Tell Arlington County Board to call for a Permanent Ceasefire!
Arlington County Board: Libby Garvey, Chair; Takis P. Karantonis, Vice-Chair; Matt de Ferranti, Member; Maureen Coffey, Member; and Susan Cunningham, Member
As Arlington residents, we are calling on our city's Human Rights Commission and our City Council to pressure the Arlington county government on a Ceasefire Resolution, calling for a full ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages (including the thousands of Palestinian hostages in Israel). Each day that passes brings unprecedented destruction to Gaza, with the Israeli military killing tens of thousands of Palestinians including children, and endangering the lives of all hostages.
Being right next to Washington D.C., Arlington holds a special position as a human rights leader in Virginia. Arlington is also home to many congressional and Biden administration staff, such as Antony Blinken.
We want our city to hold true to the proclamation that we are a County for All, and to stand up for our shared values of justice, compliance with international law, and human rights.
The text of the resolution that we are working to pass through the Arlington County Board can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeuGnC_7q3OM79FIwFYErMM2Wrsp8fCN1_7KU9TaWfw/edit?usp=sharing
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Como residentes de Arlington, hacemos un llamado a la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de nuestra ciudad y a nuestro Ayuntamiento para que presionen al gobierno del condado de Arlington para que adopte una Resolución de Alto el Fuego, pidiendo un alto el fuego total en Gaza y la liberación de todos los rehenes (incluso los miles de rehenes palestinos en Israel). Cada día que pasa trae consigo una destrucción sin precedentes en Gaza, con el ejército israelí matando a decenas de miles de palestinos, incluidos niños, y poniendo en peligro las vidas de todos los rehenes.
Al estar justo al lado de Washington D.C., Arlington ocupa una posición especial como líder de derechos humanos en Virginia. Arlington también es el hogar de muchos miembros del personal del Congreso y de la administración de Biden, como Antony Blinken.
Queremos que nuestra ciudad se mantenga fiel a la proclamación de que somos un Condado para Todos y defienda nuestros valores compartidos de justicia, cumplimiento del derecho internacional y derechos humanos.
El texto de la resolución que estamos trabajando para aprobar por la Junta del Condado de Arlington se puede encontrar aquí (en la página 3):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeuGnC_7q3OM79FIwFYErMM2Wrsp8fCN1_7KU9TaWfw/edit?usp=sharing
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باعتبارنا من سكان أرلينغتون، فإننا ندعو لجنة حقوق الإنسان في مدينتنا ومجلس مدينتنا للضغط على حكومة مقاطعة أرلينغتون بشأن قرار وقف إطلاق النار، والدعوة إلى وقف كامل لإطلاق النار في غزة وإطلاق سراح جميع الرهائن (بما في ذلك آلاف الرهائن الفلسطينيين في إسرائيل). . كل يوم يمر يجلب دمارا غير مسبوق إلى غزة، حيث يقتل الجيش الإسرائيلي عشرات الآلاف من الفلسطينيين، بما في ذلك الأطفال، ويعرض حياة جميع الرهائن للخطر.
اولكونها بجوار واشنطن العاصمة، تحتل أرلينغتون مكانة خاصة كقائدة لحقوق الإنسان في فرجينيا. تعد أرلينغتون أيضًا موطنًا للعديد من موظفي الكونجرس وإدارة بايدن، مثل أنتوني بلينكن.
نريد أن تلتزم مدينتنا بإعلان أننا مقاطعة للجميع، وأن ندافع عن قيمنا المشتركة المتمثلة في العدالة، والامتثال للقانون الدولي، وحقوق الإنسان.
يمكن العثور على نص القرار الذي نعمل على تمريره من خلال مجلس مقاطعة أرلينغتون هنا (في الصفحة 5)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeuGnC_7q3OM79FIwFYErMM2Wrsp8fCN1_7KU9TaWfw/edit?usp=sharing
Petition by
To:
Arlington County Board: Libby Garvey, Chair; Takis P. Karantonis, Vice-Chair; Matt de Ferranti, Member; Maureen Coffey, Member; and Susan Cunningham, Member
From:
[Your Name]
WHEREAS, all human life is precious, and the targeting of civilians, no matter their faith or ethnicity, is a violation of international humanitarian law;
WHEREAS, US one-sided support for Israel was a major cause of the attack on the Pentagon on 9/11/2001;
WHEREAS, on October 26th, the United Nations General Assembly, in a near unanimous vote, called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian ceasefire and hostage release; and
WHEREAS we celebrate our international diversity and commit to intercultural, interfaith equality and dialogue;
WHEREAS, people living in occupied Palestine have already experienced tremendous loss of life, displacement, and violence, and hundreds of thousands of lives are at imminent risk; and
WHEREAS, the County of Arlington prides ourselves in being a County for All. As a refugee resettlement city, we are deeply affected by the turmoil in occupied Palestine; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government holds immense diplomatic and appropriations powers to save lives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Arlington County Council, on behalf of our community, implores our US Congressional delegation, both in the Senate and House of Representatives, to join us in urging the Biden administration to:
1) Call for an unconditional, immediate, and permanent cease-fire in Palestine and Israel to urgently end the current violence; and,
2) Promptly restore funding of UNRWA, send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza; and,
3) Immediately review and comply with the Leahy Law and other U.S. legislation on the providing of all weapons to any country, and,
4) Negotiate the release of the Palestinian hostages.
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Arlington County Board values the harmony that exists in our diverse community, and advocates for the dignity and safety of all residents, regardless of religion, race, or nation of origin; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Arlington County Board asks the County Clerk to quickly forward copies of this resolution to the President of the United States and Arlington County’s Congressional Delegation.