NP Joins Civil Society Organizations to halt $2.8 billion arms transfer to Israel
أعزائي أعضاء الكونجرس،
We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to publicly oppose the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion arms transfer to Israel. If it is formally notified to Congress, we urge you to swiftly advance a joint resolution of disapproval to block the transfer.
Earlier this month, Congress was informally notified that the Trump administration planned to deliver forty thousand 2,000-lb. general purpose bombs (including 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs) and twenty thousand 2,000-lb. I-2000 penetrator warheads (so-called “bunker buster” bombs) to the Israeli government. The Israeli government has used these bombs to devastating effect in the occupied Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Recognizing this, ranking members of the foreign affairs committees have placed holds on the transfers. Earlier this year, the Trump administration abused emergency authorities to bypass congressional review for a separate arms transfer package, blowing past an established committee hold.
These continued arms transfers to the Israeli government are in violation of international law and US law, which includes restrictions on arms transfers to countries engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights or that restrict the delivery of US humanitarian assistance. Should the Trump administration proceed with a formal notification of these proposed transfers, Congress will have 15 days under the Arms Export Control Act to enact a Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale.
In Gaza, investigations تم تحديد hundreds of massive craters caused by Israeli use of 2,000-lb. bombs in populated areas, including areas designated “safe” for civilians. In May 2024, the Biden administration paused the delivery of 2,000-lb. bombs to Israel over concerns about mass civilian casualties, a decision the Trump administration later reversed. Israeli military actions in Gaza have resulted in the killing of over 73,000 Palestinians, the injury of more than 174,000, and the decimation of Gaza’s المستشفيات, المدارس, البنية التحتية الحرجة، و سكن سكني, including in apparent war crimes و جرائم ضد الإنسانية. A UN Commission of Inquiry and leading human rights و humanitarian organizations have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Nearly one year into the so-called “ceasefire,” Israeli الهجمات against civilians and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid continue.
In Lebanon, Israel has مستخدم 2,000-lb. bombs in populated areas including the densely populated city of Beirut, killing scores of civilians. Israeli military actions in Lebanon have resulted in the killing of nearly 9,000 people and the injury of over 30,000, including healthcare workers and journalists. They have also مدمر critical infrastructure; and نازح over a million people. According to human rights organizations, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have متضمن ظاهري الانتهاكات of international humanitarian law, including war crimes.
Beyond fueling further catastrophic harm, proceeding with this sale would also send a signal of US support for Israeli abuses and civilian harm across إيران, لبنان, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, سوريا، و اليمن.
We urge you to make clear your opposition to this proposed sale, support the foreign affairs committees’ current holds on the transfers, and swiftly enact a JRD to block the sale when formally notified. Failing to do so would amount to a blank check for further catastrophic harm and human rights violations.
وقعت،
حول الوجه: المحاربون القدامى ضد الحرب
التحالف من أجل الدبلوماسية والعدالة
American Committee for Middle East Rights (ACMER)
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
منظمة العفو الدولية الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
A New Policy
جمعية مراقبة الأسلحة
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
Christians for a Free Palestine, Catholic Caucus
كنيسة الأخوة ، مكتب بناء السلام والسياسة
مركز المدنيين في الصراع (CIVIC)
مركز الحقوق الدستورية
مركز المناصرة للسياسات الدولية
Defending Rights & Dissent
مركز اللاعنف اليهودي
مركز ضحايا التعذيب
CommonDefense.us
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
طلب التقدم
الديمقراطية في العالم العربي الآن (DAWN)
الكنيسة الأسقفية
الكنيسة الإنجيلية اللوثرية في أمريكا (ELCA)
لجنة الأصدقاء للتشريع الوطني
حقوق الإنسان أولاً
هيومن رايتس ووتش
حركة IfNotNow
Institute for Policy Studies – New Internationalism Project
Jewish Voice for Peace
السياسة الخارجية فقط
هيومينا لحقوق الإنسان والمشاركة المدنية
مشروع سياسات الاتحاد الدولي لاقتصاديات الطاقة (IMEU)
مكتب Maryknoll للمخاوف العالمية
تحالف أطفال الشرق الأوسط
مشروع مينيسوتا للسلام
صندوق عمل التغيير MPower
منظمة منع العنف ونشر السلام (NP)
The Oakland Institute
أوكسفام أمريكا
Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
باكس كريستي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
عمل السلام
الكنيسة المشيخية (الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية)، مكتب الشاهد العام
معهد كوينسي لفن الحكم المسؤول
إعادة التفكير في السياسة الخارجية
روتس أكشن
Saferworld
عائلات 11 سبتمبر من أجل غدٍ ينعم بالسلام
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas – Justice Team
SolidarityINFOService
معهد التحرير لسياسة الشرق الأوسط (TIMEP)
استجابة الميثوديين المتحدين من أجل كايروس (UMKR)
متحدون من أجل السلام والعدالة
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action
West Virginia Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions
انتصر بدون حرب
نساء من أجل شفافية تجارة الأسلحة