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November 14, 2023

Palestinians and Rights Groups Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
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The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit against
President Biden accusing him of failing to follow his obligations under
international and U.S. law to prevent the genocide in Gaza. The
complaint was brought on behalf of Palestinians, including residents of
Gaza, who are asking a federal court to block Biden, U.S. Secretary of
State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin from providing
further military funding, arms and diplomatic support to Israel.
Katherine Gallagher, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional
Rights and one of the lawyers who brought the case, said in a statement,
"The United States has a clear and binding obligation to prevent, not
further, genocide. So far, they have failed in both their legal, moral
duty and considerable power to end this horror. They must do so."


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