Rep. Delia Ramirez Just Introduced the Block the Bombs Act. It’s Past Time for Every Elected Official to Cut Off U.S. Military Aid to Israel Dear Email, On June 1st, the Madleen (a ship organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition) departed from Catania, Italy, carrying unarmed civilians and life-saving humanitarian aid to Palestinians trapped in Gaza. On board are parliamentarians, journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders, risking their lives to deliver food, medicine, and baby formula to a population deliberately starved by an occupying power. They are taking this risk because Israel’s man-made famine, mass displacement, and ongoing genocide are not up for debate. But they are sailing into danger because Israel has made clear that even humanitarian aid is a target. WE NEED YOU TO TAKE TWO URGENT ACTIONS TODAY: -
Tell your Members of Congress to support the Block the Bombs Act. No more U.S. weapons for war crimes. No more enabling genocide. - Demand they speak out now to protect the Freedom Flotilla and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Nobody should be targeted for delivering OR seeking food.
 Last month, Israeli forces attacked another Freedom Flotilla vessel and, in the past week alone, they’ve bombed food distribution points in Gaza twice, turning aid lines into sites of mass death. Israel has blocked nearly all aid since March, and continues to decimate whatever remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure with full U.S. support. Since October 2023, Israel has used U.S.-supplied bombs, artillery, and tank rounds to kill well over 62,614 Palestinians (a very conservative estimate), destroy hospitals, schools, and places of worship, and forcibly displace over 90% of Gaza’s population. Now, with Trump’s backing, Netanyahu’s government is doubling down on its genocide, intensifying the famine that’s starving Palestinians and continuing the relentless slaughter of civilians. That’s why the Block the Bombs Act, introduced today by Rep. Delia Ramirez, is urgent and necessary. It would finally cut off the most lethal offensive weapons, many of which have been used to massacre civilians in Gaza. This is a crucial step toward ending U.S. complicity in genocide—cutting off the greenlighting and bankrolling of mass atrocities—and reclaiming Congress’s power to stop them.  We are far beyond the time for symbolic gestures. This is a human catastrophe made possible by U.S. backing. The people of Gaza are not collateral damage. Humanitarian aid is not a threat. And silence and neutrality in this moment are nothing but betrayal of the highest form. Tell Congress and urge everyone in your community to do the same: Every single American needs to be flooding the offices of our elected officials right now. We will be remembered for what we chose to ignore or for what we chose to fight for. In solidarity,
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action | 
