Brothers and Sisters,
Let us all join the about 100,000 Americans and the rest of the world in
their solidarity with the Palestinians by sending a message to President
George Bush at the White House on the proposed CAIR ACTION ALERT 328. The
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A brief message will do. Let us all join the freedom bandwagon.
Sister Jabou, thanks for the forward.
The yoke of oppression must be shattered!
BMK
>Among the protesters were members of "Orthodox Jews against Zionism" who
>led chants of "Judaism: yes, Zionism: No".
>
>Some families traveled from far to lend their support to the Palestinian
>cause and add their voices to the chorus for peace.
>
>Jesmin Saikh, 15, came with a group of 200 from Gaithersburg, Maryland. She
>said she wears a head scarf at school, and "obviously disagree(s)" with her
>Jewish friends at school over events in the Middle East.
>
>"But the thing that we share is that we know that both sides want peace,"
>she said...
>----
>CAIR ACTION ALERT #328
>THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND THE RALLY CAN STILL HELP STOP ISRAELI AGGRESSION
>The media and elected officials need to hear from you
>
>(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/20/2002) - As Israeli forces rampage throughout
> > Palestine and attempt to cover-up their massacres in places like the
> > refugee camp of Jenin, elected officials harm American interests by
>blindly
> >
> > supporting Israel's brutal actions. CAIR is calling on people of
>conscience
> >
> > to take positive steps in defense of the Palestinian people and in
>support
> > of America's real interests in the region.
> >
> > Take two minutes to make your voice heard. Ask for the following:
> >
> > * An immediate and impartial investigation of the Israeli massacre
> > committed in Jenin
> >
> > * An end to U.S. taxpayer dollars being used to kill innocent civilians,
> > including Americans
> >
>* An end to Israel's illegal use of American-taxpayer-funded weapons
> >
> > * An international peacekeeping force to protect the Palestinian people
> >
> > * A promise not to block U.N. resolutions that seek to investigate
>Israeli
> > atrocities
> >
> > * A meeting with American Muslim leaders to discuss the Mideast crisis
> >
> > IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED:
> >
> > 1) CONTACT: President George W. Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania
> > Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 TEL: 202-456-1414, Press 1 FAX:
> > 202-456-2461
> > E-MAIL: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
> >
> > 2) CONTACT your elected representatives to make the same point. To
>obtain
> > contact information for your representative, go to:
> > http://capwiz.com/cair/home/ or call 202-224-3121. Have your Zip Code
> > ready.
> >
> > 3) CONTACT local and national media outlets to express your concerns.
> > TALKING POINTS:
> >
> > * The occupation is the source of the conflict. Until the occupation
>ends,
> > there can never be peace.
> >
> > * America's true interests are served by standing up for freedom and
> > justice, not by blindly following the dictates of a foreign government
>and
> > its domestic lobby. American officials must stop parroting the Israeli
>line
> >
> > and step in as honest brokers.
> >
> > * Palestinians will not stop resisting the Israeli occupation until they
> > feel there is a just political solution in sight.
> >
> > * Israel has committed massacres in places like Jenin refugee camp. This
> > fact has been witnessed by the international media, relief agencies and
> > United Nations representatives.
> >
> > * Israeli attacks are a form of collective punishment, not strikes on
> > perpetrators of crimes.
> >
> > * American weapons are supplied on the premise that they will be used
>only
> > in self-defense, not in revenge attacks or to enforce an illegal
>military
> > occupation.
> >
> > * This conflict pits one of the world's strongest armies against an
>unarmed
> >
> > civilian population.
> >
> > * Israeli actions could lead to a wider war in the region.
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