US Democrat, rights groups warn Israel against West Bank annexation
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and some rights groups have warned Israel against West Bank annexation.
While gathering support from progressive Democrats in the US Congress, Ocasio-Cortez stated that Donald Trump would withhold future US military aid to Israel if the Netanyahu government pushes through planned annexation of Palestinian territories
A coalition of progressive Democratic politicians and Jewish groups are calling for withholding US military aid to Israel in response to planned annexation of Palestinian territories by Israel.
“The United States must remain committed to a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians live with full rights, dignity, and democracy,” Ocasio-Cortez and a dozen other legislators said in the letter.
“We therefore urge you to make clear to the Israeli government that such a move is unacceptable,” they said in the letter addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Five other letters are circulating in the US Jewish community demanding accountability for the Israeli government and concrete actions by US Jewish institutions if a planned annexation goes forward.
Those letters have drawn more than 3,200 signatures, according to IfNotNow, a US Jewish group that opposes the occupation.
“It is time to stop holding America’s number one recipient of military funding – Israel – to a lower standard than we hold all other countries, exempting it from consequences when it violates our most basic values,” said Emily Mayer, political director of IfNotNow.
