As of today, 5/1/2024, the war on Gaza has gone on for 29 weeks.
We join the many voices in the US and abroad who are protesting the war, the atrocities, and our government’s complicity in the devastation by defending and funding the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
We also call for Peace and we call for:
· An Immediate, Permanent Ceasefire.
· Release of all hostages held by Hamas, and 9,000 Palestinians held in prisons and detention
· Safe Shelters for the 1.7 million displaced and unhoused people in Gaza
· Immediate Humanitarian Aid:
o Access, security and protection of people providing life-sustaining aid.
o Nutritious Food, Clean water, sanitation facilities and hygiene products for all survivors
o Restoration of US funding for UNRWA
· Medical Care:
o Protect Existing Hospitals; create Auxiliary hospitals, mobile units, fuel/electricity, medical supplies and equipment
o Access, security and protection for medical providers, ambulances and EMTs.
o Trauma Centers and mental health services for survivors, children and families of victims.
· Recovery and proper burials of the dead.
· Access and Security for Journalists in Gaza and the West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/30/omer_bartov
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147921
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/29/rabbis_for_ceasefire_erez_crossing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/diplomatic-push-israel-hamas-war-131410678.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/18/israel-starvation-used-weapon-war-gaza.
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/24140794/gaza-nasser-hospitals-al-shifa-graves-idf-hamas
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/29/lyd_sci_fi_documantary_1948_nakba