RESOLUTION: THE VERMONT PROGRESSIVE PARTY CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA

SPONSOR: Liz Blum, state committee member, Norwich

WHEREAS, the Vermont Progressive Party is an anti-war, anti-racist, pro-justice movement;

WHEREAS, the driving mission of the Vermont Progressive Party is to create a world that is economically, socially, and environmentally just for all people, and where all people are free and can live with dignity;

WHEREAS, the Israeli assault on Gaza is antithetical to what we stand for;

WHEREAS, the Vermont Progressive Party unequivocally opposes war crimes, including ethnic cleansing and collective punishment, and especially the use of US taxpayer funds to support such crimes;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Vermont Progressive Party condemns:

1. the apartheid maintained by the Israeli State, and the attacks being carried out by the Israeli military and West Bank settlers on the people and infrastructure of Gaza and the West Bank, with over 11,000 Palestinian civilians killed since October 7th, and

2. the slaughter of 1,200 Israeli men, women, young adults, children, and babies by Hamas on October 7th, and the taking of hostages.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vermont Progressive Party calls on our Vermont Congressional delegation to demand: 

1. A ceasefire in the Israeli Gaza conflict,

2. Unrestricted humanitarian aid to those impacted,

3. An immediate end to all U.S. government funding for the Israeli Military,

4. that all parties reaffirm their commitment to a two-state solution, and

5. that Israeli settlers in the West Bank cease and desist in their attacks on Palestinian civilians.

ADOPTED 2023-11-12 RESOLUTION OF THE STATE CONVENTION