[Peace-discuss] 5, 000-Signature Petition Supports Carter Dialogue with Hamas

[Ricky Baldwin]

Cool!

Ordinarily I'd say a petition signed by 5000 people is only meaningful
in a local arena, but given the issue and who these 5000 are -
unfortunately it matters in our society - it's very nice.  Good work!

Ricky
--- Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com> wrote:

> [some signatures at the link are out of order at the bottom even tho
> they
> seem to have the correct city and state info, working to see if we
> can fix
> that. -RN]
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Friday, May 9, 2008
> 
> Contact: Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, 217-979-2857
>             Cecilie Surasky, Jewish Voice for Peace, 510-410-4202
> 
> 5,000 SIGN PETITION SUPPORTING DIALOGUE WITH HAMAS
> 
> WASHINGTON, D.C......Jewish Voice for Peace and Just Foreign Policy
> have
> presented former U.S. President Jimmy Carter with a petition signed
> by 5,000
> of their members supporting his meeting with Hamas leader, Khaled
> Meshaal.
> The petition is being delivered to the three remaining Democratic and
> Republican presidential candidates this week.
> 
> "In a joint effort, our two organizations have collected signatures
> to this
> petition over the last several weeks. ... Please accept this as an
> expression of appreciation for your recent efforts toward creating a
> lasting
> peace between Israelis and Palestinians and as encouragement for you
> to
> continue despite the criticism from many sectors. Peace demands
> courage,"
> the groups said in a letter delivered to President Carter on
> Thursday.
> 
> The text of the petition reads: "I support peace between Israelis and
> Palestinians. Jimmy Carter speaks for me when he says that resolution
> of the
> Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires talking to Hamas.  64% of
> Israelis
> have said they support talks with Hamas. Please support including
> talks with
> Hamas in efforts to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians."
> 
> "I am grateful for the efforts of Jewish Voice for Peace, Just
> Foreign
> Policy and others working for the cause of peace in the Middle East.
> Public
> dialogue and awareness are crucial to achieving the goals of peace
> with
> security for Israel and peace with justice for Palestinians," said
> President
> Carter.
> 
> The petition was signed by 5,000 individuals from all 50 states. A
> copy of
> the petition can be found on-line at:
> www.justforeignpolicy.org/mideastpetition.pdf.
> 
>  #####
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> of the
> largest Jewish peace organizations in the U.S. with chapters across
> the
> country and an advisory board that includes Pulitzer winner Tony
> Kushner,
> actor Ed Asner, and poet Adrienne Rich as well as other respected
> rabbis,
> artists, scholars and activists. JVP is dedicated to promoting a US
> foreign
> policy in the Middle East based on democracy, human rights and
> respect for
> international law. .
> 
> Just Foreign Policy <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/> is an
> independent
> and non-partisan membership organization founded in 2006. Our Board
> includes
> Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP; former Congressman Tom Andrews;
> former
> California State Senator Tom Hayden; Robert L. Borosage, co-director
> of the
> Campaign for America's Future; and Jeff Faux, Founding President of
> the
> Economic Policy Institute.
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