From: The Win Without War Team
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2023 1:52 PM
To: Mr. Richard Pellegrino
Subject: Tell Pres. Biden: Renew this ceasefire now.

For seven critical days the ceasefire worked.

For seven critical days, a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza worked, Richard. Lives were saved. 110 hostages taken by Hamas were reunited with their families, and more than 300 Palestinian women and children were released from detention by the Israeli government. Hundreds of aid trucks carrying vital necessities — food, water, medical supplies, fuel, and more — made it into Gaza.

Now that the ceasefire has expired, we need to redouble our work to save lives before the violence escalates even further. The parties must resume this ceasefire as quickly as possible and use it to create a lasting, sustainable peace. Diplomacy, NOT military action, saved lives and returned hostages to their families.

We need to keep pushing because our work doesn’t end until every hostage is reunited with their families and more lives are saved.

Can you take two seconds to add your voice to our urgent petition calling on the Biden administration to continue and expand on diplomatic efforts to renew the ceasefire? Help us send the president a message 10,000 activists strong by Monday.

ACT NOW

Since Hamas’ horrific attacks on October 7th which killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli military’s actions and siege have killed an additional 15,000 people in Gaza, including over 6,000 children. Roughly 1.8 million people are displaced in Gaza already, and the Israeli military has already ordered more to flee ahead of a new offensive.

One thing is certain: As the violence increases across Israel and Palestine, the death toll and suffering will as well. We’ve already seen this violence spill over in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and along the Israel-Lebanon border. The way to stop it? A lasting ceasefire — now.

As one of the Israeli government’s closest supporters, the Biden administration and Congress will play a key role in what happens next, and that means we need to keep the pressure ON.

The horrors we’ve witnessed over the past 57 days will be hard to forget, and the chance that the situation continues to deteriorate remains high. What happens next will be crucial, and that’s where we come in, Richard.

Our voices, petitions, phone calls, and protests, together with those from people across the country and the globe, have had a profound impact — and we can’t let up the pressure now.

Can you take two seconds right now to call on President Biden to do everything he can to ensure the parties remain at the negotiating table until they renew the ceasefire?

Everyone in Israel and Palestine deserves real peace: the ability to live and thrive without the fear of violence. Together, we’ll help push to get closer to that goal.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team