After 11 months of genocide in Gaza the UN Security Council has yet to make any effective action to halt Israel’s attack on Palestinians. UN member states have made individual and joint attempts to make it increasingly difficult for Israel to conduct this genocide. UN member states have previously voted overwhelmingly in support of peace and recognition of Palestine which has been met with a Security Council veto most consistently by the United States. It is clear what is needed is a united effort to do what the Security Council can not, which is to enact peace through resolution 377 (V) which would allow for member states to take action over the Security Council.
On Monday, September 16 during NYC Peace Week, we will deliver this petition to UN Member States DEMANDING they take action now! Sign below and demand immediate peace in Gaza!
We, the undersigned, urge the United Nations to take real and effective actions to prevent Israel’s continued genocidal acts against the Palestinians of Gaza by passing the “Uniting for Peace” resolution. This resolution, also known as General Assembly Resolution 377(V), gives the United Nations General Assembly the power to take action if the Security Council fails to maintain international peace and security.
All countries that are a part of the UN are obligated, under the Geneva Convention, to use whatever influence they have to prevent and stop violations of international humanitarian law including the use of starvation as a weapon of war, collective punishment, and acts in violation of the Genocide Convention – all of which Israel has been credibly accused of.
Routinely, the United States as a member of the Security Council vetoed important resolutions at the UN that would have either supported a ceasefire in Gaza or otherwise held Israel accountable for its war crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The United States should not be able to make life or death decisions – against the popular opinion of the entire world and the United Nations. The US and Israel have acted with impunity for eleven months, and the Uniting for Peace resolution would make it more possible for the UN to halt the ongoing genocide effectively.
We are demanding member states to support a “Uniting for Peace” resolution to obtain a permanent ceasefire, and effective sanctions against Israel to end its decades of lawlessness.
Sincerely,