July 22, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister and architect of genocidal warfare in Gaza, will visit the United States at a highly charged political moment.
To be clear, Donald Trump, the avatar of American fascism, is a close Netanyahu ally. Netanyahu clearly wants Trump’s Republican/MAGA party back in power. Trump intends to be the lone beneficiary of the invitation to Netanyahu from House Republicans to address a Joint Session of Congress this Wednesday.
For months, we have been writing you and documenting how (now suddenly lame duck) President Joe Biden has facilitated Israeli genocide and failed to secure any agreement from Netanyahu to halt his relentless assault on the Palestinians throughout Gaza.
But even Biden’s feeble and belated efforts to slow the assault or secure a ceasefire have been lambasted by Netanyahu and his Republican allies, who railed against him at their party’s convention and included this (all caps) call to, “DEPORT PRO-HAMAS RADICALS AND MAKE OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFE AND PATRIOTIC AGAIN” in their party platform.
Some Democrats, like Jewish-American Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, rejected the Netanyahu visit, saying, “Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to address a joint meeting of Congress. I certainly will not attend.”
We agree. Biden, who just stepped down as the Democratic party standard bearer, supported this war and utterly failed to restrain Netanyahu. Despite that, he still plans to meet the Israeli strongman prior to his speech to Congress. Obviously, he shouldn’t. It is time to turn the page.
Demonstrators calling for Netanyahu’s arrest will protest both his speech to Congress and his reception at the White House on July 24. Here is information on how to join us.
If you can attend, transportation is available in many cities throughout the country. For more information, click here.
Beyond this national event, there are numerous local actions ongoing. You can find local Bay Area events here and national actions here.
Can’t find an action near you? You can make it happen! Here is a wonderful toolkit put together by the Ceasefire 24 Network with step-by-step instructions on how to get organized.
Thank you for your commitment and courage. We will never stop the struggle for peace and accountability.