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@imeupolicy.bsky.socialOn Thursday, Rep. Joaquin Castro, alongside 42 other cosponsors, introduced the most comprehensive bill yet that would sanction illegal Israeli settlements and ban trade with settlement goods.
Tell your representative to sign on at:
imeupolicy.org/sanctions
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialThe American people want Israel to be held accountable.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialThis vote was important because Section 502B prohibits US military support from going to any country which consistently engages in human rights violations.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialTonight, the Senate voted on a resolution to invoke Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act, which would force the State Department to investigate and issue a report on Israel’s killing of US citizens in the Palestinian West Bank, and its abuse of Palestinian children in military detention.
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@imeupolicy.bsky.socialAlsobrooks Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Booker Cantwell Coons Cortez Masto Duckworth Durbin Gallego Gillibrand Hassan Hickenlooper Heinrich Hirono Kaine Kelly Kim King Klobuchar Lujan Markey Merkley Murray Murphy Ossoff Padilla Paul Peters Reed Rosen Sanders
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialThe following 47 Senators voted YES on a resolution that would require the State Department to investigate and report on Israel’s rampant human rights abuses against Palestinians in the illegally-occupied West Bank, as well as Israel’s killing of 9 US citizens since 2022:
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialBREAKING: Record High 47 Senators Vote To Hold Israel Accountable For Human Rights Violations
@imeupolicy.bsky.social🚨The Senate is expected to vote tonight on a resolution to hold Israel accountable for killing US citizens and abusing Palestinian children in military detention.
Sen. Van Hollen explains his resolution here.
Contact your Senators RIGHT NOW and urge them to vote YES: imeupolicy.org/exposeisrael
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialThat must change. Tell your Senators to vote to investigate Israel at imeupolicy.org/exposeisrael
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialSince 2023, over 1,100 Palestinians and 9 US citizens have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers. Israel is also the only country in the world to routinely place children in military detention, where abuse is systematic. All of this happens with US support and zero accountability.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialSoon the US Senate could vote on a resolution, introduced by @vanhollen.senate.gov, to invoke Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act, forcing the US government to review rampant Israeli human rights abuses in the West Bank, including its abuse of Palestinian children and killings of US citizens.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialYesterday, Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov, @jwrchappell.bsky.social, and Ozden Eygi Bennett joined us to discuss Israel's rampant human rights abuses in the illegally-occupied West Bank, and the 502B resolution Sen. Van Hollen has introduced to hold Israel accountable.
Watch here:
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialThe full results of our polling can be found here:
www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/voters...
@imeupolicy.bsky.social84% of voters, including 86% of Democrats and 82% of Republicans, believe the US should take action to hold Israel accountable if a State Department review found the Israeli government contributed to the harming or killing of US citizens. Actions such as:
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialA vote could come up as soon as this week. Contact your senators and tell them to vote yes now at imeupolicy.org/exposeisrael
@imeupolicy.bsky.social72% of all voters, including 73% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans, support the resolution’s demand for a review of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank. A clear majority of Americans also say Israel should be held to the same standards as any country that receives US assistance.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialA new poll from IMEU Policy Project, and conducted by Data for Progress, finds that 84% of voters, including 83% of Democrats, 86% of Independents, and 82% of Republicans, support a State Department review of US citizens harmed or killed by Israel’s military or Israeli settlers.
@imeupolicy.bsky.socialNext week, the US Senate could vote on a resolution from Sen. Chris Van Hollen and 23 other senators to invoke Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act to force the State Department to review Israel’s actions in the West Bank, including its treatment of Palestinians and killings of US citizens.
@imeupolicy.bsky.social✅84% of Americans support taking concrete action against Israel if a State Department review finds that Israel contributed to the harming or killing of US citizens.
