A group of congressional progressives has urged Biden to stop using taxpayer money to fund Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians under Netanyahu’s far right regime.
at nearly every turn. Notably, Biden has repeatedly rejected the conclusion of respected human rights groups that Israeli policy toward Palestinians amounts to apartheid, which is considered a crime against humanity under international statutes.
“The Biden administration’s approach has been to issue statements of concern,” Beth Miller, political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action,last month. “But not only does that not match the dire reality on the ground in Palestine, it also doesn’t align with existing U.S. law that should ensure that the U.S. isn’t complicit in human rights abuses against Palestinians.”
Palestinian advocates have voiced praise for the letter. “This is an extremely important letter signed by Congress Members holding the U.S. accountable in what’s going in Palestine. Our voices move Congress, and our ability to see accountability is possible,”Iman Abid-Thompson, director of advocacy and organizing at U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights. “Don’t stop pressuring your Congress members.
Other Democrats have also voiced concern about increasing settler violence against Palestinians, including Sen. Chris Murphy , whoMeanwhile, there seems to have been a shift in the American public’s understanding of the issue. In March, that Democrats now sympathize more with Palestine than with Israel for the first time since the group began surveying the issue in 2001.is widely read among people with lower incomes and among young people who are mired in debt. Our site is read at public libraries, among people without internet access of their own. People print out our articles and send them to family members in prison — we receive letters from behind bars regularly thanking us for our coverage.
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