ACTION ALERT:
Demand Biden Work To Halt Israel’s
Illegal Invasion and Bombing of Lebanon!
Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid / Americans for Justice in Palestine Action
(September 25, 2024) — Israel is launching an all-out war and assault on Lebanon, and its military leaders have announced their intentions to annex and occupy the south of the country illegally. In the three days since Israel began its full-scale assault, the death toll has exceeded 600, including at least 50 children and 94 women, according to the Lebanese Health Minister.
The assault comes just days after Israel committed an act of terrorism by infiltrating the commercial supply chain and implanting explosives into pagers and walkie-talkies used across Lebanon — killing at least 37 and injuring, blinding, castrating, and maiming at least 3,000 more. Lebanon is under threat, and President Biden, the man arming the aggressive entity, is the only individual with the power to stop it.
TAKE ACTION: Demand President Biden
Act to Stop Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon
After nearly a year of committing genocide in Gaza, Israel has shifted its focus to Lebanon, announcing plans to annex parts of the country and destroy its infrastructure, leaving basic necessities for life in ruin. This week alone, Israel has launched over 650 airstrikes on 1,600 targets in Lebanon, creating one of the most intense bombing campaigns in contemporary warfare — surpassing even the bombardment of Gaza during the early days of Israel’s genocidal campaign last year.
The death toll is among the highest in recent global conflicts and is expected to rise, with many believed to be trapped under rubble as Israel prepares for a ground invasion. The current death rate in Lebanon is more than double the daily average during the deadliest year of Syria’s internal war.
Yet, this genocidal and illegal campaign against the Lebanese is only possible with the assistance, funding, and weapons of the United States.
Under US law, the president has the power to immediately end sending all weapons to Israel, taking away their capabilities to recklessly bomb and invade Lebanon. This comes off the heels of a bombshell report that two professional agencies determined that Israel was intentionally blocking aid from reaching the Palestinians in Gaza, which would have required the government to stop sending weapons to Israel under US law.
However, President Biden and Secretary Antony Blinken suppressed the reports in contradiction to US law so that they could continue to keep sending weapons!
We must ensure that no more lives are unjustly taken.
ACTION: Email President Biden and urge your friends and family to do the same. Let them know we will not let up until they STOP THE INVASION. Thank you for taking action!
THE LETTER
Dear President Biden,
I am writing as a concerned American deeply troubled by Israel’s illegal invasion and bombing of Lebanon. In just three days, Israel has killed more than 600 Lebanese civilians, including children and women, in a campaign of devastation that threatens to escalate further.
“Prior to the Gaza war, munitions deployed with this intensity and with this frequency would have been almost unheard-of,” according to Emily Tripp, the director of Airwars, a British conflict monitor. “There is no comparison in terms of death toll or munitions use with previous 21st-century air campaigns of this nature, as far as we know.” This illegal, international aggression, is only possible because of American weapons and funding and must be stopped immediately.
Israel has announced its plans to annex parts of Lebanon, in clear violation of international law. The scale of destruction is catastrophic, with entire neighborhoods, hospitals, and essential infrastructure targeted and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. These actions not only violate human rights but constitute war crimes. The United States, as the main supplier of weapons and support to Israel, bears direct responsibility for the death and destruction being wrought upon Lebanon.
Mr. President, under US law, you have the power to immediately halt the flow of weapons to Israel. By doing so, you can prevent further loss of innocent lives and bring an end to this brutal invasion. It is time for the US to stop fueling Israel’s wars of aggression and to uphold international law by holding Israel accountable for its crimes.
I urge you to take decisive action now to end all military aid to Israel until it ceases its invasion of Lebanon. The world is watching, and the lives of tens of thousands of innocent civilians hang in the balance.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Sincerely….
