"At a press conference outside Portland City Hall on Thursday, September 4, Mohanad joined a group of Oregon elected officials and community members in calling for the US government to stop providing financial and military support to Israel amid the country's ongoing siege on Palestinians in Gaza. The group, which included Portland City Council members, state lawmakers, and religious leaders, urged Oregon's congressional delegation to support legislation to restrict US arms exports to Israel."
"The US has provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid and arms shipments to Israel since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on the country. Speakers at the press conference said the total military aid given has surpassed $31 billion over two years. The number is difficult to verify, as the US government has not always been transparent about how much support it provides to the Israeli military."
Mohanad, a Palestinian living in Oregon, spends most days worrying about family in Gaza, including his mother with chronic health conditions, and mourning relatives killed by the Israeli military. He says his U.S. tax dollars "contribute to the weapons that killed members of my family." At a press conference outside Portland City Hall, Oregon elected officials and community members urged the US government to stop providing financial and military support to Israel and called on the state's congressional delegation to restrict arms exports. The US provided tens of billions in military aid since October 7, 2023, with some reports totaling over $31 billion across two years. Lawmakers have introduced the Block the Bombs Act to prohibit transfers of the most lethal defense weapons.
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