FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2024
Contact: Emily Phelps | press@indivisible.org
Washington, D.C. — Today, Leah Greenberg, Indivisible’s co-founder and co-executive director, released the following statement urging U.S. lawmakers to withhold offensive arms transfers and security assistance for the Israeli military invasion of Rafah:
“As he promised, Prime Minister Netanyahu is moving forward with a military invasion of Rafah, endangering the lives of all who live there, along with the more than 1 million Palestinians sheltering there after being displaced from their homes. He is moving forward in spite of a proposed ceasefire deal on the table along the lines that Israel has previously accepted. This is unconscionable, and represents a moral and strategic catastrophe.
“The Biden administration has indicated they oppose a military invasion of Rafah without a credible humanitarian protection plan in place for civilians. As Indivisible and other human rights and pro-peace organizations have stated, such a plan is not possible and humanitarian conditions are already beyond the breaking point. The time to act is now, not after countless more lives are lost.
“The Biden administration, and close allies in the House and Senate, have expressed their disapproval of a Rafah invasion, indicating they would consider withholding or placing conditions on military aid to Israel should such an invasion occur. Netanyahu is moving forward, the time to act is now, and without a moment to waste.
“Netanyahu’s ‘Rafah invasion no matter what’ posture cannot stand. U.S. weapons and security aid cannot support Netanyahu’s invasion of Rafah, which would amount to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. We call on U.S. lawmakers to withhold arms transfers, to enforce U.S. and international laws, to follow through on the commitments of Biden’s National Security Memorandum, and to use every ounce of diplomatic leverage to prevent this accelerating nightmare. We desperately need a ceasefire, a return of the hostages, and the first steps towards a durable peace.”
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