To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Stop Funding Gaza Genocide
Whereas Israel's military have killed over 1200 Palestinians in Gaza in recent weeks, most of whom were civilians including women, children, elderly and non-combatants (contrary to international law);
Whereas Israel has bombed UN shelters, mosques, power plants, hospitals, water treatment plants leaving the Gaza area with inadequate medical services to deal with the influx of injured, 90% electricity outage and shortages of drinking water in a hot, dry, densely populated area;
Whereas the U.S. has been funding Israel's military budget with approximately $3 Billion worth of aid and equipment per year for many years;
Let it hereby be recognized that:
1. The current Operation Protective Edge is , in fact, war criminality masked as a defensive operation;
2. Supporting OPE is immoral and counter to the principles of the U.S. whether such support is military, economic, or diplomatic.
3. Gaza's inhabitants are in desperate need of basic human services: medical, electric, water.
4. The U.S. has a measure of responsibility for the crisis in Gaza and a responsibility to cease support for Israel's apparent genocidal campaign as well as to assist with restoration of basic necessities for survival to residents in Gaza.
Be it therefore resolved that:
1. President Obama and Congress shall pursue a policy of condemning the genocidal Operation Protective Edge, withdrawing funding and support from Israel's military and diverting support and funding to serve to restore Gaza's basic humanitarian needs.
2. President Obama and Congress shall apply diplomatic pressure on Israel to cease ground and air strikes against Gaza.
3. President Obama shall direct U.S. Navy and Air Force to enforce a no fly zone over Gaza.
4. Because Israel has proven to be incapable of responding to Hamas' rocket attacks without massive civilian casualties leaving doubt as to Israel's intentions to conduct precise surgical strikes against legitimate military targets, let President Obama direct the U.S. military to provide and operate (with international observers) drone aircraft for identifying and pin-pointing agents conducting rocket launches against Israel, backed up by hellfire missiles to be used only on known and current rocket launch operations.
Whereas Israel has bombed UN shelters, mosques, power plants, hospitals, water treatment plants leaving the Gaza area with inadequate medical services to deal with the influx of injured, 90% electricity outage and shortages of drinking water in a hot, dry, densely populated area;
Whereas the U.S. has been funding Israel's military budget with approximately $3 Billion worth of aid and equipment per year for many years;
Let it hereby be recognized that:
1. The current Operation Protective Edge is , in fact, war criminality masked as a defensive operation;
2. Supporting OPE is immoral and counter to the principles of the U.S. whether such support is military, economic, or diplomatic.
3. Gaza's inhabitants are in desperate need of basic human services: medical, electric, water.
4. The U.S. has a measure of responsibility for the crisis in Gaza and a responsibility to cease support for Israel's apparent genocidal campaign as well as to assist with restoration of basic necessities for survival to residents in Gaza.
Be it therefore resolved that:
1. President Obama and Congress shall pursue a policy of condemning the genocidal Operation Protective Edge, withdrawing funding and support from Israel's military and diverting support and funding to serve to restore Gaza's basic humanitarian needs.
2. President Obama and Congress shall apply diplomatic pressure on Israel to cease ground and air strikes against Gaza.
3. President Obama shall direct U.S. Navy and Air Force to enforce a no fly zone over Gaza.
4. Because Israel has proven to be incapable of responding to Hamas' rocket attacks without massive civilian casualties leaving doubt as to Israel's intentions to conduct precise surgical strikes against legitimate military targets, let President Obama direct the U.S. military to provide and operate (with international observers) drone aircraft for identifying and pin-pointing agents conducting rocket launches against Israel, backed up by hellfire missiles to be used only on known and current rocket launch operations.
Why is this important?
Our country's support of Israel through genocidal campaigns in Gaza has severly damaged the U.S.'s reputation and stature as a fair leader of nations. It is time to rectify this matter, restore Gaza's dignity and security for civilians and divert U.S. support away from Israel's military and, instead, into basic reparations for Gaza's infrastructure -- hospitals, power plants, water, etc. to restore the pre-conditions for future peaceful coexistence between adversaries..