that “this perilous situation demands immediate and effective implementation of the provisional measures”. Meanwhile, you have continued to steal from the American people to provide money and weapons for Israel to finish their genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign. Biden, Blinken, and Llyod’s U.S. court case for genocide complicity may have been dismissed, but it wasn’t for lack of proof. The court found that Israel’s actions plausibly constitute genocide and advised the Biden administration to re-examine policies towards Israel. I hope the plaintiff’s win their appeal against dismissal.
This statement from our own courts stating that Israel is likely committing a genocide is more than credible evidence under Leahy law which calls for the immediate suspension of miliary aid in the form of money, weapons, or training. Every moment you do nothing, you are breaking our own laws against providing foreign forces support when they’ve plausibly committed gross human rights violations. I will advocate for criminal charges to be brought against you and the rest of the administration that is involved. I know that Congress is equally liable under Leahy law.
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
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
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For the past week, Israeli terrorist activity has increased against the humanitarian aid workers trying to get desperately needed food, water, and medicine to starving and dying people. Over 130 aid trucks were blocked from entering Gaza by multiple Israelis including the terrorist group Tzav 9 who said they were blocking aid “to the enemy”. Humanitarian aid workers were physically and verbally assaulted. Meanwhile, a food convoy was shot up that was headed to northern Gaza where Palestinians are facing the most dire conditions.
The ICJ’s provisional measures require the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid. Israel’s government, military, and civilians have repeatedly violated this. This is more than credible evidence of gross human rights violations being committed to enforce Leahy law. And still, you continue to break the law to provide Israel with weapons and funding.
I demand that you:
– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and all other areas of occupied-Palestine
– Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid brutally imposed on Palestine, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace
– Hold Israel accountable for their war crimes and violations of the Genocide Convention and other international laws
– 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
– Immediately resume funding of UNRWA and commit additional resources to all humanitarian groups providing aid to Palestinians not only because it is the right thing to do, but to end U.S. complicity in genocide
– Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing our own laws like Leahy Law
– Reallocate all funds given to Israel for ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of
– 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 regional conflict
– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws
– 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
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
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As of 1/28, approximately 26,400 – 33,300 Palestinians have been murdered by Israel since 10/7. You need to enforce international law right now. The recent ICJ ruling is clear – while it doesn’t use the word ceasefire, there is no other outcome that would fulfill the provisional measures required to protect Palestinian civilians. My government has repeatedly lied in regards to this genocide, most recently that the ICJ didn’t think Israel was committing a genocide. That case will take years to reach an outcome. The fact it wasn’t thrown out and provisional measures were ruled means that the ICJ finds there is credible evidence that a genocide is occurring.
One allegation from Israel that a handful of UNRWA workers, out of thousands, had something to do with the attacks on Israeli civilians on 10/7 was enough for you to withdraw aid funding. First off, you continue to find new ways to disgust me, congrats, but this is you going against the ICJ and proof of your selective enforcement of our own laws, notably Leahy law. The ICJ ruling serves as credible evidence per Leahy vetting policy. Enforce both international and national law NOW.
I demand that you:
– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians
– Secure the safe release of Mansour Schouman, a Canadian Palestinian independent journalist and humanitarian worker recently illegally abducted by Israel in Khan Younis around 1/22 – 1/24 when he was evacuating to Rafah as directed on “safe routes”
– Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights
– Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons
– Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law
– Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of
– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws
– 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
Estimated deaths as of 1/25 – 1/28 from multiple sources*
Al Jazeera quotes 26,422 dead as of 1/28/24. Al Jazeera always includes the most up-to-date official death tolls on their Breaking/live updates page. Because the daily live pages are refreshed so frequently for each new day, I can’t link you to a specific date. You can always check the Breaking/live section on their site for the most recent official numbers.
EuroMed Monitor quotes an estimated 33,360 dead shown on an infographic posted on their Instagram (link to post) as of 1/25/24. Their website has past infographics, but does not currently have this newest one included as of writing this blog post. This is not unusual- I believe they first post on social media and then add to the infographic section of their site later. Prior infographics posted on Instagram and then shown on their site have the exact same figures & data.
*Why are multiple sources used for the death count?
The situation in Gaza has only gotten worse since the AP published this article on 11/21. The official numbers we are seeing from Gaza’s Ministry of Health are undercounted, and have been since at least 11/21.
EuroMed Monitor is a NGO established in 2011 that advocates for the human rights of all persons across Europe and the MENA region. They have a regional office in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. I believe their estimates are credible which is why I quote them, and will continue to, when referring to the estimated death toll.
My personal opinion is that the true number is even higher than estimated- people are dying from starvation, thirst, infections, and illnesses. Even if the genocide ended this moment, these types of deaths will unfortunately continue for some time. I believe their deaths should be counted. They may not have been shot/bombed/etc. by the Israeli military, but their deaths are directly attributable to the total siege, occupation, and intentional** destruction of civilian, water, waste management, and medical infrastructure by Israel.
**Why are you accusing Israel of intentionally destroying important infrastructure and targeting civilians?
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In addition to litany of gross human rights violations Israel has committed against Palestinians, the ICJ’s recent ruling should be more than enough to constitute credible evidence under Leahy Law to suspend military arms and money transfers to Israel under Leahy law. You have failed Palestinians, Americans and the rest of the world with your lack of action. I am disgusted and appalled by this government. To be 100% clear- YOU are what makes me ashamed to be American. YOUR complicity in genocide and lack of care for humanity is what makes me see my country as a burden to all humanity. Do the right thing right now.
I demand that you:
– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians
– Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights
– Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons
– Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law
– Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of
– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws
– 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
– Stop the militarization of our police by ending all cross-training done with the Israeli military, ceasing the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, and all other ways this is accomplished
– Pass legislation that prohibits any governmental action that would target any ethnic, religious, or other minority group (including Palestinians), either in the U.S. or abroad, by restricting humanitarian or financial aid, infringing on their human rights, or other actions that would otherwise bring harm or cause undue burdens on said groups
SOURCES
Leahy Law, WRSA-I & Israel’s Gross Human Rights Violations*
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
*This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. In future petitions referring to legislation both proposed and passed, I will continue to update with more important resolutions and/or bills I find. This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
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I, along with so many other Americans, have been closely watching the ICJ proceedings regarding Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. We’re all also following the Defense for Children International-Palestine v. Biden, Blinken & Lloyd court case ongoing in our own courts. The fact you continue to do nothing every single day only furthers the case for your own complicity. Do the right thing right now.
I demand that you:
– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians
– Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights
– Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons
– Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law
– Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of
– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws
– 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
– Stop the militarization of our police by ending all cross-training done with the Israeli military, ceasing the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, and all other ways this is accomplished
– Pass legislation that prohibits any governmental action that would target any ethnic, religious, or other minority group (including Palestinians), either in the U.S. or abroad, by restricting humanitarian or financial aid, infringing on their human rights, or other actions that would otherwise bring harm or cause undue burdens on said groups
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
*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.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to Israel has already proved to be absolutely useless. Raising the “absolute imperative” for Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians and allow humanitarian aid in is completely insufficient. How many times has the world nicely asked for this? We’re approaching day 100 of this genocide, and the best our country can do is send the same man who is being sued in our courts for aiding and abetting the genocide?
As of 1/9, 23,200 – 36,600 Palestinians have been murdered in Gaza since 10/7. Just in the last 24 hours during Blinken’s visit, 126 Palestinians had been killed and 241 wounded by Israel. Every day you and the rest of my government do nothing, the unspeakable acts of this genocide continue. This is Blinken’s fault for violating Leahy law and other laws meant to keep the U.S. from complicity in acts of human rights violations. This is your fault for doing absolutely nothing. Change that today.
I demand that you:
– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians
– Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights
– Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons
– Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law
– Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of
– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws
– 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
– Stop the militarization of our police by ending all cross-training done with the Israeli military, ceasing the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, and all other ways this is accomplished
– Pass legislation that prohibits any governmental action that would target any ethnic, religious, or other minority group (including Palestinians), either in the U.S. or abroad, by restricting humanitarian or financial aid, infringing on their human rights, or other actions that would otherwise bring harm or cause undue burdens on said groups
Estimated deaths as of 1/4 – 1/9 from multiple sources*
Al Jazeera quotes 23,210 dead as of 1/9/24. Al Jazeera always includes the most up-to-date official death tolls on their Breaking/live updates page. Because the daily live pages are refreshed so frequently for each new day, I can’t link you to a specific date. You can always check the Breaking/live section on their site for the most recent official numbers.
EuroMed Monitor quotes an estimated 30,676 dead shown on an infographic posted on their Instagram (link to post) as of 1/4/24. Their website has past infographics, but does not currently have this newest one included as of writing this blog post. This is not unusual- I believe they first post on social media and then add to the infographic section of their site later. Prior infographics posted on Instagram and then shown on their site have the exact same figures & data.
*Why are multiple sources used for the death count?
The situation in Gaza has only gotten worse since the AP published this article on 11/21. The official numbers we are seeing from Gaza’s Ministry of Health are undercounted, and have been since at least 11/21.
EuroMed Monitor is a NGO established in 2011 that advocates for the human rights of all persons across Europe and the MENA region. They have a regional office in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. I believe their estimates are credible which is why I quote them, and will continue to, when referring to the estimated death toll.
My personal opinion is that the true number is even higher than estimated- people are dying from starvation, thirst, infections, and illnesses. Even if the genocide ended this moment, these types of deaths will unfortunately continue for some time. I believe their deaths should be counted. They may not have been shot/bombed/etc. by the Israeli military, but their deaths are directly attributable to the total siege, occupation, and intentional** destruction of civilian, water, waste management, and medical infrastructure by Israel.
**Why are you accusing Israel of intentionally destroying important infrastructure and targeting civilians?
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
*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.
Leahy Law, WRSA-I & Israel’s Gross Human Rights Violations*
*This is not a comprehensive list of gross human rights violations committed by Israel ever, nor all since 10/7.This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
U.S. Congressional Resolutions & Bills (both passed and proposed)*
*This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. In future petitions referring to legislation both proposed and passed, I will continue to update with more important resolutions and/or bills I find. This list will be updated as more credible information is compiled. I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be sources included that are dated after.
