AIUSA Toolkit: Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel

young boy in front of destroyed building in Gaza
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URGENT! Help Pass Resolution to Save Lives in Gaza

Ensure our taxpayer dollars aren’t being used to commit violations of international law against civilians.

Days have turned into a year — we’ve watched in devastation as tens of thousands of people have been killed, families ripped apart, hostages taken into captivity, and lives upended amid the ongoing violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.

This toolkit provides guidance for Amnesty members and supporters to take action in supporting our calls. 

TOPSHOT - People walk past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 17, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the besieged Palestinian territory. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)
(BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

JOIN THE CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE

Send a letter to Congress and President Biden urging them to demand an immediate ceasefire to prevent further loss of civilian lives.


GAZA CITY, GAZA - OCTOBER 14: Fire breaks out on the tents of displaced Palestinians after Israeli attacks in the garden of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza on October 14, 2024. According to preliminary findings, at least 3 people were killed and 40 people were injured (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)
(Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)

DEMAND A STOP TO WEAPONS TRANSFER

Tell President Biden and Congress to immediately suspend weapons transfers to the Israeli government.


Amnesty International USA members drop off materials to Capitol
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Engage with your elected officials

Drop off Amnesty research and materials at the District offices of your Members of Congress.


Amnesty International USA protest at White House demanding stop weapons transfers to Israel
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Call the White House comment line

Urge President Biden to: 

  • Suspend all weapons sales transfers to the Israeli government
  • Use all leverage to bring about an immediate and permanent ceasefire
  • Demand unfettered humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip
Call (281) 572-5571

The phone line is open Tuesday-Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm ET.

Amnesty is calling on President Joe Biden to: 

  1. Immediately suspend the direct and indirect supply, sale, or transfer to the Israeli government of all weapons, munitions, and other military and security equipment. We ask that the U.S. government commit to implementing the administration’s own policies and U.S. law regarding human rights and civilian harm reduction and to abide by international law.
  2. Use all leverage to effectuate an immediate and permanent ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent further loss of civilian lives, enable the safe return of remaining hostages, and ensure access to life-saving aid for people in Gaza amidst an unprecedented human-made humanitarian catastrophe.
  3. Demand the lifting of all restrictions on delivery of urgent humanitarian aid, including fuel, food and medical supplies, to the Gaza Strip in sufficient quantities to meet the dire needs of the civilian population, and urge the Israeli government to immediately restore Gaza’s supply of electricity, water, fuel, and food and rescind its unlawful evacuation orders;
  4. Demand that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza release all civilian hostages unconditionally and immediately and treat all those being held captive humanely, including by providing medical treatment, pending their release.
  5. Call on the Israeli government to lift the unlawful 16-year air, land, and sea blockade on Gaza.
  6. Support the International Criminal Court in urgently expediting its ongoing investigation into evidence of war crimes and other crimes under international law.
  7. Call on the Israeli government to end its unlawful occupation of Palestine and to dismantle its apartheid system imposed on all Palestinians.