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NEW POLL: New York State voters, especially Democrats, arenât being represented by their senators.
In April, the US Senate voted on resolutions to block President Trumpâs delivery of 2,000-pound bombs and bulldozers to Israel. 40 Senators â all Democrats â voted in favor. 7 Democrats voted with Republicans to keep weapons flowing, including New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
The poll conducted by @DataProgress finds that 61% of New York State voters and 76% of Democrats support the resolution to block bombs, and 57% of voters overall including 71% of Democrats support the resolution to block bulldozers.
Read more đ˝
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BREAKING: For the first time in US history there will be a vote in Congress to block weapons to Israel.
Sending Israel weapons is a violation of US law and opposed by a majority of Americans, who are sick of seeing their tax dollars fund Israelâs war crimes against Palestinians.
Today, with colleagues, I introduced legislation to block arms sales to Israel.
Sending more weapons to Netanyahu's extremist government is immoral & illegal: U.S. weapons are responsible for far too many civilian casualties in Gaza.
We must end our complicity in this atrocity.
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NEW POLL
It's clear: Harris lost A LOT of votes because of the Biden admin's support for Israelâs genocide.
Our poll out today with @YouGov finds Biden 2020 voters who did not vote for Harris name "ending Israel's violence in Gaza" as the top issue affecting their vote choice.
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Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful.
Ted Cruz
Adam Schiff
Jacky Rosen
Steve Daines
Amy Klobuchar
Bill Cassidy
John Thune
Jim Risch
Chuck Schumer
Maria Cantwell
Chris Coons
Cory Booker
Dave McCormick
Jon Husted
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If you want Kamala Harris to win in November, you should read this thread.
After Biden withdrew from the race, we and @YouGov polled Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona.
The results are undeniable: If Harris calls for an end of weapons to Israel she will gain A LOT of votes.
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New poll: Roughly 25% of Democrats & independents in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania say Gaza is important to them & may impact their votes.
Over a third say a ceasefire & arms embargo would make them more likely to vote for the Democratic ticket.
zeteo.com/p/poll-harris-demoâŚ
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NEW POLL: The dam is breaking in the Democratic Party.
Our poll with @DataProgress found that Mamdaniâs unapologetic support for Palestinian rights supercharged his campaign to victory, with 78% of NYC voters saying Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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FEMA said last week it faces a nearly $9 billion shortfall for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.
On the same day, Israel announced a $8.7 billion weapons package from the US.
Our tax dollars are funding Israeli war crimes instead of the investments we desperately need here.
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NEW AD: Gov. Andy Beshear is in New Hampshire tomorrow auditioning for president.
He says we shouldnât criticize Israel âpublicly" and refuses to support ending weapons to Israel.
Our TV ad airing in NH says: If you wonât stand against genocide, you canât be our next president.
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The ICJ just ruled:
-Israelâs military occupation of Palestineâincluding the West Bank, East Jerusalem & Gazaâis illegal
-Israelâs actions constitute racial segregation & apartheid
The US must abide by this ruling & end support for Israelâs illegal actions. End the occupation.
BREAKING: The top UN court has ruled that Israelâs settlement policy in occupied Palestinian territories is contrary to international law. apnews.com/article/icj-courtâŚ
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NEW POLL:
Our poll with @genzforchange and @YouGov surveyed 1,200 likely Democratic primary voters.
72% say Israel is committing genocide
75% want to end annual weapons funding to Israel
And a supermajority support the same sanctions enacted against apartheid South Africa. âĄď¸
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A New York Times investigation has confirmed that a bomb made in the US by Boeing was used in this Israeli airstrike that killed Palestinian children playing soccer at a school in Gaza.
This is what President Biden and Congress are doing with our tax dollars.
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Rep. Summer Lee was one of the first Members of Congress to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Even when it wasnât easy, @SummerForPA fought for human rights for all.
Her victory tonight is more proof that voters are tired of our government supplying bombs dropped on Palestinians.
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BREAKING: Today only 15 Senators voted to block $8.8 billion in taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel, including over 35,000 one-ton bombs. The vast majority of Senators chose to align with the mega-donors who fund AIPAC over what the American people want.
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President Biden said in March his red line for Israel was the invasion of Rafah.
The Israeli military invaded Rafah, and he still sent more and more weapons to Israel.
Now the Israeli military is invading the West Bank.
Scenes from Israel's major military operation in the West Bank, involving hundreds of troops, drones, mass arrests, gun battles and the killing of at least nine Palestinians
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BREAKING: @SenSanders has just announced joint resolutions of disapproval to block Trumpâs $8.56 billion weapons giveaway to Israel.
No more of our tax dollars for Israelâs genocide.
Congress must stand with the American people and stop these weapons.
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This issue played a key role in battleground states as well.
Across the six battleground states that flipped from Biden to Trump, 20% of these voters said âending Israelâs violence in Gazaâ was their top issue, the second-most cited reason behind only the economy (33%).
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Multiple US agencies including USAID and the State Dept's refugees bureau recommended ending weapons to Israel months ago for these violations. Blinken ignored them and lied to Congress about their findings.
We should not wait 30 days. US law requires ending the weapons NOW.
đ¨đşđ¸đŽđąSecretary of State Blinken & Secretary of Defense Austin sent a letter on Monday to Israel demanding it takes steps within 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in order to avoid consequences in U.S. law for U.S. milirary aid to Israel. See letter here:
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Thank you @SenSanders, @SenJeffMerkley, and @SenPeterWelch for taking this historic step.
The weapons included in this $20 billion proposed transfer have been used in apparent war crimes in Gaza. For a detailed breakdown, read more here: imeupolicyproject.org/memos/âŚ
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The US demanded that Israel increase aid into Gaza. Israel reduced aid.
The US warned of consequences. There will be none.
This will be the Biden administrationâs legacy: Unconditional support for war crimes and complicity in genocide.
NEW: The Biden administration confirms Israel will face no policy consequences for the lack of aid getting into Gaza following Blinkenâs threat to potentially withdraw military assistance if key demands arenât met in 30 days (in a letter sent days before the US election)
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We are so saddened to hear of the passing of @RepRaulGrijalva. He was a true champion for Palestinian rights and for human rights for all.
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These 15 Democrats just took an AIPAC-funded vacation to Israel.
They met with Israeli president Herzog whose call to kill all Palestinians in Gaza is included in the genocide case against Israel currently before the ICJ.
They should all be deeply ashamed.
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Overwhelming shares of young voters say theyâd be âmore likelyâ rather than âless likelyâ to vote for Harris if she pledges to withhold weaponsâby a 54-13 margin in Pennsylvania, a 41-17 margin in Arizona, and a 50-10 margin in Georgia.
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By a more than 3:1 margin, Biden 2020 voters who did not vote for Harris say they would have been more likely to have voted for Harris if she âpledged to break from Biden's policy toward Gaza by promising to withhold additional weapons to Israelâ rather than less likely.
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NEW AD: Sen. Cory Booker is in New Hampshire today auditioning for president.
Booker poses with Israeli officials wanted for war crimes. He voted with Republicans for Trump's weapons giveaways to Israel.
Our ad airing in NH says: Booker isn't fit to be the Democratic nominee.
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It is obvious that Israel is blocking aid and violating international human rights law in Gaza.
High-ranking members of the Israeli government openly say as much. Soldiers in the Israeli military post TikToks of it.
Secretary Blinken needs to release the NSM-20 assessment now.
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President Biden has already supplied the bombs and munitions Israel is dropping on Rafah now. He signed a bill giving Israel $14.1 billion in weapons two weeks ago.
Israel has crossed his âred lineâ â if his words mean anything, he needs to stop sending weapons to Israel now.
WASHINGTON (AP) â Biden says 'I'm not supplying the weapons' if Israel launches assault on Gaza's Rafah, after US paused bomb shipment.
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There is no debate about this: Israelâs settlement program to steal Palestinian land in the West Bank is illegal and in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
It is absurd for the Senate to confirm a UN ambassador who does not believe in the foundations of international law.
Donald Trump's nominee for United Nations Ambassador Elise Stefanik says she agrees with the view that "Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank."
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The horror in Rafah is on President Bidenâs hands.
He is supplying the bombs and undermining the system of international law meant to stop these atrocities. Does he have any red line for Israel at all?
Itâs time, @POTUS.
Netanyahuâs government has crossed your red line.
Immediate offensive weapons embargo now.
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Governor Shapiro is not the right person for the job of vice president.
Read our statement with @uscpr_action, @adc, and @MPowerAction responding to Gov. Shapiro's racist remarks:
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Even among Biden 2020 voters who did vote for Harris in swing states, voters by a 7:1 margin say they would have been more enthusiastic in their support if Harris pledged to break from Biden by promising to withhold weapons to Israel, rather than less enthusiastic.
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BREAKING: A new resolution introduced today in the House of Representatives by @RepRashida with 20 original co-sponsors would, if passed, have the US officially recognize Israelâs genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Learn more and take action at punishgenocide.org
The Israeli governmentâs genocide in Gaza has not ended, and it will not end until we act. I'm introducing a resolution to recognize the genocide in Gaza and call on the U.S. to take action to fulfill its obligations under the Genocide Convention with 20 of my colleagues.
tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-âŚ
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BREAKING: 19 Senators voted YES to block weapons to Israel. There is more work to do.
Enforcing US law on weapons transfers to Israel should not be a minority position in Congress. It should not be controversial to say Israel must be held to the same standard as every nation.
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In November the US Senate will vote on blocking President Bidenâs proposed $20 billion weapons giveaway to Israel.
It will be the first-ever vote in Congress in US history to block weapons to Israel.
Pledge to take action and receive action alerts at imeupolicyproject.org/pledgeâŚ
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As the Democratic Party looks for its future leaders in 2028 and beyond, they need to understand that voters they lost in 2024 overwhelmingly say they would prefer to support officials who have opposed sending more weapons to Israel.
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A big reason Democratic candidates ignore their voters is their reliance on megadonor-backed super PACs like AIPAC, which spent record amounts of dark money in 2024 attacking those who opposed Israelâs genocide. Voters Harris lost want super PAC money out of Democratic primaries.
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Across all three states, 80% or more of Democrats and Independents support a permanent ceasefire and 60% or more disapprove of more weapons to Israel.
About a quarter of those surveyed across these states say the violence in Gaza will sway how they vote.
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These 45 Democrats just joined Republicans to pass a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court in order to protect Netanyahu from arrest.
First priorities for this Congress?
Lowering costs â
Assisting wildfire victims â
Undermining international human rights law â
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Homelessness in the US is at a record-high. Bankruptcies just hit a 5-year high this week. Services we need like Medicaid and FEMA are getting slashed.
But President Trump has no problem approving another $500 million of our tax dollars for weapons to Israel.
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US law is crystal clear: Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act prohibits sending weapons to any nation blocking humanitarian aid.
The Trump administration is continuing the disastrous and decades-long status quo of ignoring US law when it comes to Israel.
BREAKING: Israel says it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into Gaza. apnews.com/article/israel-paâŚ
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It is not a coincidence that the loudest applause at the DNC has been when @AOC and @BernieSanders called for an immediate ceasefire.
Democrats are united in their demand for change.
Biden should use his immense leverage, cut off weapons to Israel and get a ceasefire NOW.
Toward the end of his speech, @BernieSanders called for a ceasefire in Gaza, receiving thunderous applause as he made his exit.
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While attention here is focused on the US election, Israel is completing an ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. This is a war crime under any definition.
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NEW AD: Last week Sen. Ruben Gallego skipped a vote on blocking weapons to Israel. Today heâs in Iowa auditioning to be president.
Our ad on Iowa TV says to Sen. Gallego and anyone else considering a presidential run: Being too afraid to stand against genocide is disqualifying.
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Democratic leadership is in denial of how out of touch they are with their own voters.
77% of Democrats say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
If party leadership continues to make up their own facts about where their voters stand, theyâll continue to lose elections.
Kirsten Gillibrand (who's in charge of electing more Senate Democrats) insists "9 out of 10 Democrats are pro-Israel."
8% of Democrats support Israel's war on Gaza.
75% oppose sending more military aid to Israel.
63% think the US supports Israel too much.
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The Democratic Party needs to come to terms with the real reasons it lost the presidency in November, including because after over a year of unprecedented protests and calls for Biden to stop sending weapons to Israel, party leadership failed to listen to its own voters.
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The Biden admin has watched Israel starve Palestinians for over a year. They knew US law was being broken, and kept sending weapons anyway.
No more sitting back and watching.
Enforce US law: Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act requires cutting off weapons immediately.
New: US Ambassador to the UN said the US is watching to ensure Israel doesn't enact a âpolicy of starvationâ in Gaza, emphasizing that âIsrael has said this is not their policy.â Linda Thomas-Greenfield's remarks to the UN Security Council come just days after a letter from the Biden administration to Israel suggested US military aid could be in jeopardy if Israel does not act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza withing the next 30 days.
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President Biden's "bear hug" strategy toward Israel and Netanyahu have brought the region to the precipice of all-out-war.
The solution is not to give Israel more weapons. The solution is for the US to de-escalate.
Here's what the US SHOULD be doing to achieve peace:
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Among all Pennsylvania Democrats and Independents:
36% are more likely to vote for Harris if Biden secures a ceasefire, while just 3% are less likely.
34% are more likely to vote for Harris if she pledges to stop weapons to Israel, and just 7% are less likely.
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Tonight VP Harris again called for a ceasefire, but she failed to commit to the change in policy that would secure a ceasefire: ending weapons to Israel.
Harris has two months to assure voters she will not continue the immoral policies of her predecessor. Time is running out.
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69% of Democratic voters say Israel is committing genocide. 71% support restricting weapons to Israel.
This historically unpopular Democratic Party leadership will not win until it reverses its wildly out-of-touch support for funding Israelâs genocide with our tax dollars.
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In all of US history, no group has ever spent as much in a Congressional primary as AIPAC did to defeat @JamaalBowmanNY and @CoriBush for supporting Palestinian rights.
This is a no-brainer: Democratic voters should pick their candidates, not the Republican donors behind AIPAC.
If the Democratic Party is to become a democratic party, the first job of a new DNC Chair is to get super-PAC money out of Democratic primaries.
AIPAC and other billionaire-funded super-PACS cannot be allowed to select Democratic candidates.
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Not only has the Biden admin failed to fully investigate any of the 500 reports of its weapons being used in war crimes, but zero investigations even reached the âactionâ stage.
Our government is ignoring the facts - and its own policies - so weapons to Israel can keep flowing.
The Biden administration has received nearly 500 reports alleging Israel used U.S.-supplied weapons for attacks that caused unnecessary harm to civilians in the Gaza Strip. It has yet to take action, officials say.
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Among Georgia Democrats and Independents:
44% are more likely to vote for Harris if Biden secures a ceasefire, while just 2% are less likely.
39% are more likely to vote for Harris if she pledges to stop weapons to Israel, and just 5% are less likely.
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This confirms what we already knew: Biden had the leverage to bring about a permanent ceasefire, but chose to supply Israel with billions of dollars in weapons instead.
Bidenâs disastrous policies set the stage for Trump and Netanyahuâs mission to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
âGod did the State of Israel a favor that Biden was the president during this period⌠We fought [in Gaza] for over a year and the administration never came to us and said, âceasefire now.â It never did. And thatâs not to be taken for granted.â
âFormer Israeli ambassador Michael Herzog:
A sweeping Israeli Channel 13 investigation has exposed the Biden administrationâs complicity in Israelâs 19-month war on Gaza. Nine top Biden officials acknowledged avoiding real pressure on Israelâeven as the death toll surpassed 30,000. Israeli leaders openly bragged they dragged out the war, playing for time until Donald Trumpâs return.
Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Ambassador Tom Nides, and others defended their unwavering support for Israelâeven as they admitted enabling a campaign one U.S. aide described as âkilling and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying.â
Hereâs what the investigation revealed: đ§ľâŹď¸
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If the Democrats want VP Harris to be the strongest nominee possible going into November, they should be demanding that President Biden stop the flow of weapons to Israel and secure a permanent ceasefire immediately.
Read more here:
Read @prem_thakker's latest piece on how Kamala Harris' stance on Israelâs genocide in Gaza could be a major turning point in the 2024 presidential election.
Read here: zeteo.com/p/poll-harris-demoâŚ
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According to the Israeli military, President Biden has sent Israel 500 shipments of weapons by air and 107 by sea, delivering over 50,000 tons, since October.
Thatâs a weapons shipment every 12 hours, for nearly 11 months, that are used to kill Palestinian civilians.
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Among Arizona Democrats and Independents:
41% are more likely to vote for Harris if Biden secures a ceasefire, while just 2% are less likely.
35% are more likely to vote for Harris if she pledges to stop weapons to Israel, and just 5% are less likely.
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57% of Arizonans surveyed say U.S. support for Israel has been âtoo muchâ vs. just 2% who say it has not been enough. 48% of Pennsylvanians say it has been too much vs. 3% who say not enough, and 50% of Georgians say it has been too much vs. 2% who say it has not been enough.
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DAY OF ACTION: Tell your Senators to support the historic vote to block weapons to Israel.
Sending Israel weapons violates US law and is opposed by a majority of Americans, who are sick of seeing their tax dollars fund Israel's genocide in Gaza.
jvp.org/stopweapons
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BREAKING: @SenSanders will force a vote as soon as tomorrow to block bombs and rifles being used by Israel to starve Palestinians and commit genocide.
CALL YOUR SENATORS.
Tell them to vote YES on these resolutions using our automatic dialer: imeupolicyproject.org/stop-wâŚ
The time is long overdue for Congress to stop funding Israelâs illegal and horrific war against the Palestinian people.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
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Palestinian and Arab American leaders are here at the DNC with a simple demand of Vice President Harris:
Commit to following the US laws already on the books.
Hold Israel to the same human rights standard as every other nation.
And cut off US-made weapons to Israel.
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And in a split ticket experiment, a Democrat who calls for ending âblank checksâ to the Israeli military performs 12 points better in Pennsylvania than a Democrat who calls for maintaining military funding, and eight and seven points better in Arizona and Georgia, respectively.
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Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act prohibits sending weapons to any nation blocking aid.
We now know Secretary Blinken knew about Israelâs violations & lied to Congress about what he knew to keep sending weapons.
This is egregiously illegal. There must be repercussions.
Leaked docs: While Gaza starved, USAID and State's refugees bureau came to a legally explosive conclusion â Israel had deliberately prevented food & medicine from getting in
But Blinken told congress the exact opposite, so the arms could keep flowing. propublica.org/article/gaza-âŚ
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These 42 Democrats joined the GOP to revive Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court in order to protect Netanyahu from arrest for his war crimes in Gaza:
Rep. Boyle (PA)
Rep. Caraveo (CO)
Rep. Cartwright (PA)
Rep. Craig (MN)
Rep. Cuellar (TX)
Rep. Davis (NC)
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NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL
60% of voters want to end weapons to Israel: 75% of Democrats, 66% of Independents and 37% of Republicans.
50% of voters say Israel is committing genocide, including 77% of Dems and 51% of Independents.
Our government is deeply out of touch with its people.
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If a hurricane destroys your home, your government may not help you because supporting a foreign country is deemed more important.
It is not an exaggeration to say Trump is prioritizing abetting Israelâs genocide over the survival of Americans in danger.
BREAKING: The Trump administration announces it will withhold federal disaster preparedness funds from any U.S. state or city that boycotts Israel, according to Reuters.
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President Biden is in no position to denounce the ICC.
He has supplied the weapons and provided diplomatic cover for Israel at every turn.
Here's a rundown of the lengths Biden has gone to in order to shield Israel from accountability for its war crimes in Gaza:
President Joe Biden: "The ICC prosecutorâs application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous."
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Thank you @RepRashida for once again speaking truth to power.
Netanyahu is a war criminal. He is guilty of genocide.
Congress might not see that, but all of us around the country and the world do.
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These 16 House Democrats just voted with Republicans to ignore US human rights law and fast-track weapons to Israel.
Cartwright
Craig
Cuellar
Davis (NC)
Frankel
Golden
Gottheimer
Landsman
Moscowitz
Pallone
Peltola
Perez
Scott (GA)
Soto
Suozzi
Torres (NY)
Shameful.
The House approves a GOP-led bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons from Israel. But the Democratic-led Senate is unlikely to take up the bill. cnn.it/44Mvm3d
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View the results of the IMEU Policy Project/YouGov poll in full here: imeupolicyproject.org/postelâŚ
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Any Democratic politicianâincluding President Bidenâwho meets with Benjamin Netanyahu or honors his speech to Congress next week is turning against the vast, vast majority of their own voters.
Netanyahu is a war criminal. Our leaders should be calling for his arrest.
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The Biden administration should be embarrassed.
Netanyahu and Gallant are charged with the war crime of starving a civilian population.
Gallant admitted to it himself, saying "no food" would enter Gaza. Biden refuses to enforce US law and continues to flout international law.
Breaking: @USAmbUN says US will not comply with any @IntlCrimCourt arrest warrant to arrest Netanyahu or Gallant. Erroneously thought that warrants already issued, stating âNetanyahu was in washington recently and we did not arrest himââŚ
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Sending billions of dollars of weapons to Israel as it commits genocide in Gaza wasnât enough for AIPAC.
Vetoing ceasefire resolutions at the UN wasnât enough for AIPAC.
Now AIPAC seems to want the US government to go to war with other nations to protect Netanyahu from arrest.
AIPAC is not only asking Congress to sanction the ICC, butâin an apparent reference to the use of military force arguably authorized in âThe Hague Invasion Actâ as itâs pejoratively knownâto threaten that the US will âact againstâ (i.e. attack) any country that arrests Netanyahu.
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President Trump would rather have the US occupy Gaza, including by sending in US troops, than to allow Palestinians their rights and freedom on their land.
That is not what the American people want.
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Over the last 22 months, the US has delivered over 100,000 tons of weapons to Israel, costing over $30 billion.
In that time Israel has dropped over 100,000 tons of bombs on Gaza.
Thatâs the equivalent of 7 Hiroshima atomic bombs used on an area of land smaller than Detroit.
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Israel used 2,000-pound MK-84 bombs to kill dozens of Palestinians in a âsafe zoneâ last night.
@POTUS has sent Israel over 14,000 MK-84 bombs, manufactured by General Dynamics, since 2023.
Our tax dollars are being used to wipe out Palestinian families sheltering in tents.
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STATEMENT: Allowing a Palestinian American speaker on stage at the DNC is the bare minimum.
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Israel killed over 100 Palestinians including 46 children yesterday. No, Vice President Vance. That's not a skirmishâit's a massacre.
The US has all the leverage to stop this and enforce a real ceasefire. Tell Congress to block the weapons to Israel: blockthebombs.org
US Vice President JD Vance refers to the slaughter of dozens of Palestinians as "little skirmishes."
"The ceasefire is holding. That doesnât mean that there arenât going to be little skirmishes here and there."
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Just a few miles away from these smiling Members of Congress, Israel is starving Palestinians to death.
@RepPeteAguilar, @RepSchneider, @RepJohnnyO, @RepNellie, @RepGilCisneros, @RepLauraGillen, @RepTimKennedy, @RepLuzRivas, and @RepWesleyBellMO should all be deeply ashamed.
Source sends along this photo from House Democratsâ AIPAC-led trip to Israel.
Reps in the photo include: Pete Aguilar, Brad Schneider, Johnny Olszewski, Nellie Pou, Gil Cisneros, Laura Gillen, Tim Kennedy, Luz Rivas and Wesley Bell
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Support for Palestinian freedom among the public has risen dramatically. Itâs time for Congress to catch up.
Today weâre launching IMEU Policy Project because we believe US policy should advance human rights and respect for international law for all people, with no exceptions.
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WATCH: Former State Department official Josh Paul reacts to Bidenâs comments on conditioning weapons to Israel:
âIt demonstrates that this has been a tool available to the Biden administration since day one â that through 35,000 casualties they chose not to use.â
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THREAD:
As pro-Palestine advocates have warned for years, the same repressive tactics that have long been used to silence pro-Palestine speech were the tip of the spear to repress any speech that opposed President Trumpâs agenda.
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Over 100 people have died from flooding in Texas, and FEMA has announced it will face a $7.8 billion shortfall by September.
Meanwhile, this is where our tax dollars are going:
U.S. pouring hundreds of millions into building IDF bases, documents reveal | @oyoyoy haaretz.com/israel-news/secuâŚ
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Senators who have already voiced support for resolutions to block $20 billion in weapons to Israel next week:
@SenSanders
@SenJeffMerkley
@SenPeterWelch
@SenBrianSchatz
@SenTimKaine
@SenWarren
Sign up to call your Senators ahead of this vote: imeupolicyproject.org/pledgeâŚ
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Israel has blocked all aid into Gaza for 20 days.
The Foreign Assistance Act prohibits US weapons to any nation blocking aid.
Trump doesnât care about following US law, so Congress must now step up. Tell your member of Congress to stop weapons to Israel: imeupolicyproject.org/stopweâŚ
đ¨Only six days of flour left to distribute in Gaza: UN
Israel has blocked all humanitarian and commercial aid to Gaza for about 20 days, â longer than the initial siege from October 7â21, 2023. Critical supplies like food and medical equipment are running out. UNRWA, which has âdelivered food aid to the entire population of Gaza since the ceasefire,â says it only has enough flour to distribute for the next six days.
âWe can stretch that by giving people less, but we are talking days not weeks,â Sam Rose, Senior Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza told reporters in Geneva.
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Netanyahu openly vows he will use US weapons to carry out Trumpâs proposal to depopulate and ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians.
Thank you @RepJayapal and @RepRashida for leading the House effort to say our tax dollars should not be funding the instruments of genocide.
NEW: @RepRashida and I are introducing bills in the House to block Trump from selling new offensive weapons to Israel, an effort @SenSanders is leading in the Senate.
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On specific potential sanctions:
76% support a ban on extending credit to Israel through the purchase of Israel bonds
75% support restricting imports of Israeli-made weapons and cybersecurity software
62% support prohibiting entry into the US for Israeli officials and soldiers
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For ten months, millions of Americans have protested and organized against our governmentâs support for Israelâs genocide in Gaza.
Today was another sign of our collective power.
Read our statement with @uscpr_action, @adc, @MPowerAction, @AJPaction and @MCivicCoalition.
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No weapons to any nation that blocks US aid. Thatâs the law.
Palestinians in Gaza are starving to death because Israel is blocking food aidâbut Biden keeps sending bombs.
Thank you @RepCasar & @RepSummerLee for calling for an end to illegal, immoral weapons transfers to Israel.
Today, I'm leading 20 Members of Congress to demand that the Biden Admin withhold offensive weapons from the Israeli military.
U.S. law is clear: if the Netanyahu government does not allow sufficient food & medicine to enter Gaza, then the U.S. cannot send weapons.
ALT âWe believe continuing to transfer offensive weapons to the Israeli government prolongs the suffering of the Palestinian people and risks our own national security by sending a message to the world that the U.S. will apply its laws, policies, and international law selectively,â the members wrote. âFurthermore, a failure to act will put Israeli lives in danger by prolonging Netanyahuâs war, isolating Israel on the international stage, and creating further instability in the region⌠While Israel made nominal progress in some areas, it overwhelmingly failed to meet the minimum standards laid out in the Administrationâs own letter.â
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The Trump administration is a threat to our most sacred rights. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife, not detained for speaking up for Palestinian freedom and dignity.
If President Trump and Secretary Rubio can expel Mahmoud Khalil without charge, all of us are at risk.
BREAKING â An immigration judge in Louisiana has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, saying the determination that he poses âadverse foreign policy consequencesâ for the U.S. is âfacially reasonable.â
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Airing now in key districts including @RepRitchie and @RepDanGoldmanâs, our new ad calls on Congress to do what voters want: Stop using our tax dollars to fuel Israelâs genocide while we struggle with skyrocketing prices.
Share the ad and take action at blockthebombs.org.
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There is no âIsrael exceptionâ to US law. Every nation must be held to the same standard.
That means cutting off US weapons when they are used in violation of international law - no exceptions.
Thank you @SenPeterWelch and @ChrisVanHollen for demanding accountability to US law.
Reports of IDF soldiers firing on Red Crescent ambulances, shooting first responders, and beating those unjustly detained are shocking for both their brutality and frequency.
There must be accountability. We must apply the Leahy Law and end offensive weapon sales to Israel.
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The last administration provided the weapons to kill tens of thousands of Palestinians, flatten Gaza, and displace nearly the entire population.
Now Trump is making his clearest calls yet for Palestinians to be permanently and involuntarily expelled, an out-and-out war crime.
President Donald Trump, seated next to international fugitive indicted for war crimes Israeli PM Netanyahu, asserted that there is âno alternativeâ but to resettle âallâ Palestinians out of Gazaâa move that amounts to a planned ethnic cleansing.
⤠When asked how many Palestinians he believed would need to leave, he replied:
âââAll of them. Probably a million seven, a million eight ⌠all of them.â
⤠He also dismissed the idea that the Saudis were demanding a Palestinian state in exchange for normalization.
⤠Trump would not answer whether Palestinians would have the right to return to Gaza after the territory he described as a âdemolition siteâ was cleaned up,
⤠When asked if he would like to see Israelis resettle Gaza after removing Palestinian families from their homes, he responded:
âThey are not going to want to go back to Gaza.â
Under the current ceasefire deal, later phases call for a reconstruction plan for Gaza. Yet today, Trump suggested thereâs no alternative but for Palestinians to leave permanently, proposing the creation of âfive or sixâ separate locations for their relocation. âIt would be my hope that we could do something really nice where they would not want to return,â he added.
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Democrats failed to turn out the voters who propelled them to victory in 2020.
That is in part because Democratic leadership, including President Biden and VP Harris, failed to listen to their core voters who were demanding an end to US support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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Israel is violating the ceasefire every day and has killed over 200 Palestinians since the deal took effect.
This wonât stop until the US stops providing the weapons.
57 Members of Congress are supporting the Block the Bombs Act - tell yours to join at blockthebombs.org.
đ¨BREAKING : This morning, Wednesday, November 5, the Israeli army launched F-16 airstrikes and a fire belt attack on eastern Gaza City ,yet another blatant violation of the ceasefire, as the world continues to watch in silence.
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A UN investigation has concluded Israel is committing crimes against humanity in Gaza including:
- Extermination
- Gender persecution targeting Palestinian men and boys
- Murder
- Forcible transfer
- Torture
It is beyond belief the US government continues to fund this genocide.
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The age gap has rapidly closed.
73% of Gen Z Democrats and 77% of Democrats over age 65 say Israel is committing genocide.
78% of Gen Z Democrats and 82% of Democrats over age 65 want to end annual weapons funding to Israel.
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It is absurd that Bidenâs response to Israelâs murder of AyĹenur Eygi has been to ask the Israeli military to investigate itself.
Rep. Adam Smith and over 100 Members of Congress are demanding a full independent investigation. The Biden administration must listen.
Today, I sent a letter, cosigned by 102 of my colleagues, to urge the U.S. to investigate the fatal shooting of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. Given the evidence, we believe the United States must independently investigate whether this was a homicide. To walk away without asking further questions gives Israeli forces unacceptable license to act with impunity. There must be accountability for Ms. Eygiâs death. We extend our deepest condolences to Ms. Eygi's family during this moment of tragedy and call for a thorough inquiry into the shooting of one of Washington's own.
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It is against US law to send weapons to any country committing human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Israel must be held to the same standard.
Here are the four US laws and policies this bill violates:
As expected, the House passes the Israel military funding bill (366-58). Incredibly significant that 37 Democrats voted NO and rejected AIPAC's role and influence in the party.
Roll call: clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/rolâŚ
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Today is Human Rights Day - a date chosen to honor the UNâs adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
Biden's White House is dishonoring this day by hosting a confirmed war criminal who conducted a genocide, and starved and targeted Palestinian civilians.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, sought by the ICC for alleged war crimes in Gaza, held a meeting with Bidenâs Middle East coordinator, Brett McGurk, at the White House today.
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The Biden admin notified the US House Foreign Affairs Committee of an impending $18 billion weapons transfer to Israel. @RepGregoryMeeks is 1 of 4 Members of Congress who can block this deal.
Call his HFAC phone line NOW & tell him no more weapons for Israelâs genocide in Gaza.
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This is damning. @POTUS is completely violating US law and using our tax dollars to do it.
Biden has signed off on $18 billion in weapons giveaways to Israel in the last year and proposed to deliver another $20 billion in August.
Congress must step in and block these weapons.
SCOOP: I reviewed three sets of internal email exchanges between senior Biden administration officials who were warned just DAYS after Oct. 7 that Israel was risking committing war crimes by ordering more than a million Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate. Thereâs more: 1/X
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