Save Al-Aqsa Mosque

Open letter to Political Leaders: 

Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It is located in Old Jerusalem, on the Palestinian side of the internationally recognized borders between Israel and the West Bank.  Under the Oslo Accords signed in 1993 Israel agreed to withdraw from the area. 

However, that withdrawal never happened.  Israel occupies and controls the area today, and has been increasingly using violence to deny Palestinian people the right to worship, pray, and even visit their own Holy Place in their own land. 

9.23. 2014:  “Israeli forces fired stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets at worshipers and protesters, injuring dozens.”  http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/22063

10.20.2014-- “Israeli Settlers jeopardize the fate of UNESCO heritage site:"  http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/israeli-settlers-jeapordise-fate

See photos of some of the damage caused here:  https://www.facebook.com/IslamicTube/photos/a.260350280675611.62846.139870006056973/799167190127248/?type=1

It is, by the way, against International Law to destroy ‘Cultural Property:’
https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule38

Cultural Property is not the only thing at risk.

10.23.2014—“Israeli Army Kidnaps nine Palestinian women as they leave al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem:”  http://www.imemc.org/article/69483 

10.29.2014—Israeli Defense Forces attack women on their way to al-Aqusa Mosque: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1526252397632127

The UN, by the way, “Strongly condemns the failure of Israel, the occupying Power, to end its prolonged occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions . . .” and they also call “ . . .  for an immediate cessation of Israeli military assaults throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and an end to attacks against all civilians . . .”  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/SpecialSessions/Session21/Pages/21stSpecialSession.aspx

Why are we standing by and allowing all this to happen?  Why do we continue to support and arm Israel?  It is time for us to quit looking the other way and do the right thing.  We must act to save al-Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinian People.

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Contact US Political Leaders!

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Contact the White House using this form:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments

You might also want to search facebook for your reps’ names, and post this or similar statements in comments or directly to their pages.


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Do Americans Lack Objectivity?

" . . . it is difficult to engage Americans in an objective discussion discussion of Middle Eastern history; Americans often come to such discussions with a dearth of knowledge about the region (and the world), and they are often oblivious to their country's massive impact on, and complex role in, the world generally, and the Middle East in particular."

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Rashid Khalidi, 'The Iron Cage, the Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood.'

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We have one other quote from Rashid Khalidi here:
http://boycott4peace.blogspot.com/2014/10/regarding-uss-obscured-vision-quote.html

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Peaceful Political Action 101-A

 

Our Plan:  Education, letter writing, keeping the boycotts strong!

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First, you’ll find information about AIPAC, The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and why you should be concerned about them.  Next you will find pending bills from various states that need our attention, followed by how you can help with the resistance.  Last are some links to learn more about the boycotts.

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AIPAC has been disrupting American Democracy since 1951.  If you aren’t sure how they affect our government please watch the video at the link below.  It runs 45 minutes, so choose a good time.  It’s called ‘The Day Israel Attacked America.’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JRgXie2teo

Amazingly 34 American service men were killed and 173 injured. Our government hid this information from us, all because of AIPAC’s money. 

Also check out the ‘Honor Liberty Veterans’ page for confirmation of this military crime which Israel perpetrated against the USA:  http://honorlibertyvets.org/

Just in case you think AIPAC’s influence ended in 1967, please read the following articles from this year:

Congressional reps taking money from Pro-Israel PACs—names and dollar amounts listed:

http://www.wrmea.org/pdf/2014augpactopten.pdf

Only 8 US reps voted NO on sending more military aid to Israel; aid by the way, that is used for ethnic cleansing and genocide:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/02/1318523/-Congress-Passes-225-Million-in-Extra-Military-Aid-to-Israel-Which-8-Had-the-Courage-to-Vote-No

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We Must Resist!

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There are Pro-Israel Bills on the dockets in several US States. 

We need to develop responses!

CA - Assembly Resolution 50 

“ . . .  Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes both Israel's right

 to exist as a nation, and to exist within safe and secure borders . . .”

http://legiscan.com/CA/text/AR50/id/1041259

CA -  AB 1166

“This bill would establish the California and Israel Trade and Economic Development Act”

https://www.govtrack.us/states/ca/bills/2013/ab1166

CO - HB1255 –postponed indefinitely, so not necessarily a priority

“Negotiate Resident Tuition For Israeli Students”

https://www.govtrack.us/states/co/bills/cc613f6879a8/hb1255

GA - HR 1459

“State of Israel; support and invite Honorable Consul General Opher Aviran to House.”

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20132014/HR/1459

MO - HB 1729 –not on calendar so not necessarily a priority

“Requires the Division of Commerce and Industrial Development to support and assist the development of biotechnological enterprises and establish an office in Israel to assist with the promotion of state exports.”   http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB1729&year=2014&code=R

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Join the Resistance!

If you find additional bills, please make sure you are on the original blog or facebook post, and then post the information in comments.  We will up-date this list and form new lists as additional information becomes available. 

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Congressional contact forms allow a total of 2,500 characters including spaces.  Generally that comes out to between 450 – 470 words.

Find your Reps!  Click on your state on the map at the link below, and all your state reps are shown, with phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and contact forms.  If your state has an overwhelming number of reps, go back to the first page and simply enter your zip code in the form (no other information is needed even though it is asked for).  Only the reps for your immediate area will be shown: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

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PopVox also provides an easy way to find your reps and communicate with them, as well as offering the ability to track bills, and to track voting records.  The page is currently down but it should be back up soon:  https://www.popvox.com/

Another good place to find bills and to sign up for bill tracking is:  https://www.govtrack.us/

We don’t find this site as effective or as easy to use as PopVox, but it is functional now.

Please use these sites to search your state on Israel, Palestine and any other key words you think are important.  We could have missed significant bills that need our attention, and new ones can be added at any time.

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