At
the time of this writing on October 9, Israel's
far-right government has declared a "complete siege" of
Gaza in response to surprise attacks launched on the
morning of October 7 by Hamas, the militant group that
holds political control of Gaza. To be clear:
there is no excuse for any form of violence against
civilian people and children. The tragedy and
loss of life that has come since Hamas' attacks is being
felt by hundreds of families on both sides.
This
violence must end. Despite holding an emergency
meeting on the Gaza escalation, the United Nations
Security Council has yet to agree on a statement.
Sign to demand the UN
Security Council call for a ceasefire!
As
Jewish Voice for Peace so aptly put it, "the root of
violence is oppression." These horrific, condemnable
attacks by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians were made
possible by 75 years of violent occupation of Palestine
by Israel, and 16 years of a closure-policy in Gaza that
turned it into an "open-air prison." It is
inexcusable that the UN Security Council has waited this
long to release a strong statement condemning the
violence from Hamas and the prolonged violence from
Israel against Palestinians. Sign the petition to demand a
ceasefire
NOW!
