Dozens of Arizona residents gathered this week to support Palestinian liberation , sparked by Israel’s devastating attack on the Gaza city of Rafah over the weekend.
“We do not want our state to be complacent with genocide,” said Mastaani Hina, a Pakistani-American who helped organize the march in Phoenix.
Rafah is a Palestinian city that serves as a “safe haven” for displaced Palestinians seeking refuge from the Israeli assault, Hina said: “We’re here to tell our legislators and our president to stop sending our hard-earned U.S. tax dollars overseas to Israel.”
The demonstration echoed calls by protestors in other U.S. cities that lawmakers stop sending federal support to Israel “to fund a genocide” and instead funnel U.S. taxpayer funds to Americans. The protests come amid continued debate in Congress over stalled aid to Israel , which has threatened to invade Rafah, a city currently housing millions of displaced Palestinians.