Townhall on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the ongoing occupation in Palestine

Frank Pallone

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said in a report this month that all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity with imminent in famine in parts of Gaza.

More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including more than 12,000 children and 9,000 women.

Israel continues to limit aid trucks entering Gaza.

On March 27th, Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories stated, There are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is “committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza”.

In the same week, Annelle Sheline, PhD, foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, resigned stating "So many of my colleagues feel betrayed. I write for myself but speak for many others, including Feds United for Peace, a group mobilizing for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that represents federal workers in their personal capacities across the country, and across 30 federal agencies and departments. After four years of then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to cripple the department, State employees embraced Biden’s pledge to rebuild American diplomacy. For some, US support for Ukraine against Russia’s illegal occupation and bombardment seemed to reestablish America’s moral leadership. Yet the administration continues to enable Israel’s illegal occupation and destruction of Gaza."


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NJ 6 for Palestine
Fords, NJ

To: Frank Pallone
From: [Your Name]

Your constituents are concerned about the ongoing deteriorating humanitarian crisis happening in Gaza.

On March 27th, Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories stated, There are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is “committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza”.

In the same week, Annelle Sheline, PhD, foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, resigned stating "...the administration continues to enable Israel’s illegal occupation and destruction of Gaza".

Because of the seriousness of this crisis, the signers of this petition call on you to hold a town hall to discuss what you will do to help end the crisis. Because of the urgency of the issue, we call on you to take this request seriously and to provide a prompt response.