AMP calls on the Trump administration to immediately restrain Israel and hold it to its obligations Dear Email, Over the last week, Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza. Since early this morning, Israeli attacks have claimed the lives of at least 23 more people, including two children. The Trump administration claims it brokered a ceasefire and a so-called “peace plan.” That claim collapses the moment you look at the facts. Israel has continued bombing, killing, and collectively punishing Palestinians without interruption. There has been no enforcement, no restraint, and no accountability. What the administration has actually imposed is political cover, allowing genocide to continue under the empty label of a ceasefire that the entire world can see through. What is being sold as “peace” bears no resemblance to the reality Palestinians are living through.  More than 550 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the U.S.-brokered “ceasefire” came into effect in October. Israel has not fulfilled a single obligation under the so-called peace plan the administration brokered. There has been no sustained halt to attacks, no protection for civilians, no lifting of the siege, and no guarantee of humanitarian access. Instead, Israel’s blockade of Gaza remains fully in place, in direct violation of its obligations under the so-called peace plan. Humanitarian aid is still being obstructed, delayed, and deliberately restricted. Food, fuel, medical supplies, and basic necessities remain subject to Israeli control and denial. The reopening of the Rafah crossing was presented as relief after 18 months of complete siege, but in reality, it has only further exposed how calculated, cruel, and dehumanizing Israel’s policy toward Palestinians truly is. Movement through Rafah remains tightly controlled by Israel, even for medical evacuations. Only a small number of patients have been allowed to leave, while thousands are still trapped. Even cases classified by the World Health Organization as urgent and life-saving are subjected to a slow, invasive Israeli military screening process that routinely delays or blocks care altogether. Patients are notified, canceled, re-notified, and left in limbo while their conditions worsen. Deliberate suffering continues to be imposed on Palestinians, while the world watches and Trump continues to boast about brokering peace. Under both U.S. and international law, continued violations of this scale should trigger accountability and the withholding of military aid. Instead of doing that, the United States approved yet another ($6.7 billion) weapons deal for Israel just last week, once again making clear how little Palestinian life is valued by this administration. AMP calls on the Trump administration to immediately restrain Israel and hold it to its obligations. That means withholding military aid to Israel, enforcing a real ceasefire, lifting the blockade, guaranteeing full and unhindered humanitarian access, and allowing urgent medical evacuations without delay or political interference. Anything less is continued U.S. complicity and a deliberate choice to enable ongoing atrocities. In solidarity,
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) |
