Originally published by the UE
Statement of the UE Officers
Israel’s recent strikes on Lebanon, which have killed hundreds of people including women, children, and paramedics, are exactly the type of regional escalation of hostilities that we predicted would happen without a ceasefire in Gaza. Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government has faced massive protests including a general strike, is attempting to stay in power by expanding the war and killing additional innocent people.
He is doing so with billions of dollars of weapons and military funding from the U.S., money that could be better spent providing jobs, education, healthcare and housing for people in the U.S. We reiterate our call that President Biden immediately cut off all military aid to Israel, as the only mechanism available to get Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire, before the conflict escalates even further.
Carl Rosen
General President
Andrew Dinkelaker
Secretary-Treasurer
Mark Meinster
Director of Organization
