Yesterday's action at the Binghamton, NY office of Congressional Representative Josh Riley. Riley's staff kept the door locked to deny citizens' access to our elected representative.
Three Arrested Demanding Action to Protect Palestinian Lives
“The United States government has been complicit in the crime-of-crimes, genocide, for over two years. This violates US law, in particular the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987. Gaza remains under a brutal state of siege, without adequate means of sustenance and medical care. Israel has violated the ceasefire at least 47 times since Oct.10th, killing 128 and wounding more than 230 Palestinians. In the West Bank, ethnic cleansing continues, with 60,000 Palestinians displaced from their homes. Eighty percent of all arms shipments to Israel come from the US in addition to $33 Billion in aid given since 2023, making Israel’s genocide possible. We are very concerned that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said, ’the hostages, thankfully, have returned, which was our key demand…And now we need to go back to war'.
“The US government and our representatives, including Josh Riley, are complicit in genocide when they vote to supply weapons to Israel, in a blatant violation of the U.S. War Crimes Act, the Leahy law, The Foreign Assistance Act, Arms Export Control Act, and The Genocide Convention Implementation Act.”
Three Arrested Demanding Action to Protect Palestinian Lives
October 22, 2025. On Wednesday afternoon three Ithacans were arrested after waiting all day to speak to a staff person at the Binghamton, NY office of Congressional Representative Josh Riley. There were many attempts since May asking Riley’s staff for a meeting, including on Zoom, gone unanswered. Eleven people, including members of the Downtown Berrigan Collective of Ithaca, NY, Veterans for Peace, Broome County Peace Action, the Ithaca Catholic Workers and graduate students came with a list of demands for Congressman Riley.



