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

Both Human Rights Watch and Amensty International verified the reports of Israel’s use of white phosphorous on civilians in Gaza and southern Lebanon in mid October. How is it that you’re just NOW looking into this- and only for the attacks on Lebanon? 

Israel has repeatedly used white phosphorous in occupied Palestine and neighboring countries like Lebanon for decades now. Whenever Human Rights Watch called them out on it back in 2013 they said they would “no longer use white phosphorus in populated areas”. It’s been a lie since it was uttered.

When our military used white phosphorous in the populated city of Fallujah, Iraq the incidents of severe birth defects skyrocketed. After Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” on Gaza in 2008 the use of white phosphorous ammunitions containing mercury has also been linked to severe birth defects. The studies have been coming out since at least 2012. In 2020 it was proven how white phosphorous exposure affects fertility in mallards. Spoiler – it’s not good.

You need to do more than “ask questions” – you need to do something to stop Israel’s genocide and their continued, gross violations of human rights and flagrant disregard for international law.

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
Reuters “White House ‘concerned’ at reports Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon attack”

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“

The Guardian “Research links rise in Falluja birth defects and cancers to US assault“

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry “Effects of White Phosphorus on Mallard Reproduction”