Jewish advocacy group says US-backed Israel fuelling war, genocide

In Washington, the advocacy organisation Jewish Voice for Peace demanded “an immediate halt” to Israeli attacks on Iran, warning that the escalation could ignite a “full blown regional war”.

Posting its statement online, the group argued that “Decades of internationally backed impunity for the Israeli government’s war crimes against Palestinians and unconditional military funding from the US have brought us to this point.”

Washington supplies Israel with at least  $3.8bn in military aid every year and has approved extra packages since Israel launched its Gaza offensive in October 2023.

“Amid its escalation with Iran, the Israeli government continues to escalate its brutal slaughter and starvation of Palestinians with the funding and backing of the US,” the statement continued.

It ended with a stark appeal: “Israel is committing genocide and instigating regional war. The US must stop arming Israel NOW.”