U.S. and international leaders who truly seek peace must give Palestinians a say in their own future, not rubber-stamp a stopgap plan that enables the Israeli government to prolong the suffering and violence in Gaza.

And Trump’s plan for U.S. administration of Gaza and an “International Stabilization Force” in Gaza — which, to date, no partner country has been willing to join — risks pulling U.S. troops into a more direct role occupying Gaza.

Yesterday’s vote should not be mistaken for an end to the genocide or an excuse for U.S. officials and lawmakers to turn their backs on Gaza. Right now, the Israeli government is continuing its deadly strikes, while continuing to deprive Gaza of live-saving food, medicine, and shelter

A defense pact with Saudi Arabia won’t make people in the United States or the Middle East any safer. But it will send another distressing signal to authoritarians everywhere that the U.S. government doesn’t care about human rights or accountability.

Trump doesn’t deserve all the credit, though. The Biden administration also spent at least a year angling for a U.S.-Saudi defense treaty in an ill-conceived attempt to bury regional opposition to the Israeli government’s occupation of Palestine.

We already know what happens when MBS enjoys no-strings-attached Pentagon backing: Impunity, suffering, and industrial-scale human rights abuses.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s corrupt, cozy ties with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner include billion-dollar deals and making him a business partner of the Saudi public investment fund. The payoff? A defense pact with the U.S.

You can read the entire report on the exercise here:
www.winwithoutwaredfund.org/policy/simul....

Our recommendations to Congress last spring have only grown more urgent: Defend and assert Congress’ war powers, conduct aggressive oversight over the DoD and CIA, stand up for civil liberties, and don’t let this administration drag us into a destructive war in Mexico.

As the exercise unfolded, Trump's “war on cartels” spread violence throughout Mexico, harmed U.S. industries reliant on cross-border trade, hamstrung cooperation with the Mexican government, and became a pretense to further crack down on civil liberties at home.

We found that U.S. strikes would have a profoundly destabilizing effect in Mexico and the U.S., while failing to reduce the amount of dangerous drugs reaching our communities.

TOMORROW at 8pm ET, join Rep. Rashida Tlaib, downwinder-activist Mary Dickson, LA organizer Maylene Hughes, & legislative strategist Allen Hester to talk about what happens next— and how to stop another nuclear arms race before it begins.
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Trump can’t bomb his way out of a public health crisis. We need leaders who invest in healthcare, not warfare.

The CDC layoffs mean less support and resources for overdose tracking and prevention, and more lives lost. Trump’s policy instead? More bombs, more war, more suffering.