My Call for Ceasefire and a Massive Increase in Humanitarian Aid for Gaza on the U.S. Senate Floor
The United States — as a major partner with Israel through financial and military aid — is inextricably linked to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We are complicit now in the suffering of the Palestinian people. This complicity must end. President Biden must use the leverage and power of the United States to address the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and to deliver medical supplies, food, and clean water.
More than 26,000 Palestinians are dead, including more than 18,000 women and children.
More than 65,000 Palestinians have been injured.
1,700,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been driven from their homes.
90% of Palestinians in Gaza are surviving on less than a meal per day.
The supply of clean water is woefully insufficient.
Medicines are in desperately short supply.
We must realize that we must value the life of every child the same — no matter who they are or where they call home. If we keep that in mind, we will find the right answer to the enormous suffering in Gaza.
The Palestinian people are not Israel’s enemy. They are not America’s enemy. The U.S. must end our complicity in this humanitarian catastrophe. We must pivot from simply requesting that the Netanyahu government fix the inspection and deconfliction processes that are restricting humanitarian aid to using every asset at our disposal to directly deliver a massive amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza. We must act boldly and swiftly. To do otherwise is completely unacceptable and immoral. The United States must act now.
I spoke out about the need for massive humanitarian aid and a ceasefire on the Senate Floor on January 31, 2024. You can view my full speech at the link below.
