Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali, Cynthia Nixon and Ilana Glazer Call on U.S. to End Illegal Arms Sales to Israel in New Artists4Ceasefire Campaign

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19484886

Artists4Ceasefire, the industry collective that has been pushing for an end to the current war in Gaza (and whose pin badges were worn by various attendees at this year’s Oscars ceremony), is spearheading a new initiative calling for a halt to illegal arms sales to Israel.

Through a partnership with artist Shepard Fairey and several humanitarian organizations — including Oxfam America, ActionAid USA and War Child Alliance/Children in Conflict — the group has launched a call to action bearing the message “Ceasefire Now, Stop Weapons, Save Lives” that urges the halt to what it says are “weapons transfers that violate U.S. and international law.” Such laws state it is illegal to supply or use weapons to commit “grave human rights violations,” including striking schools or hospitals, restricting humanitarian aid, and killing children.

  • @givesomefucksEnglish
    56•10 days ago

    “Our demand is simple — our elected leaders must enforce existing U.S. and international humanitarian laws that prohibit the use of military assistance to commit ‘grave human rights violations,’” said Ruffalo, who has long been an advocate for Palestinian rights and has spoken out against Israeli military aggression. Ruffalo noted that the U.K. had recently announced that it was halting 30 arms exports licenses to Israel, something he said was “not enough, but it’s a start, and more than the U.S., the biggest supplier of arms and weapons to Netanyahu and the state of Israel, has done.”

    Too many people want to just ignore that every shipment of weapons breaks both US and international law…

    Both parties support ignoring the law, and unfortunately lots of Americans only care if “the other team” breaks the law. With both sides being corrupt on this issue, most people will just stick their heads in the sand and ignore all the broken laws.

    • FenrirIII
      -18•9 days ago

      What laws are being broken?

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
        29•9 days ago

        Selling weapons to an entity that you know will use them to commit atrocities is illegal under US law, and supporting genocide is illegal under international law. There.

      • @David_Eight
        27•9 days ago

        I’m not a lawyer so don’t quote me but, I’m pretty sure genocide is illegal.

      • @Linkerbaan
        8•9 days ago

        Leahy laws;

        The Leahy Laws or Leahy amendments are U.S. human rights laws that prohibit the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign security force units that violate human rights with impunity. It is named after its principal sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont).