Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the Episcopal Church calls on the state of Israel and all armed Palestinian forces to cease attacks on civilian targets and declare the existence of a humanitarian catastrophe, and urges them to facilitate and carry out robust assistance to people confined in Gaza, especially to prevent pandemic and famine and enable the wounded and vulnerable including hostages to be evacuated to safe and fully resupplied hospitals in Occupied Palestinian territory (in Gaza or the West Bank), or in Israeli hospitals; and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Public Policy Network only support or enable policies which advance a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the conflict in Gaza; that both assures the future of Israel as a democratic state and leads to the establishment of a secure and self-governed Palestinian state; and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church reaffirm General Convention Resolution 2022-D024 and continue to urge “that U.S. military assistance and arms sales not be used to perpetuate conflict, violate human rights, or contribute to corruption, instability, or violence”, consistent with Psalms assuring preference for the “weak and the poor, destitute and downtrodden”; and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church shall call upon the United States Government (USG) to enforce this policy on the state of Israel, as it does with all recipients, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and all other applicable statutes, by issuing a report within the time period set forth in the law detailing Israel’s human rights practices relevant to its use of U.S. military aid; and be it further

Resolved, That, if Israel is found to be in gross violation of said conditions, the Episcopal Church shall promptly call upon the USG to suspend all military aid to Israel and vigorously implement other appropriate penalties specified in law, for as long as Israel has not provided full and effective assurances that it intends to fully abide by said conditions in a manner continuously transparent to the USG.