Petition: Tell Congress To Use Its Purse Strongs To Constrain Israeli Aggression
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TELL CONGRESS TO USE ITS PURSE STRINGS TO CONSTRAIN ISRAELI AGGRESSION
Over the weekend an ad hoc group of Jewish leaders in Los Angeles denounced Israel's collective punishment attacks on civilians and their infrastructure. It is time for Congress to do the same thing, and to back it up with a threat to cut off all military aid and foreign assistance to Israel.
This last Thursday, July 13th, the diplomatically hostile John Bolton vetoed a U.N. security council resolution calling for ALL sides to exercise restraint. This was in response to Israel's "disproportionate" over-reaction in launching a massive new military assault on Gaza because of the kidnaping of a single soldier. The resolution called not just for Israel to suspend its attacks, but for the other side to do the same and to release that soldier. But even that was not reasonable enough for the rabid war-mongers who are driving current U.S. and Israeli policy.
The failure of the U.N. to act because of the Bush administration's anti-leadership has now precipitated even graver escalations of insanity as Israel attacks the Beirut international airport, power stations and other civilian installations. This NOT self defense. This is the Bush Doctrine of gross violations of the Geneva Conventions. These are war crimes of aggression which no atrocity on the other side can justify. And they must stop.
We have no direct influence on Hamas or Hezbollah. But we are currently giving Israel $2.5 billion dollars a year in foreign aid, most of it direct military assistance. It is time for us to stop being apologists for the inexcusable. It it time to demand Israel conduct itself as a civilized nation or we're cutting them off. Congress must lead where the president will not.
Call your members of Congress NOW at 888-355-3588 or 800-828-0498 and demand action, and follow up by submitting this action page.
Sign Here
TLC
______________________
Sign Here
TELL CONGRESS TO USE ITS PURSE STRINGS TO CONSTRAIN ISRAELI AGGRESSION
Over the weekend an ad hoc group of Jewish leaders in Los Angeles denounced Israel's collective punishment attacks on civilians and their infrastructure. It is time for Congress to do the same thing, and to back it up with a threat to cut off all military aid and foreign assistance to Israel.
This last Thursday, July 13th, the diplomatically hostile John Bolton vetoed a U.N. security council resolution calling for ALL sides to exercise restraint. This was in response to Israel's "disproportionate" over-reaction in launching a massive new military assault on Gaza because of the kidnaping of a single soldier. The resolution called not just for Israel to suspend its attacks, but for the other side to do the same and to release that soldier. But even that was not reasonable enough for the rabid war-mongers who are driving current U.S. and Israeli policy.
The failure of the U.N. to act because of the Bush administration's anti-leadership has now precipitated even graver escalations of insanity as Israel attacks the Beirut international airport, power stations and other civilian installations. This NOT self defense. This is the Bush Doctrine of gross violations of the Geneva Conventions. These are war crimes of aggression which no atrocity on the other side can justify. And they must stop.
We have no direct influence on Hamas or Hezbollah. But we are currently giving Israel $2.5 billion dollars a year in foreign aid, most of it direct military assistance. It is time for us to stop being apologists for the inexcusable. It it time to demand Israel conduct itself as a civilized nation or we're cutting them off. Congress must lead where the president will not.
Call your members of Congress NOW at 888-355-3588 or 800-828-0498 and demand action, and follow up by submitting this action page.
Sign Here
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