Arise & Resist
Sign-on Letter for Massachusetts Organizations in Support of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval

Dear Senators Markey and Warren and Massachusetts House members,

We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to cosponsor and vote in favor of the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block the delivery by President Trump of an additional $12B of U.S.weapons to Israel, over and above the record-breaking amount of $25.9B in weapons already sent by the Biden administration between October 7, 2023 and January 20, 2025.

The resolutions are S.J.Res.20, 21, 22, 23 and S.J. Res. 32, 33, 34, 35 in the Senate, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, and H.J.Res. 68, 69, 70, and 71, introduced by Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Rashida Tlaib.

The weapons include: Bombs, direct attack munitions, missiles, warheads, bulldozers, as well as fusers, primers, charges, and any spare or repair parts for such weapons.

JRDs also prohibit: training equipment and U.S. software, engineering, technology, and logistics support.

We woke up on March 18, 2025 to read "Massacre at 2 am: Israel Resumes Indiscriminate Attacks Against Gaza, Killing Over 400 People".  We learned that this massacre resulted in one of the largest single-day death tolls of the past 17 months. Within the next 72 hours, Israel had killed 700 Palestinians, 400 of whom were women and children, blown up Gaza's only cancer hospital, and resumed ground invasion of Gaza. The slaughter has continued since then.

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu chose to end the ceasefire that Israel and Hamas had agreed to, rather than enter the second phase, and vowed that future negotiations will be held “under fire”.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military is carrying out devastating attacks on the West Bank that have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians and killed hundreds. Israel has also intensified air strikes on Southern Lebanon, including recent strikes on the densely populated city of Tyre, that demonstrate a similar disregard for the protection of civilians.

Continued arms transfers to Israel are contrary to U.S. laws, which include restrictions on arms transfers to any country based on human rights, international humanitarian law, and humanitarian assistance criteria. For example, Section 520I of the Foreign Assistance Act prohibits military aid to any country that restricts the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance. The Trump administration is in blatant disregard of these standards.

Senators Markey and Warren, and Massachusetts House representatives, we call upon you to demonstrate that you oppose further suffering and stand for the rule of law and the protection of civilians by supporting the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval. Every day the cruel killing and destruction continues brings lasting shame on the U.S as Israel's main weapons supplier.

NOT ANOTHER BOMB!
 

Signed,

Massachusetts Peace Action
Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine
CD8 for Palestine
Jewish Voice for Peace Boston

Amherst Books
Arlington for Palestine
Berkshires Democratic Socialists of America
Boston Democratic Socialists of America
Boston University Palestinian Liberation Coalition
Boston Workers Circle
Center for Nonviolent Solutions
Committee for Peace and Human Rights
Congolese American Women Empowerment and Leadership, Inc.
Council on American Islamic Relations, Massachusetts (CAIR-MA)
Demilitarize Western Massachusetts
Doctors Against Genocide
Dorchester People for Peace
Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution
Hampshire College Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine
Hampshire College Students for Justice in Palestine
House of Peace, Inc
Jamaica Plain for Palestine
Jamaica Plain Progressives
Leahy Fast for Palestine
MA Green-Rainbow Party
Maynard for Palestine
MTA Rank and File for Palestine
National Iranian American Council Massachusetts Chapter
Needham for Palestine
New England Peace Pagoda - Nipponzan Myohoji
Newton Dialogues on Peace and War
North Shore Friends (Quakers)
Olive Branch Fair Trade Inc.
Our Revolution Cambridge
Our Revolution Massachusetts
Palestine Advocacy Project
Pax Christi Massachusetts
Progressive Democrats of America
Quincy for Palestine
Raising Luminaries
River Valley for Gaza Healthcare
Sawa: Newton-Area Alliance for Peace and Justice
SE MA Coalition for a Free Palestine
Smedley D. Butler Brigade, Veterans for Peace Chapter 9, Boston
Somerville for Palestine
The Peacemakers Network
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
United American Indians of New England
Watertown Citizens for Peace and Common Security
Wellfleet for Palestine

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