For the last 13 months, the Biden administration has backed Benjamin Netanyahu and his brutal war on Gaza to the hilt.

And now, under Donald Trump, it’s about to get even worse. In the words of former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Trump will “give Netanyahu a blank check” to do whatever he wants.¹

In fact, on election night, the Israeli military admitted that it was preparing to expel “the entire population” of northern Gaza, adding that “there is no intention of allowing the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return to their homes.”²

This is the definition of ethnic cleansing — and once Trump is sworn in, the U.S. will no longer even pretend to hold Netanyahu back.

With just two months left before Trump is sworn in, we’re demanding an immediate end to U.S. arms sales to Israel, and Bernie Sanders is leading the way by forcing a Senate vote to block $20 billion in arms sales to Israel.³

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One recent study estimated that at least 114,000 people have been killed, including all war-related causes.⁴ Then this week, a new United Nations report found that 70% of those killed have been women and children.⁵

Over 90% of the population has been displaced. The entire healthcare infrastructure has been destroyed.⁶ In much of Gaza there is no food or water, and Israel has banned the main U.N. agency in charge of providing life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza.⁷

The next two months may be our last chance to block further U.S. weapons sales to Israel and push for a cease-fire. We’ve already mobilized over 100,000 people, and now we’re turning up the heat to support Sen. Bernie Sanders’s resolution to stop the $20 billion weapons sale to Israel.

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With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. The Guardian, “Trump will give Israel ‘blank check’ which may mean all-out war with Iran, says ex-CIA chief,” November 7, 2024.
2. The Guardian, “Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF,” November 6, 2024.
3. Associated Press, “Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel,” September 18, 2024.
4. Mother Jones, “Report: In One Year, More Than 100,000 Deaths in Gaza—Aided by $17.9 Billion From the US,” October 8, 2024.
5. The Guardian, “‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children,” November 8, 2024.
6. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (29 October 2024),” October 29, 2024.
7. The Times of Israel, “US urges Israel to rethink anti-UNRWA laws, warning millions at risk of ‘catastrophe,'” October 29, 2024.

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