[Peace-discuss] Action Alert: Tell Congress-No Arms for Israel

Wed May 13 11:14:53 CDT 2009

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   -N.

Neil Parthun
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From: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation <
uscampaign at mail.democracyinaction.org>
Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Subject: Action Alert: Tell Congress-No Arms for Israel
To: lennybrucefan at gmail.com

<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aaZBeAbqQhQzlZBVPT9ywFo0BcbMdZhp>

*Take Action: Tell Congress--No Arms for Israel*

*May 13, 2009*
 <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4GbxQjr9V2B2ZsgOYyLuv1o0BcbMdZhp>
Last
week, President Obama sent his FY2010 budget request to Congress and, as
expected, included in it *$2.775 billion in military aid for Israel*, an
increase of $225 million from this year's budget.

The budget request now goes to the Senate and House *Appropriations
Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs* for
hearings and "mark-ups".   This request for an increase in military aid to
Israel comes despite the fact that Israel consistently misuses U.S. weapons
in violation of the *Arms Export Control* and *Foreign Assistance Acts*.

 During the Bush Administration, Israel killed more than *3,000 Palestinian
civilians* who took no part in hostilities, including more than 1,000
children. During its December-January war on the Gaza Strip alone, Israel
killed nearly 1,200 Palestinian non-combatants.

Especially during this acute economic crisis, is this how you want Congress
to spend your taxes? If not, then take action below.

  *TAKE ACTION***

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1. Send a personalized
letter<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nNWq5hnW7N5TnivSzgR0B1o0BcbMdZhp>to
the Members of Congress on the Appropriations Subcommittee
*.

Let these Members of Congress know that you oppose the President's FY2010
budget request for $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel. To send your
letter, please click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B3kC3g%2FJcTaOPsxE%2BNDMoAEspQT5azg9>
.

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*2. Get your organization to endorse our open
letter<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hmojoqsvb3PCkF4Oxx4GcgEspQT5azg9>to
the Appropriations Subcommittees.
*

The US Campaign is organizing an open letter to the Appropriations
Subcommittees opposing the President's FY2010 budget request for $2.775
billion I military aid to Israel. To read and endorse the letter
(organizational endorsements only please), click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3GooQH8V3S70zmdSqLxTVVo0BcbMdZhp>.

Check out the list of national organizations that are joining with us to
launch this open letter:

 1. American Jews for a Just Peace

2. Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights

3. Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Policy

4. Council for the National Interest

5. Council on American-Islamic Relations

6. Episcopal Peace Fellowship

7. Fellowship of Reconciliation

8. Friends of Sabeel-North America

9. Grassroots International

10. Interfaith Peace-Builders

11. Middle East Research and Information Project

12. Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation

13. New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies

14. Progressive Democrats of America

15. US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

16. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-U.S. Section

To read the full text of the open letter and to have your organization
endorse it, please click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EPrJUcRmUCckXwZT6XymbVo0BcbMdZhp>.

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<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Vw1Ye0RjQwzgHThkg0RdVlo0BcbMdZhp>
*3. Spread the word about our campaign. *

Copy and paste the graphic to the left and link it
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=h%2Bgi4cPjRoXVqMP4ZSsZQFo0BcbMdZhp>and
then place it on your website, blog, social networking site, and email
signature.
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*4. **Sign up to organize to challenge military aid to Israel in your
community<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aUWlvfA7ZuVQEwam%2FgjazVo0BcbMdZhp>
.*

Receive an organizing packet in the mail from us with postcards, petitions,
flyers, fact sheets, stickers, and an educational DVD-everything you need to
educate and organize people in your community to challenge military aid to
Israel. Since February 2007, we've sent out more than 1,200 organizing
packets to volunteers in more than 600 cities and 48 states (yep, still
waiting on Nevada and North Dakota). Check out the amazing Google map of all
of our organizers below and sign up to join them today by clicking
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ra3NgKIK2YbIBS74VcOzklo0BcbMdZhp>
.

<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VbCgMXaVbPIHIruS0eOeJ1o0BcbMdZhp>
View Challenge Military Aid to
Israel<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=T%2BHTUfkw%2Fh%2B3ibnZFSA0rFo0BcbMdZhp>in
a larger map
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*5. Offset your tax contribution to Israeli military occupation.*

*Although Tax Day has come and gone, it's not too late for you to make a
statement that you don't want your tax dollars going to fund Israel's human
rights abuses of Palestinians. According to our research, Israel killed more
than 3,000 innocent Palestinians, including more than 1,000 children, during
the Bush Administration, often with U.S. weapons.

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*We're estimating that in FY2010, each individual tax payer will on average
be giving $17.75 in military aid to Israel. Offset your tax contribution to
Israeli military occupation and human rights abuses by making a tax
deductible contribution to us by clicking on the logo below.

*

<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8OnDbVTwVmZMTzqnl9rmRVo0BcbMdZhp>
* * *For each contribution of $17.75, we will send you some of these "Yes,
We Can…End U.S. Military Aid to Israel!" stickers.

*

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*Offset the tax contribution of just five people or more ($88.75 or more)
and we'll send you the stickers and a copy of the award-winning *documentary
Occupation 101<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=V%2BN%2FwRQ1t5izOuWD%2FGZ0nlo0BcbMdZhp>
*.

Offset your tax contribution of military aid to Israel today by clicking on
the icon to the left. *

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

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