US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib opposes the US Congress '$14.3 billion aid to the Israeli government.
A statement by US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who opposes the US Congress '$14.3 billion aid to the Israeli government.
"The American people do not support funding for war crimes-
like the use of white phosphorus bombs-and are calling for a
ceasefire. As the Israeli government carries out ethnic cleansing
in Gaza, President Biden is cheering on Netanyahu, whose own
citizens are protesting his refusal to support a ceasefire. We must
be laser focused on saving lives, no matter their faith or ethnicity.
The number of children killed in Gaza in just three weeks has
surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's
conflict zones since 2019-yet instead of helping end this
violence, President Biden baselessly casts doubt on the
Palestinian death toll. U.S. funding for the Israeli military with no
humanitarian conditions will take us father away from ending the
violence and reaching peace. Achieving a just and lasting peace
requires lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and
dismantling the dehumanizing system of apartheid. Not only do
some of my colleagues want to send more weapons to carry out
war crimes and violations of international law, but they want to do
it by providing tax breaks to billionaires and undermining crucial
investments in our communities. Instead of funding more bombs
with American taxpayer dollars, our leaders should be calling for a
ceasefire now, before this violence claims thousands more lives."
"The American people do not support funding for war crimes-
like the use of white phosphorus bombs-and are calling for a
ceasefire. As the Israeli government carries out ethnic cleansing
in Gaza, President Biden is cheering on Netanyahu, whose own
citizens are protesting his refusal to support a ceasefire. We must
be laser focused on saving lives, no matter their faith or ethnicity.
The number of children killed in Gaza in just three weeks has
surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's
conflict zones since 2019-yet instead of helping end this
violence, President Biden baselessly casts doubt on the
Palestinian death toll. U.S. funding for the Israeli military with no
humanitarian conditions will take us father away from ending the
violence and reaching peace. Achieving a just and lasting peace
requires lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and
dismantling the dehumanizing system of apartheid. Not only do
some of my colleagues want to send more weapons to carry out
war crimes and violations of international law, but they want to do
it by providing tax breaks to billionaires and undermining crucial
investments in our communities. Instead of funding more bombs
with American taxpayer dollars, our leaders should be calling for a
ceasefire now, before this violence claims thousands more lives."
