Progressive Democrats attempt to block $14 billion for genocidal Israel

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ethics, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, mass murder, News, violence

After genocidal Israel slaughtered 3,700 children in Gaza, progressive Democrats cited a legal requirement to withhold funding for countries that violate human rights:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/03/israel-aid-democrats-leahy-act-congress

The progressives are attempting to block the $14 billion Biden requested for Israel. They cited Israel’s alleged use of white phosphorus weapons to burn Palestinian children to death as just one of many examples of Israel’s ongoing human rights abuses and war crimes.

A progressive Democrat should run against Biden for the party’s nomination for 2024.

https://twitter.com/RashidaTlaib/status/1720520713226908144

+18..Horrific scenes now on Al-Rashid Street, west of Gaza, after the occupation bombed the displaced people 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/p1MSPmmSki

— Gaza Now in English (@EnglishGaza) November 3, 2023

Another opportunity for people to vote their conscience will come in 2024 with California’s U.S. Senate race. Barbara Lee voted against the use of military force after 9/11 and she has called for a ceasefire in Gaza.