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Letter to President Biden on Gaza

November 30, 2023
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November 29, 2023 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Why, with all the leverage you could have, are you allowing the Israeli government to resume the annihilation of the people of Gaza, over seventy percent being women and children? Already it is a dying, sick,…

An Open Letter to Members of the United States Congress

November 28, 2023
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November 28, 2023 RE: Hamas-Israel-Gaza-Genocide We are writing to exercise our First Amendment to petition Congress for redress of grievances.  We are urging Congress to end the United States’ unconditional, close, and continual military and intelligence support of Israel in its ongoing physical destruction of 2.3 million Palestinians residing in Gaza. The United States is…

Letter to President Biden on extending the truce in Gaza

November 27, 2023
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November 26, 2023 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 RE: Extending the truce in Gaza Dear Mr. President: We strongly urge you to employ the maximum influence of the United States to convince Israel to extend its four-day truce in Gaza indefinitely—at least until all hostages and all…

Israel’s Genocidal Antisemitism Against the Arab Civilians of Gaza

November 22, 2023
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By Ralph Nader November 22, 2023 “It should never have happened,” an elderly Holocaust survivor of a Nazi death camp told the New York Times. He was referring to the colossal failure on October 7th, of Israel’s touted high-tech military and intelligence operations that opened the door to Hamas’ attack on Israeli soldiers and civilians.…

Worries from a Major Auto Dealer About All Electric Cars

November 13, 2023
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By Ralph Nader November 13, 2023 John (Jack) Fitzgerald is no ordinary auto dealer. He communicates with consumer advocates. He started in the dealership business in 1956 and presently has 25 Fitzgerald Auto Mall dealerships in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida. He knows about automobiles. Mr. Fitzgerald called me in August with worries about electric vehicles.…

Biden and Congress – Ask the American People Before You Impose a Genocide Tax for Prosperous Israel

November 1, 2023
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By Ralph Nader November 1, 2023 Dear Congressional Leaders Sen. Schumer, Rep. Johnson, Sen. McConnell and Rep. Jeffries: We strongly urge Congress to hold public hearings, with testimony from a broad range of witnesses, before voting on President Biden’s request for an additional $14.3 billion in military funding to further subsidize Israel’s overwhelming military superiority…

Mass Media Needs to Probe Deeper Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict

October 27, 2023
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By Ralph Nader October 27, 2023 In the midst of extensive coverage of the war in Gaza, there are questions that the U.S. mass media should address: 1. How did Hamas, with tiny Gaza surrounded by a 17-year Israeli blockade, subjected to unparalleled electronic surveillance, with spies and informants, and augmented by an overwhelming air,…

Biden Returns Empty-handed, Except for a Huge Bill for the American Taxpayers

October 20, 2023
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By Ralph Nader October 20, 2023 If President Joe Biden were a pony, instead of a perennial warhorse (e.g., gung-ho for Bush/Cheney’s criminal destruction of Iraq), he would have his tail between his legs on his return from a one-day trip to Israel. He failed to achieve any immediate, critical objectives while the ongoing destruction…

After the Attack, Israeli Rulers Launch Genocidal Destruction

October 13, 2023
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By Ralph Nader October 13, 2023 In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s horrific counterattack on mostly Israeli civilians and Israel’s hourly genocidal bombing on Gaza’s more than 2 million people – nearly 40% of whom are children – it is unlikely that the Western or U.S. mass media will focus on what should be the…

Prevention of Dangers – Mark of a Compassionate Society

October 6, 2023
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By Ralph Nader October 6, 2023 If only canes, walkers, railings and banisters were sentient, what would their message be to humans on Earth? “Prevention is the Priority, Dummies,” they would exclaim.  “Look at how many trips and falls we prevent for our users compared to the enormous costs in pain, suffering, family disarray and…