As salaamu alaykum, Indiana—
This could be a disaster for Palestinians in Gaza — unless we stop it now. Congress is voting this week on proposals to send billions of dollars in new military funding to Israel.
And one of the biggest votes — to decide if Israel will get $14 billion in new military funding to power the ongoing massacre in Gaza — could happen in just a few hours in the Senate.
With more than 30,000 Palestinians killed by Israel in genocidal attacks on Gaza — two-thirds of whom are women and children —we can't wait to see what happens with this vote.1
We have to act NOW.
Tell your Members of Congress, Indiana:
Right now, in Gaza, over two million people are under near-constant attack from above, within a tiny strip of land, much of it 5 or fewer miles across. They are trapped.
At the same time the U.S. makes calls for Israel to 'limit civilian casualties' in Gaza, our government sends 2,000-pound "bunker buster" bombs and other heavy artillery that kills Palestinians trapped in Gaza.2
And as this happens, the U.S. is looking to send even more arms to Israel.
Case in point: Biden is urging Congress to approve more than $14 billion in additional military assistance to support Israel's continued massacres and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
A key procedural vote in that process is expected to happen in the Senate as soon as today.
We must act now and flood our Members of Congress's inboxes and phone lines, to stop the passage of additional military assistance for Israel's ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza.
Urge your Members of Congress to vote NO on more military funding to Israel.
MPower supporters have generated over 600,000 calls and emails to the House and Senate in support of a lasting ceasefire.
And we are making an impact.
Because of our collective efforts, more than 60 Members of Congress have called for a lasting and permanent ceasefire.
But we need to do more to put an end to the carnage and ensure our tax dollars stop being used to fund a genocide.
Click here to email or call your Members of Congress now.
In solidarity,
Yasmine and the team at MPower Action
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Sources:
- "Tweet from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor," Feb. 3, 2024.
- "U.S. Sends Israel 2,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bombs for Gaza War," The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 2023.
MPower Action is the political and lobbying arm of MPower Change, a grassroots movement of diverse Muslim communities working together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all people.
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