BOSTON PROTEST AGAINST NETANYAHU’S DC VISIT
Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 2 pm - Boston Common Bandstand. Station, Boston
Boston - The Boston Coalition for Palestine is rallying in protest of Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress on July 24th. For over 9 months, Netanyahu has led the genocidal assault and blockade of Gaza, which has been enabled by our politicians and public funds on the local and national levels. Public funds could and should be used for the benefit of people and communities here in Massachusetts and the United States as opposed to causing the unimaginable pain and suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
Netanyahu has repeatedly acted in bad faith during ceasefire negotiations and has been accused of intentionally prolonging Israel’s war on Gaza for personal and political gain. Recent media reports also indicate that arrest warrants are expected to be issued against Netanyahu and others in his government in connection with war crimes they have committed and continue to commit in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
President Biden and other U.S. officials, including
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, have committed the genocide in lock step with
Netanyahu, approving arms deal after arms deal, despite promising the people
that the invasion of Rafah - which has been ongoing for over two months - would
be a red line. Instead of condemning Netanyahu’s brutal assault on Gaza and
refusal to allow humanitarian aid to reach those who most need it, our
politicians invited and are welcoming Netanyahu to our country’s capital to deliver
a speech to congress and continue to vote, including Senator Warren and Senator
Markey, to send billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu. The
contradictions between the will of the people - who do not favor US funding of Israel and the actions of the
US government have never been more clear. Simultaneously, the conditions of
massacre, starvation, and rampant public health catastrophe in Gaza could not
be more urgent.
A portion of the U.S. aid to Israel is funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which alone sends over $130 million to Israel every year. These funds could (and should instead) be used to provide housing for over 15,000 families or free or low cost healthcare to over 45,000 children.
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