New York, June 20 (RHC)-- Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), a U.S.-based advocacy group, has called for “an immediate halt” to Israel’s attacks on Iran, which the group said threatened a “full blown regional war.”

“Decades of internationally-backed impunity for the Israeli government’s war crimes against Palestinians and unconditional military funding from the U.S. have brought us to this point,” the group said in a statement shared on social media.

The U.S. provides Israel with at least $3.8 billion in military assistance annually, and it has sent billions more since the country began its deadly bombardment of Gaza in October 2023.

“Amid its escalation with Iran, the Israeli government continues to escalate its brutal slaughter and starvation of Palestinians with the funding and backing of the US,” the group added.

“Israel is committing genocide and instigating regional war.  The United States must stop arming Israel NOW.”

[ SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS ]