Join us in demanding that Bishop David J. Walkowiak, of the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, make a public statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to demand that the US government end all US Military Aid to Israel.

Bishop David J. Walkowiak is the moral leader of one of the most influential spiritual traditions in West Michigan, thus it is his duty to condemn the current genocidal campaign by Israel against the Palestinians living in Gaza. The International Criminal Court has named what Israel is doing to the Palestinians as genocidal.

To date, there have been nearly 30,000 Palestinians killed by the Israel military campaign in Gaza, with the majority of those civilians, including over 11,500 children. In addition, the Palestinians living in Gaza are facing massive food shortages, along with limited access to water. Lastly, most of the hospitals and other health care facilities in Gaza have been destroyed from the Israeli military assault.

It is imperative that Bishop David J. Walkowiak condemn such actions. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” In this instance, it applies both to the Israeli and the United States governments.”

Bishop David J. Walkowiak has spoken out against other political matters, based on his previous statements, which people can view at this link.