Janet Simmon: US must stop sending aid to Israel to bomb Palestinians

To The Daily Sun,

Since the horror of Oct. 7 the entire Gaza Strip has been devastated: hospitals, schools and food sources wiped out. After massive killing of innocents we have heard the Israeli administration say, “it was an accident,” “we had evidence,” “just an unavoidable mistake.” We have heard six months of “excuses” with little or no evidence.

Now Israel’s hand is exposed. Since bombing a consulate in Damascus, making undocumented accusations against UNRWA employees, and bombing three World Central Kitchen vehicles the world can see that this destruction was planned and vastly beyond a response to the October attack.

The Israeli administration has been working up to taking over the Gaza Strip. Remember Harry Truman’s words, “bit by bit” and see how the Palestinians of Gaza and the West Bank have been deprived of their land, their homes, their dignity, their cultural institutions.

The United States is complicit. Our Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas have voted to send weapons to Israel despite words of concern over their use in opposition to international law. The people of New Hampshire can see that our entire delegation is out of step with common sense and humanity.

We must stop sending billions of dollars and tons of bombs and hundreds of planes which enable this plan to eliminate the Palestinians from their land.

Janet Simmon

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