Standing Together is calling on Israelis to refuse the drive to renewed war.

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Today, after our dangerous and murderous government resumed airstrikes in Gaza, we are calling the Israeli public to refuse. To refuse the endless war, to refuse to kill and be killed for the sake of the extreme right survival in power. We need every possible support so our struggle–in the streets and the media–will be the most powerful.

Today is the day we have been dreading since the ceasefire began: our leadership has made their abandonment of the hostages and disdain for human life in Gaza official once again. In the past 24 hours, over 400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza; women, men, children, and elderly people who lost their lives in an instant. 

Our extremist government ministers are doing everything they can to continue this assault on Gaza forever and stay in power, and each single one of us must refuse to let them do this. We refuse to accept a never-ending war that kills entire families just because the far-right is addicted to violence, prefers resettling Gaza at the expense of everyone living in this land, and refuses to pursue a political solution. We refuse to accept a war that kills the hostages instead of bringing them home alive. 

This government has no majority, no mandate from the public, and no legitimacy. Recent polls show that only 2 out of every 10 people in Israel support continuing the war over a complete ceasefire and return of hostages. It is our duty as Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel to refuse to be complicit, to refuse to stand by as our government continues to destroy our future. There was a ceasefire that stopped the killing and freed the hostages. The government chose to collapse it because they are willing to destroy our future just to hold on to power. 

We refuse to kill and be killed in this war. Out of love for this place and the people who live here, and a deep concern for our shared future, we are leading a call that many have already joined: We must refuse to fight for Netanyahu.

We need you here with us. In the coming days, we will bring thousands to the streets, calling on everyone in our society to refuse this never-ending war. Strengthen our call to refuse Netanyahu’s political survival war by sharing it with your friends and family, and directly impact our work on the ground by donating to help fund our local campaign and cover the costs of busses to mobilize the public to key protests and printing signs and posters to cover the public space with our messaging.

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