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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Just Foreign Policy</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">info@justforeignpolicy.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM<br>Subject: Call your Senator TODAY: Don't Punish Palestinians for Joining ICC<br>To: <a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com" target="_blank">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a><br><br><br></div></div><div><div><div class="h5">
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<p>Dear Robert,<br>
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Last Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announced that Palestine would become a member of the International Criminal Court on April 1. That same day, Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation to cut off US aid to the Palestinian Authority— about $400 million a year—if the Palestinians don’t withdraw their application to join the ICC. [1] And on Friday, Sens. Lindsey Graham, Chuck Schumer, Bob Menendez, and Mark Kirk released a statement saying that the Palestinian decision to join the ICC was “deplorable, counterproductive, and will be met with a strong response by the United States Congress.” [2] <br>
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In less than a week, <b>Just Foreign Policy has collected nearly 15,000 signatures</b> on a petition calling for Sen. Paul to withdraw his bill. [3] But your Senators are also getting pressure to join Sen. Paul and others in trying to bully the Palestinians to withdraw their ICC application—which is why they need to hear from you NOW. <br>
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<b>Call Sen. Dick Durbin NOW at <a href="tel:%28202%29%20224-2152" value="+12022242152" target="_blank">(202) 224-2152</a> and say</b></p>
<blockquote>Sen. Dick Durbin should not support Rand Paul's S. 34—or any other bill, resolution, letter, or statement—that tries to bully the Palestinians into withdrawing their application to the ICC by cutting US funding to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinians shouldn't be punished for trying to use international law to protect their human rights. The UN has accepted Palestine's application to the ICC, and the US should respect this decision. </blockquote>
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1. “Sen. Paul Introduces Defend Israel by Defunding Palestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015,” January 7, 2015, <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MJqZShpez6lhxZwAqVtWUs3N89txHnTr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paul.senate.gov%2F%3Fp%3Dpress_release%26id%3D1264" target="_blank">http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1264</a><br>
2. “Senators: Palestinian Authority's Decision To Join International Criminal Court is Deplorable, Counterproductive, and Will Be Met With A Strong Response,” January 9, 2015, <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FXTn%2Fv73l%2BGPbCWVdKIEtM3N89txHnTr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgraham.senate.gov%2Fpublic%2Findex.cfm%3FFuseAction%3DPressRoom.PressReleases%26ContentRecord_id%3D216b92f0-df4a-1c87-37fb-03886a675a94" target="_blank">http://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=216b92f0-df4a-1c87-37fb-03886a675a94</a><br>
3. “Rand Paul: Accept Palestinians’ Right to Join the ICC,” <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=g02nBxJsEx3Hp%2BEt0h0PoM3N89txHnTr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Frand-paul-quit-bullying-Palestinians" target="_blank">http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/rand-paul-quit-bullying-Palestinians</a></p>
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