“Greenlighting billions of dollars in unconditional military and security funding at a moment when there’s concern about atrocities including war crimes and the risk of genocide is truly unthinkable, and sends a chilling message of impunity to Israeli authorities. The U.S. Government must stop sending weapons to Israel or risk complicity.
“Palestinians are at risk of genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip, as made clear by the recent provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice. More than 27,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the Israeli government’s unrelenting bombardment of Gaza, with some 10,000 believed to be still missing under the rubble. At least 1.8 million Palestinians have been internally displaced and are deprived of access to adequate food, water, shelter, sanitation, and medical assistance.
“In a further cruel move, this bill would block U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the largest provider of humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and neighboring countries. As the unlawful siege, relentless bombing, and engineered famine imposed by Israeli…
