Women for Weapons Trade Transparency

We stand with over 110+ organizations calling on the U.S. Senate to uphold the rule of law and prioritize civilian protection in times of crisis. We urge the Senate to support the joint resolutions of disapproval to block arms sales to Israel, a crucial step in preventing further suffering. #ProtectCivilians #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #Accountability Read the full letter here: https://lnkd.in/gpZ5iWqb

Today – Wednesday, October 16 – marks the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Ceasefire Now Resolution by Reps. Cori Bush, Delia Ramirez, and Summer Lee. For a year the U.S. has failed to secure a ceasefire in Gaza because it continues to supply Israel with billions of dollars in weapons that are used to kill Palestinian civilians. Tell your Senators: It is beyond time for the U.S. to use our immense leverage to stop this bloodshed. In November the Senate will hold the first-ever vote in Congress to block weapons to Israel. Join thousands around the country in demanding your Senators stop these weapons to Israel: jvp.org/stopweapons 

Pagers, phones, and psychological warfare—uncover the alarming implications of the use of civilian tech in military operations in a new article by our co-founder, Janet Abou-Elias, published in Center for International Policy's International Policy Journal: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gp_7fn9a #Lebanon #pagerexplosions #psychologicalwarfare

In a new piece for The National Interest, our co-founder and Center for International Policy research fellow Janet Abou-Elias warns: "The prospect of a sustained ground invasion in Lebanon presents a grim reality for the region... Congress must act swiftly to halt the flow of arms that could enable greater violence." Read more: https://lnkd.in/d9D_EQzH

Feeling honored that Women for Weapons Trade Transparency is partnering with Forum on the Arms Trade alongside amazing organizations. This partnership is an important step in addressing the critical need for increased scrutiny over weapons transfers and their impacts on communities around the world.

We're excited to partner with Forum on the Arms Trade to strengthen our work on transparency and accountability in the global arms trade. Together, we can shift the global conversation toward humane, sustainable policies. #ArmsTransparency #GlobalSecurity

We joined more than 80+ groups to tell President Biden: “It is not in the national interest for the U.S. to be led into a war with Iran by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Israel. It is in the strong national interest to utilize diplomacy, backed by full leverage - including withholding  weapons transfers to Israel’s military - to move all parties back from the brink and toward a ceasefire that ends the devastation & reverses the slide to regional war." Read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/gKtczhPu #nowarwithiran #nationalsecurity #armscontrol #ceasefire

With growing concerns about foreign policy issues and U.S. democracy, we invited five Carnegie grantees — experts in the field of international peace and security whose foreign policy projects look at domestic impact — to respond (in approximately 100 words or fewer) to the question: How do foreign policy decisions affect local U.S. communities? Read insights from: 🔹 Alexandra Guisinger – Temple University 🔹 Lillian Mauldin – Women for Weapons Trade Transparency 🔹 Sébastien Philippe – Princeton University 🔹 Jon Temin – Truman Center for National Policy 🔹 Martin Wainstein – Open Earth Foundation 👉 https://lnkd.in/gBZmUqcJ #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #GlobalAffairs

We stand with Project HOPE & 50+ NGOs in calling for urgent humanitarian action in Gaza. NSM-20 must prioritize peace, transparency, and healthcare access to prevent further suffering. #Gaza #HumanitarianReset #NSM20 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQuzzYu2

Israel is using US weapons to kill civilians, violate international law, and restrict humanitarian aid in Gaza. US law and policy are clear: the US must stop arming Israel. We joined 25 groups in telling President Joe Biden: no more arms to Israel. https://lnkd.in/gKQzqmdy #NotAnotherBomb