US EditionRashida Tlaib Files Resolution Labeling Israel’s Actions in Gaza as Genocide
The resolution cites over 69,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and urges halting US weapons transfers amid calls for investigations and sanctions under the Genocide Convention.
- On Friday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a resolution in the House with 20 cosponsors that formally recognizes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
- The resolution cites expert findings from the United Nations Commission of Inquiry and the International Association of Genocide Scholars, noting over 60,000 deaths and roughly 90% displacement in Gaza since October 2023.
- The measure calls for ending arms transfers and equipment shipments to Israel and backs investigations, prosecutions, and targeted sanctions, including cooperation with the ICC and ICJ.
- The measure is unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives but has backing from more than 100 rights groups and progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ro Khanna, and Maxwell Alejandro Frost.
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Rashida Tlaib, 20 US lawmakers push resolution on Gaza genocide
Twenty-one members of the US House of Representatives, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, have introduced a resolution declaring that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in one of the most direct and sweeping challenges yet to Washington's long-standing support for Israel. Filed on Friday, the measure argues that Israeli forces have carried out "acts constituting genocide" under international law, citing mass c…
Preparatory material | Two Years On: Genocide, Annexation, Apartheid, and the Future of Palestinian Self-Determination – with a focus on the Trump Exclusionary Gaza Plan
Preparatory material | Two Years On: Genocide, Annexation, Apartheid, and the Future of Palestinian Self-Determination – with a focus on the Trump Exclusionary Gaza Plan Jurists for Palestine Forum – Season 3 – Panel Discussion (8) This summary was prepared by the Jurist Forum Team This document presents a summary of 4 articles/ reports that address different dimensions of over two years of genocide, annexation, apartheid in the occupied Palesti…
“The genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government in Gaza is not over, and it will not end until we act,” says the text presented, calling for an end to US military aid to Israel.
As Israel Keeps Killing Palestinians, Tlaib Leads Bill Recognizing War on Gaza as Genocide
"After over two years of slaughter, forced starvation, and mass atrocities in Gaza, the global consensus is clear: The Israeli government has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza."
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