BREAKING: @BettyMcCollum04 introduced a bill mandating US non-recognition of any Israeli annexation and barring US funds from being used by Israel to annex Palestinian land.
The “Israeli Annexation Non-Recognition Act” would put Congress on record as saying that Israeli land theft is illegal and a “prohibited act of aggression” under international law.
This is the latest attempt by progressive members of Congress to prevent US taxpayer dollars from going towards brutal Israeli human rights abuses. These members are changing the debate on Palestine.
.@BettyMcCollum04 introduced a bill last year to bar US funds from subsidizing Israel’s abuse and torture of Palestinian children in Israeli detention. 23 other members of Congress are co-sponsors
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THREAD: In the past 24 hours, Israel has killed at least 60 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including journalists, civil defense workers and families seeking shelter in schools. Israel’s genocidal assault is destroying Palestinian lives and wiping out entire communities.
Yesterday, Israel bombed a UN school in Khan Yunis and killed at least 20 Palestinians forced from their homes by Israel’s relentless attacks.
In the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Israel killed a journalist, 5 civil defense workers, and an entire family, leaving rescuers digging through the rubble for survivors.
THREAD: A California county has divested from Caterpillar Inc. over its complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide, marking the first time a US county has officially divested from a corporation in support of Palestine.
Alameda County—a county in California that includes the city of Oakland—will divest $32 million from Caterpillar Inc., the construction equipment manufacturer that supplies heavy machinery to the Israeli military.
The Israeli military uses Caterpillar equipment, most notably Caterpillar’s armored bulldozers, to destroy Palestinian homes and build illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land in violation of international law.
THREAD: 5 things to know about the @amnesty report finding Israel Is committing genocide in Gaza
1. Amnesty International’s report provides extensive evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as defined under international law.
2. The report examines Israel’s violations in Gaza from October 2023 through July 2024 in detail by analyzing:
- Visual and digital evidence
- Statements by Israeli officials
- 212 interviews with victims, witnesses, and others
🚨 THREAD: Israel’s killing of humanitarian workers is a deliberate part of its genocide.
Since it began committing genocide in Gaza, Israel has killed at least 338 humanitarian aid workers.
On Saturday alone, Israel killed humanitarian aid workers from Gaza Soup Kitchen, @WCKitchen, and @SavetheChildren.
Israel has killed humanitarian aid workers while they were in clearly-marked aid vehicles, at food distribution sites, and even while delivering food on routes that were previously coordinated with the Israeli military.