CMEP Action Alert: Encourage Your Representative to support the Ceasefire Now Resolution!
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) is deeply saddened by the continued violence, bloodshed, and unfathomable level of grief felt by the many Israelis and Palestinians who have lost friends and loved ones. A protracted Israeli military offensive, including a possible ground invasion, could result in considerably more deaths and a broader regional war. CMEP denounces all forms of violence in this conflict and calls for an immediate ceasefire.
We have encouraged our supporters to ask their Congressional members to call for a ceasefire in Israel/Palestine. Now, there is a Congressional Resolution, introduced by Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib doing just that. HRes 786 demands an “immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine.”
Alongside Reps. Bush and Tlaib, the Resolution is currently supported by Reps. Jayapal, Frost, Carson, Barbara Lee, Ramirez, Bowman, Watson Coleman, Chuy Garcia, Joshua Jackson, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, Velazquez, Summer Lee, Casar, and Adams.
HRes 786 calls on the Biden administration to “urgently end the current violence” and open up corridors to Gaza for “humanitarian assistance.” Each day without a ceasefire will just bring more suffering, pain, and death to civilians in Israel/Palestine.
To read more about the resolution and its contents, click here!