Washington, DC — On Monday, Demand Progress and a coalition of 56 other progressive, faith-based, humanitarian, and foreign policy advocacy groups launched the No More Weapons for Israel’s War campaign. This month, for the first time ever, the U.S. Senate will hold yes-or-no votes on arms sales to Israel. The grassroots campaign will drive their millions of supporters to call on senators to support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that could block transfers of certain offensive weapons like tank and artillery shells and Joint Direct Attack Munitions to the Israeli military. 

• View the No More Weapons for Israel’s War website

U.S. law and the Biden administration’s arms transfer policy prohibit arms transfers to countries responsible for gross violations of human rights and that restrict U.S. humanitarian aid. With the support of more than $20 billion in U.S. funding, the Israeli military’s “indiscriminate bombing” has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and displaced more than a million others. Additionally, humanitarian groups report that Israel continues to block food and medicine from reaching Gazans, leading to mass starvation and disease outbreaks.

Diverse, Anti-War Coalition Launches Grassroots Campaign Ahead of First-Ever Senate Vote on Arms Sales to Israel by Demand Progress, November 11, 2024