After Israel began a military attack on the Gaza Strip, due to the horrific murders and kidnappings by Hamas on October 7, the organization Global Exchange called on people to join the Urge the US Congress to pass an ?immediate ceasefire? resolution. against the Palestinian people.
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Cori Bush, which calls on President Joseph Biden's administration to "call for and facilitate a de-escalation of tensions," and to "send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance to Gaza."
?We cannot allow the violence of Hamas's attack on Israeli civilians to justify a war crime of even greater violence. "Can we not allow Hamas's rightly condemned terrorism and rightly condemned bloodshed to provide ideological cover for a massacre of civilians carried out by one of the best-equipped armies on the planet?" said the San Francisco-based organization. Francisco.
And, it states on its website, that the Israeli State launched attacks that caused horrific suffering to the people of Gaza, which is an intentional violation of international law that clearly prohibits collective retaliation of this type.
According to Global Exchange, to date, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have undertaken an intense and indiscriminate bombing campaign that has killed more than 5,000 Gazans, almost half of whom are children.
Likewise, he reports that almost half of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed, while hospitals, mosques, churches, bakeries, apartment complexes - buildings full of people - have been destroyed. They have been reduced to rubble. "The suffering is immense and continuous."
Notably, the Biden Administration has offered virtually unconditional support to Israel's military operations, despite occasional ineffective statements about humanitarian aid and the need to minimize civilian casualties.
Furthermore, Congress – both Republicans and Democrats – has largely agreed, backing proposed increases in financial and material support to Israel despite IDF actions that violate international human rights standards against collective punishment.
In that sense, the non-profit organization stressed that "there cannot be double standards for international law or human rights." We cannot allow atrocity to justify atrocity. We condemn the brutal and inhumane attacks by Hamas, just as we condemn the collective punishment inflicted on the people of Gaza. We cry for all the victims, we insist that all hostages be released and we insist on the principle that ALL human lives have value?
People around the world have spoken out, calling for an immediate ceasefire. From London to Los Angeles, Sydney (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Indonesia), Yemen, Syria, Iran, Egypt and Jordan, millions of people have taken to the streets to call for an immediate end to the violence and address long-standing demands of the Palestinian people for national liberation and the end of the occupation.
QThe Biden Administration and our Congress should not give Israel a blank check to carry out acts of violence against the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank?, Global Exchange stressed.
In turn, they have called for contributions to provide medical help, drinking water, food, psychological support and more, through the Middle East Children's Alliance.
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