Since last October the Israeli government has killed 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza and displaced 2 million from their homes. In that same time, the US government has provided more than 12 billion dollars in military aid to Israel. As Biden himself has even admitted, US bombs have been used to carry out war crimes. Meanwhile, cities like Chicago are struggling to get the federal funding we need to revitalize our public transit system, fully fund our public schools, house the homeless, and provide other essential social services.

President Biden needs to act now and end all US aid and military support for Israel, support efforts to hold Israel accountable for their countless violations of international law, and to work to establish one democratic state for the people or Israel and Palestine.