U.S. Veterans and Israeli Veterans Join Together to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza

MEDIA ADVISORY: July 19, 2024

CONTACT: Jacob Thomas | jacob@commondefense.us

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

U.S. Veterans and Israeli Veterans Join Together to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Common Defense, a leading grassroots organization of progressive veterans with nearly 400,000 members nationwide, along with Israeli veterans group Breaking the Silence, as well as the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), are slated to hold a press event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 23 to deliver a petition from thousands of veterans and military families calling for a permanent ceasefire in the current war in Gaza.  

WHO:

• Jose Vasquez, U.S. Army veteran and Executive Director of Common Defense

• Nadav Weiman, IDF veteran and Executive Director of Breaking the Silence

• Joel Carmel, IDF veteran and Advocacy Director of Breaking the Silence

• Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)

WHERE:

• National Press Building | 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045

  • RSVP for more information

WHEN:

• Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 10 AM ET 

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Common Defense Civic Engagement is a grassroots, veteran-led organization that was founded in 2016. We empower veterans to stand up for our communities against the rising tide of racism, hate, and violence, to organize against the entrenched powers that have rigged our economy, and to champion an equitable and representative democracy, where “liberty and justice” truly is for all. For too long, politicians from both political parties have attempted to use veterans as unwilling political props, and Common Defense serves as a home for veterans to organize and speak for themselves and support the candidates who truly share our values.