The destruction of Gaza is the destruction of the whole world. The Israeli government, with the eager assistance of the United States, is laying the groundwork for for how we respond to genocide and atrocities in the 21st century. The total and expanding devastation in Gaza is a result of Zionism—the racist colonial movement that led to the establishment of Israel, an apartheid state built on land stolen from massacred and forcibly exiled Palestinians. And just as the Nakba—the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in 1948—set a precedent for the state of Israel to exist on Palestinian land at the expense of Palestinian lives, the destruction of Gaza has helped set the stage for what we as people and governments will continue to allow to be done to other human beings. Nearly 3 years of genocide is not carried out in a vaccuum, nor is it inevitable. It is made possible through intentional choices by the US and Israeli governments. And as we continue to struggle against Israeli genocide, we are witnessing the next predictable outcome of permitting this brazen violence — it expands and harms everyone. The destruction of Gaza is one more destruction of our collective humanity. We are all connected. And we will continue to do everything we can to end this calamity. All of our lives depend on it. . JVP Action, our 501c4 organization, is now doing business as JVP; JVP Lab, our 501c3 organization, continues separately and remains focused on our nonpartisan educational and cultural work. Jewish Voice for Peace