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| BREAKING: A new resolution introduced today in the House of Representatives by with 20 original co-sponsors would, if passed, have the US officially recognize Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. |
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By giving Israel $30 billion in weapons over the past two years, we've failed miserably in our obligation to prevent genocide. This resolution is the first step in holding Israel accountable for its atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.
H.Res.876 formally recognizes Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza as constituting the crime of genocide and calls on the US to uphold its responsibilities under international and US law to prevent and punish this crime.
The resolution seeks to hold Israel accountable for committing genocide by:
Ending weapons to Israel that have been or could be used in the crime of genocide.
Ensuring US individuals and corporations are not participating in Israel’s genocide.
Imposing targeted, lawful sanctions against Israel for committing genocide.
Cooperating with the UN and International Criminal Court to hold Israel accountable.
Restoring funding for UNRWA for the humanitarian needs of Palestinian genocide survivors.
H.Res.876 — by officially recognizing Israel’s commission of genocide — is the first step in holding Israel accountable for its atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.
As far back as January 2024, the International Court of Justice found that it was “plausible” that Israel’s actions constituted genocide and ordered provisional measures to halt genocidal acts and preserve evidence of the commission of genocide.
Since then, many organizations, academic associations, and individuals, including leading scholars of genocide, have correctly identified Israel’s action as such and compiled evidence of its genocidal acts. These include:
Academic associations such as the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Human rights NGOs such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Ten leading Palestinian human rights organizations.
Israeli NGOs B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, to name just a few.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 – Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. This resolution officially recognizes that the Israeli government has committed the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and calls for the United States to take immediate, concrete action to fulfill its binding legal obligations as a party to the Genocide Convention to prevent and punish the crime of genocide.
The full text of the resolution is available here.