Tlaib Introduces Two Resolutions Standing with the People of Lebanon against the U.S.-backed Israeli Invasion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), introduced two resolutions to stand with the people of Lebanon against the devastating bombing campaign and ground invasion of their country by the Israeli military and to end U.S. support for this illegal invasion. This legislative package includes a House Resolution Standing with the People of Lebanon Against the Illegal Invasion, War Crimes, and Ethnic Cleansing Perpetrated by the State of Israel and Lebanon War Powers Resolution.

“Thousands of families in our district with strong ties to Lebanon are living through immense pain,” said Congresswoman Tlaib. “Many have lost loved ones, watched their grandparent’s towns and villages be completely destroyed, and seen relatives uprooted from their homes not knowing if they will ever be able to return. We are witnessing the same genocidal playbook used against Palestinians in Gaza, now in Lebanon. Israeli leaders are openly celebrating it. This ethnic cleansing campaign is only possible because of U.S. support, funded by our tax dollars. We must act now to stop these crimes against humanity and illegal invasion of Lebanon.”

The Israeli government’s latest assault on Lebanon has already killed over 1,116 people, including 121 children. Over 1.2 million people—around one fifth of Lebanon’s entire population—have been forcibly displaced from their homes and told by the Israeli military that they will not be allowed to return. High-ranking Israeli government and military officials have openly announced plans for Lebanon that involve implementing, in their own words, “the Gaza model, but in Lebanon” and an intent to ethnically cleanse and indefinitely occupy Lebanese territory.

The House Resolution Standing with the People of Lebanon Against the Illegal Invasion, War Crimes, and Ethnic Cleansing Perpetrated by the State of Israel calls on the United States to use its immense leverage to force an end to the Israeli military invasion, reject threats of territorial expansion and the illegal occupation of Lebanese territory, investigate and prosecute war crimes, end U.S. support and participation in this invasion, deliver unconditional humanitarian and reconstruction aid, extend Temporary Protected Status for Lebanese nationals in the United States, and support the safe and inalienable right of return of all displaced Lebanese to their homes.

The evidence of war crimes committed by the Israeli military in this invasion is apparent: it has ordered the forced displacement of around 15 percent of Lebanon’s entire territory under threat of indiscriminate violence; targeted medical facilities, ambulances, and first responders; destroyed critical civilian infrastructure, including homes, apartment buildings, churches, mosques, bridges, electricity networks, water and sanitation networks; and has fired white phosphorous on residential neighborhoods.
 
This legislation is endorsed by: 99 Coalition, A New Policy, Action Corps, ActionAid USA, Adalah Justice Project, Afghans For A Better Tomorrow, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Albuquerque DSA, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action), Arab American Civic Council, Arab American Civil Right League, Arab American Heritage Council, Arab American Institute (AAI), Arab Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party, Arab Resource & Organizing Center Action (AROC Action), Beyt Tikkun, Borderlands for Equity, CAIR Action, CAIR Washington, Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, CODEPINK, CodePink Detroit, Community Alliance for Peace and Justice, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Defending Rights & Dissent, Democratic Socialists of America, Detroit Anti-War Committee, Disability Justice for Palestine, Emgage MI, Engineers Against Apartheid, Environmentalists Against War, For the Binat, Forensic Architecture, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gen-Z for Change, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ, Hind Rajab Foundation, Hindus for Human Rights Action, Historians for Peace and Democracy, IMEU Policy Project, Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Institute for Policy Studies New Internationalism Project, Islamic Society Of Central Jersey, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, Jewish Voice for Peace Albuquerque, Just Foreign Policy, Justice Democrats, Justice is Global, Justice4Palestine Actions Enablement Network (J4P), Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War, Lansing Area Peace Education Center, Macomb Defenders Rising, MADRE, Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego, MARUF CT, Massachusetts Peace Action, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Metro Detroit DSA, Michigan Coalition Against Genocide, Michigan Divest, MidEast: Just Peace, Minnesota Peace Project, Moratorium Now Coalition, Movement for Black Lives Action Fund (M4BL Action Fund), MPower Change Action Fund, MPower Change Action Fund , Musicians Against Genocide, Muslim Civic Coalition, Muslim Counterpublics Lab, Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Muslims for Just Futures, Muslims United PAC, National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & Michigan Chapter, National Nurses United, NEPA DSA, New Hampshire Peace Action, NH World Fellowship Center, New Mexico Alliance for Justice in Palestine, North Carolina Peace Action, OF/BY/FOR, Orange County for Justice in Palestine, Peace Action, Organize for Peace, Our Revolution, Peace Action of Michigan, Peace Justice Sustainability NOW!, Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corps, Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee, Progressive Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party, Progressive Democrats of America – Central New Mexico, Progressive Peace Coalition, Project South, Queer Folk®, Inc., Rabbis for Ceasefire, Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice, ReThinking Foreign Policy, RootsAction, San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, Stand up Fight back Southeastern Michigan, State Wide Indivisible Michigan (SWIM), The American Council for Judaism, The Justice Coalition, The Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), The People’s Coalition, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), Transition Security Project, United Church of Christ, United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR), US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Veterans For Peace, Veterans For Peace Chapter 74, Washington for Peace and Justice, Western Michigan University’s Students for Justice in Palestine, Win Without War, Women Cross DMZ, World BEYOND War, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, YUSRA Action.

The full text of the resolution is available here.

The Lebanon War Powers Resolution, co-led by Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), orders the removal of all U.S. Armed Forces’ participation in unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, including involvement in targeting assistance and intelligence sharing for the Israeli airstrikes and ground invasion.

The United States is assisting this destruction through the weapons, intelligence, logistics, and diplomatic cover it provides the Israeli government, and Congress has the power and duty to put an end to this illegal invasion.

War Powers Resolutions are privileged, meaning that any member of the House of Representatives can force a vote on the legislation.

This legislation is cosponsored by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07).

This legislation is endorsed by: 99 Coalition, A New Policy, Action Corps, ActionAid USA, Adalah Justice Project, Afghans For A Better Tomorrow, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Albuquerque DSA, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action), Arab American Civic Council, Arab American Civil Right League, Arab American Heritage Council, Arab American Institute (AAI), Arab Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party, Arab Resource & Organizing Center Action (AROC Action), Beyt Tikkun, Borderlands for Equity, CAIR Action, CAIR Washington, Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, CODEPINK, CodePink Detroit, Community Alliance for Peace and Justice, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Defending Rights & Dissent, Democratic Socialists of America, Detroit Anti-War Committee, Disability Justice for Palestine, Emgage MI, Engineers Against Apartheid, Environmentalists Against War, For the Binat, Forensic Architecture, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gen-Z for Change, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ, Hind Rajab Foundation, Hindus for Human Rights Action, Historians for Peace and Democracy, IMEU Policy Project, Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Institute for Policy Studies New Internationalism Project, Islamic Society Of Central Jersey, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, Jewish Voice for Peace Albuquerque, Just Foreign Policy, Justice Democrats, Justice is Global, Justice4Palestine Actions Enablement Network (J4P), Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War, Lansing Area Peace Education Center, Macomb Defenders Rising, MADRE, Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego, MARUF CT, Massachusetts Peace Action, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Metro Detroit DSA, Michigan Coalition Against Genocide, Michigan Divest, MidEast: Just Peace, Minnesota Peace Project, Moratorium Now Coalition, Movement for Black Lives Action Fund (M4BL Action Fund), MPower Change Action Fund, MPower Change Action Fund , Musicians Against Genocide, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Civic Coalition, Muslim Counterpublics Lab, Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Muslims for Just Futures, Muslims United PAC, National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & Michigan Chapter, National Nurses United, NEPA DSA, New Hampshire Peace Action, NH World Fellowship Center, New Mexico Alliance for Justice in Palestine, North Carolina Peace Action, OF/BY/FOR, Orange County for Justice in Palestine, Organize for Peace, Our Revolution, Peace Action, Peace Action of Michigan, Peace Justice Sustainability NOW!, Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corps, Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee, Progressive Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party, Progressive Democrats of America – Central New Mexico, Project South, Progressive Peace Coalition, Queer Folk®, Inc., Rabbis for Ceasefire, Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice, ReThinking Foreign Policy, RootsAction, San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, Stand up Fight back Southeastern Michigan, State Wide Indivisible Michigan (SWIM), Sunrise Movement, The American Council for Judaism, The Justice Coalition, The Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), The People’s Coalition, Transition Security Project, United Church of Christ, United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR), US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Veterans For Peace, Veterans For Peace Chapter 74, Washington for Peace and Justice, Western Michigan University’s Students for Justice in Palestine, Win Without War, Women Cross DMZ, World BEYOND War, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, YUSRA Action.

The full text of the resolution is available here.

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