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Tell Congress: Vote to Suspend Arms Sales to Israel
Senators Sanders has introduced joint resolutions of disapproval to block several major arms sales to Israel. That includes sales of 2,000-pound bombs that President Biden suspended and joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs), both of which the Israeli military has repeatedly used in attacks that have killed civilians. The risk of the Israeli government using these weapons to commit war crimes is too high for the sales to go forward, especially as the ceasefire has broken and Israeli authority authorities have not allowed aid to reach Gaza for nearly a month.
In the last eighteen months, the Israeli military has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, but President Trump has only accelerated weapons sales. Thousands more are dying from starvation and disease caused by Israeli government restrictions on humanitarian aid and attacks on vital medical, water, and sanitation infrastructure.
The United States has provided or financed tens of thousands of lethal weapons used in this military campaign, including the bombs that have made Gaza all but unlivable. In light of consistent violations of international and U.S. law and policy the Trump administration must suspend arms transfers. Instead, the administration has overturned restrictions that President Biden put in place and sidestepped congressional oversight to push through sales.
If the Trump administration fails to uphold the law, then Congress must block these sales of weapons to the Israeli government.
Call your member of Congress today and tell them #NoWeaponsForWarCrimes: Congress needs to step up and take action to stop sending weapons to Israel.
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Call NowYour call script:
Call the congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to demand your elected representatives ensure accountability for US arms sales:
My name is _____ and I am a constituent from ______. I’m calling to urge Senator _____ to support Senators Sanders’ joint resolutions of disapproval to suspend sales of bombs to Israel.
Human rights organization have shown that Israeli forces have repeatedly used these weapons to kill civilians and violate international law. Now the ceasefire has broken and Israeli authorities have blocked aid from reaching Palestinian civilians in Gaza for weeks. These sales must not go forward. Sending more arms to Israel is against US and international law. Congress needs to uphold US law by blocking these arms sales.
The United States must not be complicit in the deaths of more Palestinian civilians.
Please ask Senator _______ to cosponsor and vote for S.J.Res.26 and S.J.Res.33.
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