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Stop Arming Israel

October 7, 2024
Destruction in Gaza Strip.
Destruction in Gaza Strip. © 8 October 2023 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi
Originally published: October 16, 2023 Updated: October 7, 2024

Israeli military attacks have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and decimated Gaza’s hospitals, schools, critical infrastructure, and residential housing.

Human rights organizations have concluded that the Israeli military has repeatedly violated international humanitarian law. Humanitarian groups have stressed that Israeli forces continue to restrict the delivery of humanitarian aid as hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are on the precipice of starvation and suffering from the spread of deadly diseases, including polio.

The Israeli military has also carried out attacks in Lebanon, including recent strikes in densely populated areas of Beirut, that demonstrate a similar disregard for the protection of civilians.

Continued arms transfers to the Israeli government are contrary to U.S. law and the Biden administration’s own arms transfer policy, which include restrictions on arms transfers to any country based on human rights, international humanitarian law, and humanitarian assistance criteria. For example, U.S. law prohibits military aid to governments that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance. As demonstrated by the National Security Memorandum 20 process, the Biden administration has not complied with these standards.


On September 25th, 2024, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of more than $20 billion in offensive U.S. weaponry to Israel. In the previous week, Sanders spoke on the Senate floor about why the sales must not move forward.


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Amnesty International

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Jewish Voice For Peace

URGENT: Stop arming Israel (call now)

The U.S. must work to immediately de-escalate to prevent the further loss of life, and not fuel and exacerbate the violence by sending more weapons to Israel.

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URGENT: Stop the genocidal bombing of Gaza

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