April 18, 2024 - Americans for Peace Now welcomes the release of the Israel-Gaza Aid
Supplemental text in the House of Representatives. In the wake of Iran’s direct and unprecedented attack on Israel
this week, we continue to support assistance that enables Israel to defend itself against Iran and other
adversaries.
As important, this package contains vital humanitarian assistance to Gaza at a time when millions of
Palestinians are facing famine and a lack of medical care and housing.
We continue to call for conditions to be placed on US military aid to Israel. Although this text does not
include any new guardrails on the aid to Israel, there are existing mechanisms and laws to prevent the misuse of US
military aid including section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act and the National Security Memorandum issued in
February. It is imperative that the President utilizes these existing mechanisms and laws to ensure that our
assistance is used in accordance with American policy.
APN’s President and CEO Hadar Susskind said: “The Israel-Gaza aid supplemental bill
should be passed by Congress and signed by President Biden. And like any and all aid to Israel, it should be used
as mandated by American policy and international human rights law. The US must uphold the important principles of
allyship while remaining consistent with our democratic values.”