H.Res.876 formally recognizes Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza as constituting the crime of genocide and calls on the US to uphold its responsibilities under international and US law to prevent and punish this crime.

The resolution seeks to hold Israel accountable for committing genocide by:

• Ending weapons to Israel that have been or could be used in the crime of genocide.

• Ensuring US individuals and corporations are not participating in Israel’s genocide.

• Imposing targeted, lawful sanctions against Israel for committing genocide.

• Cooperating with the UN and International Criminal Court to hold Israel accountable.

• Restoring funding for UNRWA for the humanitarian needs of Palestinian genocide survivors.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the US is obligated — both under international and domestic law — to prevent and punish the crime of genocide.

By giving Israel $30 billion in weapons over the past two years, we’ve failed miserably in our obligation to prevent genocide. However, it’s not too late to make good on our legal obligation to punish Israel for committing genocide.

H.Res.876 — by officially recognizing Israel’s commission of genocide — is the first step in holding Israel accountable for its atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.

We’ll send your letter directly to your US Representative in Congress. Having constituents write their Members of Congress is one of the best ways to impact their decisions. Believe us: we’ve seen it in action so many times. So many Members of Congress supported legislation to block weapons to Israel because of constituent pressure. Let’s do it again with this resolution to hold Israel accountable for committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Your support is crucial in building momentum for this critical resolution.

As far back as January 2024, the International Court of Justice found that it was “plausible” that Israel’s actions constituted genocide and ordered provisional measures to halt genocidal acts and preserve evidence of the commission of genocide.

Since then, many organizations, academic associations, and individuals, including leading scholars of genocide, have correctly identified Israel’s action as such and compiled evidence of its genocidal acts. These include:

• Academic associations such as the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

• Human rights NGOs such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

• Ten leading Palestinian human rights organizations.

• Israeli NGOs B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, to name just a few.

All countries that are party to the Genocide Convention — including the US — are legally obligated to prevent and punish this crime. Genocide is a federal crime under US law. Domestic law prevents anyone who commits genocide from entering the US. However, if someone suspected of committing the crime of genocide is in the country, and if they do enter the country, US law requires them to be arrested and prosecuted for their alleged crimes.

On at least six different occasions, Congress has appropriated money to preserve evidence of, investigate, and prosecute those responsible for the commission of the crime of genocide in other countries.

Israel should be held to be same standard and held accountable for its actions — Israel must not be allowed to get away with committing genocide.

Learn more about US legal obligations and what the US has done to punish genocide in other cases: US Legally Obligated to Prevent, Punish Israel’s Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza | IMEU Policy Project Policy Memo #23