March 25, 2024 - Americans for Peace Now (APN) strongly supports President Biden’s
decision to allow passage of the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The resolution demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, that would lead to a lasting and
sustainable ceasefire. It also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
The US vetoed three earlier ceasefire resolutions and continues to provide Israel with military aid. Now, in
the wake of Netanyahu’s cancellation of an Israeli delegation’s visit to Washington to discuss the invasion of
Rafah, President Biden should be clear that the US will oppose any Rafah operations that compromise the safety of
the more than one million civilians there. Additionally, we call upon the administration to follow the existing US
law that conditions continuing military aid on the free flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza civilians.
APN’s President and CEO Hadar Susskind said: “Netanyahu can cancel his ministers' trips and
throw tantrums, but refusing to engage with Israel’s only powerful ally will achieve nothing other than deepening
its isolation. If Netanyahu moves forward with a Rafah operation without agreement with the US, he will demonstrate
once again that he is prioritizing his own political survival over the future of the people of Israel. This war
needs to come to an end. Until it does, President Biden should make sure that any US aid is used only in compliance
with US law.”