Trump announces another $12 billion in arms for Israel

This is a war crime, and none of it could be happening without the backing of the United States.

Harris, Israel has imposed a total blockade to stop all food, fuel, and medicine from entering Gaza, cutting off humanitarian aid to a population already facing catastrophic levels of malnutrition.1 Now Israel is threatening to open "the gates of hell" on Palestinians by resuming the brutal assault that has already killed at least 62,000 and left nearly the entire population homeless.2 Make no mistake: This is a war crime. And Donald Trump, who has openly called for the forced expulsion of the Palestinian population of Gaza, has just announced another $12 billion in arms sales to Israel.3,4 The good news is that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Rashida Tlaib have introduced a series of formal resolutions aimed at blocking new weapons deals for Israel.5 We're backing them up by flooding Capitol Hill with phone calls, but as a grassroots-funded group, we need your support. Will you make a donation to help support our work, including pushing to stop Trump's new arms sales to Israel? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $20 Donate $40 Donate $75 Or, donate another amount For weeks, Donald Trump has openly advocated for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, threatening to send U.S. troops to "take over the Gaza Strip" and posting a horrific AI-generated video envisioning Gaza as a depopulated Trump-owned resort.6 The message that Benjamin Netanyahu has taken from Trump's unhinged, genocidal rants is clear. There are no guardrails. He can do whatever he wants to Gaza. Since the start of the war, Israel has killed at least 62,000 Palestinians, and independent researchers have put the total dead from all war-related causes closer to 200,000.7,8 Enough is enough. This brutality must end. We've mobilized over 100,000 people to oppose any more bombs for Israel, and with Netanyahu preparing to launch a new "hell plan" on Gaza, we need to do even more to make our voices heard.9 Will you donate $20 to Demand Progress to help support our work, including stopping Trump's new arms sales to Israel? With gratitude, The team at Demand Progress Action DONATE Sources: 1. BBC, "Arab states and UN condemn Gaza aid blockade by Israel," March 2, 2025. 2. The Guardian, "Israel prepares Gaza 'hell plan' to pile pressure on Hamas – reports," March 3, 2025. 3. Reuters, "US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel," January 4, 2025. 4. The New York Times, "Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms," March 2, 2025. 5. Amnesty International, "Congress Urged to Pass Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel," March 4, 2025. 6. NPR, "Trump's social media video garners pushback from Arabs and Muslims in U.S. and Gaza," February 26, 2025. 7. Al Jazeera, "Deaths from Israel's attacks on Gaza close to 62,000 as missing added," February 3, 2025. 8. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, "The Human Toll: Indirect Deaths from War in Gaza and the West Bank, October 7, 2023 Forward," October 7, 2024. 9. Common Dreams, "Israel Threatens to Open 'Gates of Hell' on Gaza to Force Hamas Hostage Release," March 3, 2025. Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time.