Congress is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the House Republicans’ unconditional $17.2 billion foreign aid package for the Israeli government, which President Biden stated on Wednesday that he would “sign this into law immediately.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging all Americans opposed to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza to email their members of Congress using its easy-to-use click-and-send action alert.
TAKE ACTION: TELL CONGRESS NO MORE MILITARY AID OR SUPPORT TO ISRAEL
Send CAIR’s message and tell your member of Congress:
“As your constituent, I demand you ‘VOTE NO’ on sending any more unconditional U.S. military aid and tax dollars to the far-right Netanyahu government. I do not want to be complicit in Israel’s genocide of Palestinian Christians and Muslims in Gaza.
“Our nation should not send another penny to the Israeli government while it starves and slaughters the people of Gaza, and any money we send to anyone overseas should—at the very least—include strict human rights conditions. Pouring billions more into the Netanyahu government’s hands while Gaza bleeds from a genocide that has claimed over 34,000 lives would be a betrayal that the American people will not forget.”
Included in the Israel aid package is $2.4 billion for U.S. Central Command operations, further embroiling our military in Israel’s ever-growing regional conflict. The package also has a provision continuing a prohibition on any U.S. funds being allocated to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinians. CAIR notes that this new aid package would offer $9.2 billion in humanitarian assistance, including emergency food and shelter.
In December, Democrats in the Senate adopted an aid package for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel that would have supplied Israel with over $14 billion in military aid but failed to gain traction or approval in the House.
With the majority of Americans supporting an immediate ceasefire and a growing number of House Democrats opposing any new U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, it is important that all Americans take action to urge their House Representative to reject any new unconditional military aid packages to Israel and U.S. military support.
Speaker Johnson’s Republican party holds a narrow 218-213 majority in the House of Representatives, with a significant number of Democrats pushing for a new aid package to Israel.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com