As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians, the number of US conscientious objectors is increasing.
A demonstrator holds a sign with Aaron Bushnell's portrait and his last words written on it during the Global Days of Action for Palestine outside the Israeli Embassy on March 2, 2024, in Washington, D.C.to encourage military personnel to tell Congress to stop funding genocide in Gaza. Israel’s genocidal operation, now in its ninth month, has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians and wounded nearly 85,000.
Gilberd noted the significance of these protests, saying: “As in the Vietnam War, Iraq War and Afghanistan War, G.I. resistance is a powerful force for peace. The National Lawyers Guild’s Military Law Task Force and our allies stand in support of these military dissenters and resisters.” Will Hopkins, former executive director of Veterans For Peace, said at the press conference it was “absolutely unconscionable” that U.S. money has been used to kill more than 14,000 children in Gaza.
The Appeal for Redress employs the language of the First Amendment to the U.S.
The VFP letter cited violations of the Foreign Assistance Act, Arms Export Control Act, Leahy Laws, Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, U.S. War Crimes Act and the Genocide Convention Implementation Act.
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