Fw: Please Sign Petition for Peace in Palestine

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Hudson" <whudson at igc.org>
To: <whudson at igc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: Please Sign Petition for Peace in Palestine



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 To sign the following petition, please visit:
 http://actionstudio.org/?go=18

 STOP TAKING SIDES: PETITION FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE

 Dear Mr. President:

 Israel deserves to exist in peace and the Palestinian people deserve their
 own country.

 The Palestinian Authority and the Arab nations have recognized the right of
 Israel to exist.

 But Israel has not pledged to withdraw completely from the West Bank and
 Gaza to allow the formation of a Palestinian state on those lands.

 International law forbids Israel from keeping land that it seized during
the
 1967 Arab-Israeli War, including the West Bank and Gaza.

 The United States has thrown its weight behind Israel in the Middle East
 conflict, rather than adopting a balanced approach.

 Israel is the largest recipient of United States foreign aid, including
more
 than two billion dollars a year in military aid.

 Israel, with the fourth largest military in the world, can protect itself
 against military conquest.

 Israel could trade land for peace by agreeing to withdraw completely from
 the West Bank and Gaza and recognizing a Palestinian state on those lands.

 Therefore, I urge you to:

 1) Work as a neutral mediator in the conflict and stop taking sides with
 Israel.

 2) Apply strong pressure on both sides to reject terrorism.

 3) Tell Israel that the United States will stop sending military aid to
 Israel unless Israel withdraws completely from the West Bank and Gaza.

 4) Offer substantial aid to assist economic development for both countries
 once peace is established.

 5) Support sending international monitors or peacekeepers to the region.

 To sign this petition, please go to:
 http://actionstudio.org/?go=18


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