As Jews who know our history, we recognize that the US denying entry to, and hindering the movement of, Palestinians facing genocide is the same violent tactic that was used to target our Jewish families fleeing state violence before and during World War II.
When the MS St. Louis circled the coast of Florida in 1939, carrying 907 European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, it was President Roosevelt who made the infamous choice to deny them entry to the United States, forcing them to return to Nazi Germany and their deaths.
It was a choice for the US government to deny safe passage to 907 Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. And right now, as the Israeli military drops bombs drop on over 2 million displaced and starved Palestinians, we know that it is the choice of Israeli officials to enact genocide on Palestinians.
It was a choice for our government to send $30 billion to the Israeli military over the last 22 months, and it is the choice of our elected officials to continue to not call for an arms embargo.
Genocide is not inevitable. It is the product of deliberate choices by people in the US government that have allowed the Israeli government’s genocide to reach this point.
We all have a choice right now. Do we look the other way while genocide is perpetrated against Palestinians in our names, with our tax dollars? Absolutely not. Now is the time to keep up the pressure. Stop arming Israel. Let Gaza Live. jvpaction.com/blockthebombs