Overview
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a House resolution backed by 20 other Democrats to recognize Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.
- In addition to recognition, the measure seeks to halt U.S. weapons transfers, impose targeted sanctions, cooperate with ICC and ICJ processes, enforce UN decisions, and restore funding for UNRWA.
- Co-sponsors include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ro Khanna, Maxwell Frost, Greg Casar, and Jim McGovern, reflecting support from a prominent progressive bloc.
- United Nations investigators and rights groups such as Amnesty International and B’Tselem have characterized the campaign as genocide, with Gaza health officials reporting more than 69,000 Palestinians killed since 2023.
- Michigan House Democrats introduced a nonbinding resolution urging the state’s congressional delegation to stop arms transfers and expand humanitarian aid, underscoring local pressure from Arab American communities as the federal aid MOU comes up for renewal next year.