Jewish Voice for Peace: Stop imminent genocide of Palestinians

Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an anti-Zionist activist organisation, issued a statement on Wednesday, calling on all people “to stop the imminent genocide of Palestinians.”

“We demand our government work towards de-escalation, that it immediately stop sending weapons to the Israeli military,” the US-based group's statement added. 

The organisation offered their condolences for the Israelis killed and denounced crimes committed by Hamas, saying that there is no justification for the killing of civilians. 

The statement also stated that “Israeli and American governments are weaponising these deaths to fuel a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza…this war is a continuation of the Nakba, when in 1948, tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing violence sought refuge in Gaza.” 

According to JVP, the US is “enabling the Israeli government’s atrocities,” by sending weapons to Israel and “spreading racist, hateful and incendiary rhetoric.”