Israel Escalates Genocide in Gaza with Trump’s Backing

Washington, D.C. - March 17, 2025 - American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) denounces the Trump administration’s flagrant betrayal of its moral and legal commitments: a betrayal that has set the stage for renewed genocide in Gaza tonight. Over the last 17 days, Israel was granted impunity to enforce a brutal siege, cutting off water and electricity and depriving Palestinians in Gaza of life-saving humanitarian aid –a deliberate and blatant violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that was supposed to safeguard Palestinian lives. This calculated abandonment of American leadership has now emboldened Israel’s renewed assault, culminating tonight, in the massacre and injury of dozens of Palestinians in yet another calculated Israeli escalation of unconscionable violence.

As Palestinians in Gaza once again find themselves under the shadow of systematic aggression, the resumption of the Israeli genocidal campaign is a direct consequence of U.S. policies that have forsaken justice and human dignity. This is not a sudden lapse but a predictable outcome of an administration that backtracked on a critical ceasefire agreement, leaving a vulnerable population exposed to relentless military aggression.

AMP demands President Trump to immediately halt the flow of U.S. weapons and political backing that are actively fueling Israel’s ongoing genocide. By continuing to arm Israel and abandoning its ceasefire commitments, his administration is not just complicit– it is directly enabling and facilitating war crimes and crimes against humanity. Trump’s policies have rendered U.S. promises any legitimacy, exposing them as empty rhetoric while Palestinian lives continue to be sacrificed

Trump's direct role in the unfolding tragedy in Gaza must be fully acknowledged and unequivocally condemned. AMP demands that the international community hold both the  Trump administration and Israel accountable for their crimes and take immediate action to restore humanitarian aid and protect Palestinians in Gaza and across occupied Palestine from the U.S. and Israel’s violence. Silence and inaction are not options.