Dear [Elected Official’s Name],

On 5 May, Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved a new plan to escalate operations in Gaza, including the “conquest” of the territory and the promotion of the “voluntary migration” of its population into Egypt’s Sinai Desert. This is the annexation of Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of its citizens—against the backdrop of a 9-week starvation and aid blockade and continued bombings across the strip. 

The approved plan includes the military occupation of the Gaza Strip, full territorial control, and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians to southern Gaza, nearer to the Rafah border crossing into Sinai.

This proposal is far from new. It continues a 77-year history of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing. As of 2021, there were 9.17 million displaced Palestinians worldwide, unable to return to their ancestral lands. 

Any Palestinian who relocates, forcefully or voluntarily, to another country will not be allowed to return. Many Palestinians in Gaza therefore, understandably, refuse relocation orders. 

People in Gaza are terrified, starving, and suffering after 17 months of genocide — tens of thousands are living with painful injuries from Israeli attacks that have deliberately targeted civilians. Many are also enduring the unbearable grief of losing loved ones — in many cases, their entire families.

The ethnic cleansing of two million Palestinians—including one million children—is being enabled by the inaction of the international community.

As your constituent, I call on you to take immediate action:

• Impose a two-way arms and trade embargo on Israel
• End all diplomatic relations with the apartheid regime
• Recognise the State of Palestine immediately
• Demand international investigations and accountability for war crimes

Stand up and act now.

Your constituent,

[Your Full Name]

[Your Address]