Independent experts appointed by the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza. The International Association of Genocide Scholars reached the same conclusion. So did B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, two of Israel's own human rights organizations. So did Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. I find their conclusion credible.

The International Court of Justice hasn't ruled on the merits yet. That ruling could be years away. American tax dollars don't have to wait for it to stop funding this.

U.S. law already has a tool for this. The Leahy Law prohibits American security assistance to any foreign military unit credibly implicated in gross human rights violations. It should be enforced, not waived.

As it stands today, I would vote against continued military aid to Israel until there is independent verification of compliance with the Genocide Convention and full, unrestricted humanitarian access into Gaza. That's not a permanent position. It's a condition. If the conduct changes, the vote changes.

As Senator, Lydia will:

• Vote against continued military aid to Israel pending independent verification of Genocide Convention compliance and full humanitarian access into Gaza
• Support enforcement of the Leahy Law against any military unit credibly implicated in human rights violations, regardless of which country's flag it operates under
• Force a floor vote on major arms sales to Israel under the Arms Export Control Act, instead of letting them proceed without Congress on record
• Oppose Section 219 of the NDAA, which merges U.S. and Israeli military supply chains. A permanent structural merger of our military supply chain with another country's is a surrender of sovereignty, not an alliance, and it shouldn't be buried inside a must-pass defense bill where it can pass without a real debate

This isn't about abandoning an ally. American taxpayers don't fund atrocities, and Congress decides what this country underwrites, not a president alone.