While Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu intensify their war on Iran, the Israeli government is also rapidly expanding multiple violent campaigns, Pamela.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the annexation of southern Lebanon as the Israeli military demolishes homes in Beirut.[1] Settlers have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank while Israeli security forces stand by. In Gaza, humanitarian aid has again slowed as Israeli air strikes persist.
U.S. weapons fuel this violence, which means the U.S. government is complicit in this violence.
But this flow of weapons can be stopped. Sen. Bernie Sanders just introduced three joint resolutions of disapproval (JRD), which would block BILLIONS of dollars in munitions sales and more to the Israeli military.
Simply put, a 'yes' vote on these JRDs is a vote to save lives in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and beyond. It'll take a powerful coalition of senators willing to stop the U.S. blank check approach to make it happen — and building it requires constituents like you speaking out, Pamela.
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One of Sen. Sanders' JRDs would block the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 or BLU–117 2,000-lb bombs.
Where have we seen these bombs used? One study found that the Israeli military air-dropped nearly 600 of these 2,000-lb bombs within dangerous proximity to hospitals in Gaza, where thousands were seeking refuge, causing massive death and destruction.[2]
This is how U.S.-made weapons are used. This is why the U.S. government is complicit.
Fortunately, these JRDs are being introduced at an inflection point, Pamela.
Last summer, we pushed a record 27 senators to vote in favor of halting key weapons transfers to the Israeli government. Right now, with outrage growing over a U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that has killed thousands and caused a global economic catastrophe, and as the Israeli government continues its genocide in Gaza AND threatens annexation in Lebanon and the West Bank — we have a critical opportunity to expand our coalition in the Senate.
It won't be easy to do, but it's work we must do to end a horrific era of U.S. complicity in violence committed by the Israeli government. And it can start with you.
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
- Reuters, "Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon"
- FXB Center, "New study shows Israel air-dropped 2000lb bombs within lethal and damage ranges of hospitals in Gaza"





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