October 7: Two Years of Genocide

A message from USCPR’s Executive Director, Ahmad Abuznaid.

Two years ago today, Israel launched its current ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. This assault came after an additional 75 years of Israel’s violent colonialism to steal native Palestinian land.

Palestinians In Gaza Continue To Teach Life

Our Palestinian people have endured an endless nightmare, fighting for their very survival and existence, ever since. Israel has wiped out an estimated hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza through both direct killings and deliberately engineered genocidal conditions.¹

Palestinian doctors like Ali Tahrawi have kept working under unfathomably devastating conditions, determined to save every life they can.

U.S. Tax Dollars Continue To Fund Mass Death

Meanwhile our U.S. government has armed Israel with endless weapons each step of the way, totaling over $30 billion of our tax dollars since October 2023, in violation of U.S. and international law.³

Each of us has a role in keeping up the fight—to stop the genocide, to protect our marginalized communities under attack here at home, and to free us all.

On this two year anniversary, we’ve revamped our Stop Gaza Genocide toolkit to equip you with the latest effective resources for taking action. Check out the toolkit now.

People of Conscience Continue To Fight Back

The United Nations, Amnesty International, and the vast majority of genocide scholars have all concluded Israel is committing genocide, as Palestinians warned since day one.⁴

One week after the current genocide began in October 2023, I traveled to Geneva to speak to the UN Human Rights Committee about U.S. compliance with international human rights law.

As I witnessed Israel slaughter my people in the thousands in real time, I confronted our U.S. government on the international stage for enabling these atrocities.⁵ No matter what happens, I will never back down.

You are an integral part of this fight too. Thank you for showing up and carrying forth the work in your community. Every local divestment win, every protest, every boycott, and every individual speaking up matters deeply, shifting what is possible day by day.

Find effective ways to take action in the Stop Gaza Genocide toolkit, and share this resource in all your circles and group chats as well.

P.S. Tell your friends and followers about how they can take action on this two-year anniversary of the current ongoing genocide. Share this post about the updated Stop Gaza Genocide toolkit on Instagram.