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.

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BREAKING: A new resolution introduced today in the House of Representatives by

@RepRashida

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.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the US is obligated — both under international and domestic law — to prevent and punish the crime of genocide.

 By giving Israel $30 billion in weapons over the past two years, we’ve failed miserably in our obligation to prevent genocide. However, it’s not too late to make good on our legal obligation to punish Israel for committing genocide.

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.

  US Legally Obligated to Prevent, Punish Israel’s Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza | IMEU Policy Project Policy Memo #23

   

  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.

  https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-introduces-resolution-recognizing-the-genocide-of-the-palestinian-people-in-gaza 

  The full text of the resolution is available here. 

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"There are two peoples here, and they will remain here. Only ending the occupation, and only recognizing the State of Palestine alongside Israel, will bring justice, peace, and security to all." איימן עודה أيمن عودة Ayman Odeh

איימן עודה أيمن عودة Ayman Odeh

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"They removed me from the plenum just because I raised the simplest demand, a demand that the entire international community agrees on: To recognize a Palestinian state. To recognize this simple reality: There are two peoples here, and neither is going anywhere."

  

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כמות הצביעות במליאה בלתי נסבלת. להמליך את נתניהו על ידי חנפנות שלא נראתה כמותה, על ידי להקה מתוזמרת, לא פוטרת אותו ואת ממשלתו מהפשעים נגד האנושות שבוצעו בעזה, ולא מהאחריות על דמם של מאות אלפי קורבנות פלסטינים ואלפי קורבנות ישראלים. אבל רק בגלל הפסקת המלחמה והעסקה הכוללת אני כאן. ולכל אלה החיים בבועה המנותקת של הכנסת: למרות ממשלת ימין על מלא, למרות השימוש הציני ב-7 באוקטובר, ולמרות מלחמת ההשמדה, ממשלת הפשעים לא הצליחה לשנות את המשוואה הפשוטה: יש כאן שני עמים, והם יישארו כאן. רק סיום הכיבוש, ורק הכרה במדינת פלסטין לצד ישראל, יביאו צדק, שלום וביטחון, לכולם.

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"The amount of hypocrisy in the plenum is unbearable. 

 

To crown Netanyahu through flattery the likes of which has never been seen, through an orchestrated group, does not absolve him and his government of the crimes against humanity committed in Gaza, nor of the responsibility for the blood of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian victims and thousands of Israeli victims. 

 

But only because of the ceasefire and the overall deal am I here. 

 

And to all those living in the disconnected bubble of the Knesset: despite a fully right-wing government, despite the cynical use of October 7, and despite the war of annihilation, the government of crimes has failed to change the simple equation: 

 

There are two peoples here, and they will remain here. Only ending the occupation, and only recognizing the State of Palestine alongside Israel, will bring justice, peace, and security to all."

 

איימן עודה أيمن عودة Ayman Odeh

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"We struggled for two years for this moment, for the cessation of war and a comprehensive deal. 

 

We are happy, but our joy is tinged with pain, from the horrific crimes that were caused, and the tunnels of blood that our land has absorbed. 

 

We deserve to smile. The families deserve to rejoice. 

 

But we must gather strength to continue the struggle for the noblest cause of all, achieving comprehensive peace, based on ending the occupation and respecting the rights of both peoples. 

 

Because we were all born free

 

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Two Israeli lawmakers – Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif, members of the left-wing Hadash Party – interrupted the US president’s address, chanting slogans demanding recognition of Palestinian statehood and denouncing the Gaza genocide, according to the Anadolu news agency.