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2,000 pound bombs have been linked to previous mass killing in Gaza by the Israeli military. It is not possible to distinguish combatants from civilians with bombs that have a blast radius of 1,198-ft. Buildings can flatten in a single strike. The blood of Palestinians are on the hands of the U.S. government. Our government continues to supply and fund Israel with weapons in their/our genocide of the Palestinian people and the erasure of Palestine. Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians with thousands more wounded and under the rubble October 2023. U.S.-made and supplied weapons are killing entire families in Gaza. Our tax dollars are directly funding this genocide. Israel continues to use starvation as a weapon and now there are reports of children dying from malnutrition. Israel has prevented Palestinians’ access to aid and actively killed civilians. President Trump continues to supply and fund Israel while knowing that Israel has been targeting civilians, both in Gaza and in the West Bank. This is continued participation in this genocide and a violation of Leahy law, which prohibits our government from funding foreign forces who are implicated in gross human rights violations. Global human rights organizations have repeatedly reported on Israel’s gross human rights violations and war crimes, including targeting hospitals and healthcare workers, targeting journalists and civilians, using starvation as a weapon, etc. As people of conscience, we will not ignore this. I support a ceasefire on all sides. The majority of Americans - including 77% of Democrats and 56% of Republicans - support a permanent ceasefire (Data for Progress, February 2024 report). We are paying attention to representatives who publicly call for a permanent ceasefire and ensure UNWRA aid. I want you to cosponsor and vote in support of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block additional offensive weapons transfers to the Israeli military over their actions in Gaza and the West Bank. I am demanding you to take immediate steps to de-escalate violence in Gaza and Israel by calling for 1) a total and permanent ceasefire, 2) humanitarian aid allowed to enter the entire Gaza Strip, 3) an end to Israel's siege on Gaza and a restoration of their electrical infrastructure destroyed by the Israeli military, 4) the release of all Palestinian and Israeli hostages, administrative detainees and prisoners of war including journalists and medical personnel, 5) no more weapons or funding to the Israeli military, 6) the reinstatement of UNRWA funding. A permanent ceasefire is an absolutely critical step to enduring peace and liberty. Block the bombs and arms embargo now! * * *