FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2024
Contact: Leila Miller | press@indivisible.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to reports of increased military violence across Israel-Lebanon border and Iranian missile strikes on Israel, Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, issued the following statement:
“The increased violence across the border between Israel and Lebanon is deeply distressing. Reports of Iran-backed forces launching missile strikes into Israel are frightening, and Indivisible condemns these attacks. A regional war does not make anyone safer - and civilians in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and elsewhere across the region will face the steepest cost. Such a war also risks the safety of US forces stationed in the region, and we must avoid being directly pulled into a broader conflict with Iran.
“Regional escalations like we’re seeing today are exactly what ceasefire advocates have warned would come from months of permissive policies towards PM Netanyahu’s brutal war in Gaza. He has repeatedly rejected and actively undermined peace talks that could have led to a ceasefire and hostage release deal. His increasingly escalatory strategy has caused massive loss of civilian life and put the entire region teetering on the dangerous brink of full blown war.
“The Biden administration must assertively pursue de-escalation through diplomacy. The threats from Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations are real, but recent history has proven that a devastating military campaign is not the path towards peace and security. And the past year has shown that greater leverage, including suspending offensive weapons transfers, must be deployed for Netanyahu to change course and prevent the worst outcome.”
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