Progressives stand with palestinians
Progressives are standing with palestinians, including being the only major statewide political party to call for a ceasefire, an end to the occupation, and an end to aid to Israel.
Dec 2023: Despite Universal Support from Progressives on Council, Burlington Fails to Pass a Ceasefire Resolution
Jan 2024: Democrats Block apartheid-Free Community pledge despite popular support Ahead of 2024 town Meeting Day Election
Dec 2024: After another year of genocide, Democrats block apartheid-free ballot measure Again ; Progressives Vote “Yes”
Second Resolution
the Vermont progressive party calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and a halt to the flow of U.S. Weapons to israel
AS Proposed by Liz Blum, Regional Advisor (November 2025)
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 the apartheid and ethnic cleansing 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 71,200 Palestinian civilians killed since October 7, 2023 and the slaughter of 1,200 Israeli men, women, young adults, children, and babies by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and the taking of hostages.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vermont Progressive Party calls on our Vermont Congressional delegation to demand:
A permanent ceasefire in the Israeli Gaza conflict;
Unrestricted humanitarian aid to those impacted independent of Israeli control;
An immediate end to all U.S. government funding for the Israeli Military; and
that Israeli settlers in the West Bank be expelled and the land returned to Palestinians.
First Resolution
the Vermont progressive party calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and a halt to the flow of U.S. Weapons to israel
as proposed by senator sanders and welch (originally Passed Nov 2023)
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 ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza is antithetical to what we stand for;
WHEREAS, the Vermont Progressive Party unequivocally opposes war crimes, including ethnic cleansing, starvation and collective punishment, and especially the use of U.S., and Vermont, taxpayer funds to support such crimes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Vermont Progressive Party condemns: the genocide in Gaza being carried out by the Israeli State with full support of the U.S. Government; and the attacks on Palestinians being perpetrated by the Israeli military and illegal settlers in the West Bank. To date 43,391 Palestinians, 331 this week alone, over ⅔ of them women and children, have been killed in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vermont Progressive Party calls on our Vermont Congressional delegation and the Vermont Legislature to demand:
An immediate halt to the flow of U.S. weapons to Israel in adherence to U.S. and international law, as proposed by Senators Sanders and Welch;
An immediate restoration of humanitarian aid to all of Gaza, and of U.S. funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);
An immediate, permanent ceasefire;
An end to the Israeli occupation; full rights and equality for all Palestinians; and the inalienable right of return of refugees as stipulated in UN Resolution 194.