Please take ten minutes as soon as possible to CALL Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to demand that they vote in favor of the six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval introduced last month by Sen. Bernie Sanders to try to stop at least some major weapons from being sent to Israel.
Senator Baldwin: (202) 224-5653 DC
Senator Johnson: (202) 224-5323 DC
Then send them an email at this link.
This is a coordinated campaign by many major national organizations that is coming to a head now as these resolutions head for a vote in the Senate. In fact local groups are set to meet with Tammy Baldwin’s staff in Madison today (Monday 11-18) about these resolutions so your call is important to support them!
An alert from one of the national groups in this campaign, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), is below, along with short background notes from the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
Background from the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights:
Senators Sanders, Welch, and Merkley have introduced six joint resolutions of disapproval to block $20 billion in major arms sales to Israel— the first ever legislative action to receive a floor vote to directly block specific arms sales to Israel— as Israel conducts ethnic cleansing in North Gaza and expands its settler colonial violence to the surrounding region. The JRDs seeks to block arms sales of joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs) and 120mm tank shells, among other resources, frequently used by Israel to commit mass atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza and the surrounding region.
The United States, as a partner and active participant in Israel’s ongoing genocide, has provided or financed tens of thousands of lethal weapons used throughout Israel’s mass atrocities and destruction of infrastructure in Gaza. An October 2024 report by Brown University’s Cost of War Project showed that the U.S. under the Biden-Harris Administration has funded 70% of the cost of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.
Israel is explicitly violating U.S. law and policy. As a result, the U.S. should enforce its laws and policies to end arms transfers and block arms sales to Israel. Despite clear and consistent violations, including Israel rejecting compliance with Secretary Austin and Blinken’s letter, the Biden Administration has continued to provide unconditional military support to Israel. If the Biden administration fails to uphold the law, then Congress must block these sales of weapons to the Israeli government.
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