{"id":29114,"date":"2023-10-16T11:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=29114"},"modified":"2023-10-16T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:31:53","slug":"house-progressives-to-biden-pressure-israel-to-end-assault-on-gaza-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/house-progressives-to-biden-pressure-israel-to-end-assault-on-gaza-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"House Progressives to Biden: Pressure Israel to End Assault on Gaza Civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) (left) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) (right) hold a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel’s massive attack on Gaza “must be carried out according to international law and take all due measures to limit harm to innocent civilians,” asserted 55 House Democrats.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BRETT WILKINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 13, 2023 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Israeli forces continued to lay waste to entire neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip\u2014 killing<\/a> at least 1,900 Palestinians including more than 600 children\u201455 House Democrats on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to pressure Israel to limit harm to civilians ahead of an anticipated massive ground assault on the besieged territory, home to 2.3 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are deeply concerned about the order to evacuate over a million civilians out of northern Gaza and the devastating humanitarian consequences that would ensue,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter<\/a> to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken led by Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal<\/a> (D-Wash.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Mark Pocan<\/a> (D-Wis.), and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As both the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights said, imposing a complete siege on Gaza and depriving 2.3 million Palestinian civilians who have nowhere else to go\u2014half of whom are children\u2014of food, water, and electricity, would be a violation of international humanitarian law,” the letter states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter urges Biden administration officials to communicate to Israel’s government that its response to the Hamas-led attack that killed more than 1,300 Israeli soldiers and civilians “must be carried out according to international law and take all due measures to limit harm to innocent civilians.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we continue to condemn Hamas' horrific attack on Israel, @RepSchakowsky<\/a>, @RepMarkPocan<\/a>, @RepMcGovern<\/a> & I led 55 members urging the US to ensure adherence to int'l humanitarian law, protection of innocent civilians in Gaza, & full humanitarian assistance. Read the letter below. pic.twitter.com\/4KydHgs40p<\/a><\/p>— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>