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As of June 30th, H.Res.473 now has 125 cosponsors, adding 1 in June:

Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]	06/23/2026

Here is my letter I e-mailed to the U.S. congressional reps for my state, the Senate Majority Leader (Senator Thune), the Chairmans of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator James Risch) and House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Rep Brian Mast), & the Chair of the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senator Lindsey Graham).

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I am writing to express my profound alarm regarding the escalating humanitarian catastrophe and territorial expansion in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, and to voice my deep disappointment regarding recent Congressional actions that fail to provide necessary oversight of U.S. military involvement and integration with Israel.

In Gaza, the situation has reached a horrific milestone, with the recorded death toll exceeding 73,000 people since October 2023. A UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry has recently found that Israeli forces have deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children, accounting for over 20,000 fatalities established as a key element of genocidal intent. Furthermore, reports indicate a "reproductive genocide" through the systematic destruction of maternity wards, IVF clinics, and reproductive healthcare facilities, leaving thousands of pregnant women to give birth in uninhabitable conditions without anesthesia. Despite a nominal ceasefire, Israel continues to expand its military control beyond the agreed "Yellow Line" and is reportedly moving forward with plans to establish settlements in northern Gaza.

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settler violence and state-backed land grabs are forcibly displacing thousands, with over 6,200 Palestinians uprooted since January 2023. A new report reveals that 86% of these displaced families now face significantly worsened living conditions, with many blocked from accessing the agricultural lands and livestock that provide their only livelihoods. Most disturbingly, the Israeli military has begun constructing its first permanent military base in Area A (Jenin) since the 1993 Oslo Accords, signaling a long-term field presence that undermines Palestinian self-governance. This is occurring alongside the secret approval of dozens of new settlements and the retroactive legalization of illegal outposts through "state land" designations.

The crisis has now fully extended into Lebanon, where the Israeli invasion that began in March has already claimed over 4,000 lives. Despite international calls for restraint, Prime Minister Netanyahu recently stated that the occupation would continue indefinitely. Daily ceasefire violations persist, including airstrikes and the use of stun grenades against farmers and residential areas in southern Lebanon.

Given these realities, I am deeply disappointed by the House Rules Committee’s decision to block a floor vote on the bipartisan amendment introduced by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna. This amendment sought to remove Section 219 of the NDAA, which would facilitate an unprecedented integration of U.S. and Israeli military technology, weapons co-production, and artificial intelligence sharing. By preventing a vote, leadership has denied the American people an open debate on a provision that many argue compromises U.S. sovereignty and embeds the U.S. deeper into a foreign military apparatus.

Furthermore, I am disheartened by the defeat of Representative Rashida Tlaib’s Lebanon War Powers Resolution that would have limited the President's authority to involve U.S. forces in the war on Lebanon without Congressional approval. At a time when the risk of a "forever war" is acute, Congress must assert its constitutional authority over war-making rather than granting the executive branch unchecked power.

I urge you to reconsider the path of unconditional military integration and to support measures that prioritize humanitarian law, international accountability, and the protection of civilian life.

In response to the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the Israeli settlement expansion and violence in the West Bank, I urge you to:

·         Support H.R.3565 Block the Bombs Act to provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

·         Support S.3634 AWARE Act to impose sanctions on Israeli officials to discourage the government from obstructing humanitarian assistance

·         Support H.R. 3045 West Bank Violence Prevention Act

·         Support H.R.7545 Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation

·         Oppose the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative Section 219 of the NDAA

As American support for Israel plummets, it is our moral responsibility to question the continuation of U.S. financial assistance and support to their government and any proposed integration. Israel continues to violate the rights of Palestinians, international law, and U.S. laws. The U.S. Members of Congress must push to end our military support of Israel and oppose the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.

 

*Vote to happen on June 30th!!*

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