please forward<br>
<br>
<br>
>Dear Advocate of a Just Foreign Policy,<br>
><br>
>Representative Kucinich has introduced a resolution<br>
>calling for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. The<br>
>resolution has more than 20 cosponsors. To ask your<br>
>representative to cosponsor, you can use the<br>
>following link:<br>
><br>
><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/justforeignpolicy.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4697" target="_blank">http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/justforeignpolicy.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4697
</a><br>
><br>
>To see the list of current cosponsors, you can use this<br>
>link:<br>
><br>
><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HC00450:@@@P" target="_blank">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HC00450:@@@P</a><br>
><br>
>--<br>
>Robert Naiman<br>
>Just Foreign Policy<br>
><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">========================<br>>22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222<br>>=====================================================<br>><br>>Greetings. Robert Naiman of the newly formed Just
<br>>Foreign Policy and I have initiated a sign-on letter<br>>from American Jews to President Bush calling for an<br>>immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. Please forward where<br>>appropriate. The link follows and then the text.
<br>><br>>Robert Weissman<br>><br>>--<br>><br>><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/justforeignpolicy.org/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=319" target="_blank">
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/justforeignpolicy.org/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=319</a><br>><br>>Dear President Bush:<br>><br>>As American Jews, we are horrified by your apparent<br>>support for the bombing and destruction of Lebanon, and
<br>>your opposition to international demands for an<br>>immediate ceasefire.<br>><br>>We condemn the violence by all sides, especially against<br>>civilians. But we cannot accept your attempt to justify<br>
>and abet the collective punishment of the people of<br>>Lebanon -- including thousands of Americans trapped<br>>there -- as part of "Israel's right to defend herself."<br>><br>>The vast majority of Lebanese now suffering the
<br>>destruction of their country, along with hundreds of<br>>civilian deaths from the Israeli bombing campaign, had<br>>nothing to do with Hizbollah's attacks on Israeli<br>>soldiers, nor subsequent rocket attacks on Israeli
<br>>cities.<br>><br>>The same is true in Gaza, where the capture of Israeli<br>>Corporal Gilad Shalit on June 25 -- the original alleged<br>>pretext for Israel's incursions and detention of the<br>>territory's elected leaders -- was preceded just the day
<br>>before by the abduction of two Palestinian civilians<br>>from their home by Israeli forces, as reported by Gideon<br>>Levy in the Israeli daily Haaretz. Here, too, it is<br>>wrong to portray this ever-widening conflict as a "war
<br>>against terrorism." According to the Israeli human<br>>rights organization B'tselem, more than 100 Palestinians<br>>who were not engaged in hostile actions were killed by<br>>Israeli forces since Israel withdrew from Gaza, and
<br>>before the recent escalation of violence.<br>><br>>The idea that the cycle of violence will come to an end<br>>by means of more violence, and especially attacks on<br>>civilian areas, is wrong and immoral.
<br>><br>>We ask you to support an immediate cease-fire and a<br>>negotiated solution to the conflict.<br>><br>>Sincerely,</div>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Philippe Charles Saad<br>473 Adams Street, Apt 1<br>Dorchester, MA 02122<br>+1 617 230 6670<br><a href="mailto:psaad@alum.mit.edu">psaad@alum.mit.edu</a>