From the ADC – Take Action: Senate to Vote on Blocking Weapons to Israel

From memory, around mid-week the BBC's headlines juxtaposed a report saying something like the gravest of crimes are being committed in Gaza, and the Biden-Harris administration's finding that the aid situation is inadequate, but Israel has taken some steps to improve it, so the flow of weapons will continue, post-election, as might have beeen expected.  Would Sanders' Joint Resolutions of Disapproval be non-binding?  The media portrays Trump as prone to lying and criminality, but the Biden administration breaking US if not international law to protect and arm Israel passes without comment (see the accusations in a recent Veterans for Peace press release, etc.).

Trump made some statements to appeal to anti-war sentiment and Muslim and Arab-Americans during the campaign, but he is putting forward extreme pro-war appointees now, though it is possible that he will do something like Nixon's normalization of relations with China, though maybe not with China.  Trump might have trouble getting his nominees approved even with Republican control of Congress in 2025, though they might oppose RFK Jr, etc. as being too much on the left.  It has been suggested that Trump and the Republicans in general want to improve relations with Russia and maybe DPR Korea so they can more easily target China and maybe Iran.  All four countries have been pushed together to counter aggressive US foreign policies, economic warfare, and hostility, especially under Biden.  Negotiating an end to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, followed by a "pivot to Asia," might be harder than Trump seems to think.

[Charlotte Kates, Samidoun's international coordinator, was arrested again, and in an irregular way, the morning of November 16th in Canada:  diario-octubre.com/2024/11/17/policia-canadiense-allana-de-manera-violenta-casa-de-activista-antisionista-en-vancouver/ 

diario-octubre.com/2024/11/17/condenan-otro-asesinato-de-periodista-palestino-en-gaza/

diario-octubre.com/2024/11/17/inauguran-museo-de-palestina-en-el-salvador/ 

Some Palestine action campaigns are going on in mid-November, around Netflix, FIFA, etc.; see an earlier post.]

Take Action: Senate to Vote on Blocking Weapons to Israel

For Immediate Release

ADC Contact: media[at adc org]

 

Washington, DC | www.adc.org | November 15, 2024 – We need you to take action. Next week, for the first time, the Senate will vote on directly blocking weapons from being sent to Israel through Senator Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD). As the Israel’s genocide continues to decimate Gaza and its war of aggression in Lebanon continues unabated, Congress must send a message to Israeli war criminals that we will no longer give them unquestioning support. ADC is pushing every Senator to vote for the JRD’s, your voice can make the difference.

 

Take Action Now: Demand That Your Senator Support the JRD

 

On October 13, Secretaries Blinken and Austin sent a letter demanding that Israel take concrete steps to address the humanitarian crisis it created in Gaza. The letter gave Israel 30 days to make certain specific changes or face potential disruptions in US aid. 

 

Despite Israel receiving a failing grade from major humanitarian organizations on meeting the US conditions, the State Department this past Tuesday refused to follow through on its threats. There is no doubt that US law is not being followed, and Israel should not receive one dollar more in US support. When the Senate votes on the JRD's, it will mark the first time that Congress will vote on stopping weapons to Israel, making your voice more important than ever.

 

The Biden Administration has lost all credibility when it comes to its complicity and participation in Israel’s genocide, going so far as to completely ignore US law. It is long past time for Congress to step in and do what President Biden, Secretary Blinken, and Secretary Austin will not – enforce US law and say no more weapons for Israeli genocide. Join with ADC and thousands across America in demanding that every Senator vote for all six JRD’s.

About the ADC

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is the largest Arab American grassroots organization in the U.S., founded in 1980 by former Senator James Abourezk.  ADC’s mission is to defend and promote the human rights, civil rights, and liberties of at least 3.7 million Arab Americans residing in the United States. Through its work, the ADC fights discrimination in the U.S., enhances public understanding of Arab history and culture, and partners with marginalized communities globally to advance social justice.