[Peace-discuss] Fw: Call your Rep TODAY: Postpone Bibi's speech

[Robert Naiman]

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Subject: Call your Rep TODAY: Postpone Bibi's speech
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Dear Robert,

We have a historic opportunity right now to help change the game in
Washington on U.S. policy towards Israel.

Controversy is spreading around Speaker Boehner’s decision to invite
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3,
where Netanyahu is expected to trash Obama’s Iran diplomacy and try to
persuade Congress to pass new sanctions. J Street, Americans for Peace Now,
and former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren have called for
Netanyahu’s talk to be postponed. Netanyahu’s political opposition in
Israel is also denouncing his plan to speak to Congress only weeks before
the Israeli election. [1]

Now, Reps. Keith Ellison, Steve Cohen, and Maxine Waters are circulating a
letter to Speaker Boehner, asking him to postpone the invitation until
after Congress has considered the issue of Iran sanctions. [2]

*Call Rep. Mike Quigley NOW at (202) 225-4061 <%28202%29%20225-4061> and
say*

I urge you to sign the Ellison letter calling on Speaker Boehner to
postpone the Israeli Prime Minister's address to Congress until after
Congress has concluded its consideration of new Iran sanctions.

*When you’re done, please report your call here:*

*http://justforeignpolicy.org/act/bibi-ellison-call-in*
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Thanks for all you do to defend diplomacy,

Megan Iorio and Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy

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References:

1. “Israeli Opposition Takes Aim at Netanyahu Over Planned Speech to
Congress,” Jodi Rudoren, New York Times, January 27, 2015,
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/world/middleeast/israeli-opposition-takes-aim-at-netanyahu-over-planned-speech-to-congress.html
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2. “Democrats to Boehner: Postpone Netanyahu speech,” Jake Sherman,
Politico, January 28, 2015,
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/democrats-john-boehner-benjamin-netanyahu-speech-114695.html
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