[Peace-discuss] AMP: Hank Johnson went out on a limb for Palestinians NOW HE NEEDS OUR HELP

[Robert Naiman]

I remember when they took Cynthia McKinney down - Hank Johnson's
predecessor in this seat.

The conclusion that people drew wasn't that you should be more careful in
how you criticize (which she sure as hell wasn't.)

The conclusion that people drew was that you can't criticize at all.

This is what I fear is going to happen if the adversary succeeds in taking
Hank Johnson down.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: American Muslims for Palestine <info at ampalestine.org>
Date: Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:22 AM
Subject: U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson went out on a limb for Palestinians NOW HE
NEEDS OUR HELP
To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org


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*ACTION ALERT*


*U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson went out on a limb for Palestinians NOW HE NEEDS
OUR HELP*

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) has a history of supporting Palestinian human
rights. And last week in Philadelphia he spoke on a panel discussion
organized by our friends at the *US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation*
and *American Friends Service Committee*. The event was held to educate
delegates to the Democratic National convention.

During his remarks, Rep. Johnson made a comparison between settlement
activity and termites. He said settlements were eating up Palestinian land
the way termites can eat up a house. Now Zionists are attacking him by
twisting his words. They say he called Jews termites, which simply did not
happen.

*AMP was there and we know what he said. *These are his exact words:
*“There has been a steady, almost like termites can get into a residence
and eat it up before you know that you’ve been eaten up and you fall in on
yourself, there has been settlement activity that has marched forward with
impunity at a [sic] ever-increasing rate to the point where it has become
alarming.”*

Watch the video and see for yourself
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=u1i9%2Fkr38cs8WtfC%2BpC12SXtO%2Bnyq2TF>
.

U.S. policy considers settlements illegal and an obstacle to peace and the
U.S. State Department last week issued its strongest condemnation
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c8wvkCVq6TqCVGdNFgpE0e4UbAifNPEN>
yet on plans for new settlement construction, calling them “corrosive.”

Mr. Johnson issued a clarifying statement
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eBCVk6JFYNcjW%2BdUSAoXbe4UbAifNPEN>,
but the chairman of the Georgia Republican Committee has called for his
resignation
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nDPo5dmdkez%2Fn3dgKO4fYyXtO%2Bnyq2TF>
anyway. (Click on News.)

We must support Rep. Johnson. We cannot allow him to face this attack alone.

*TAKE ACTION*

*TODAY*
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FzJJfMeOMjyCHs5vt9frFCXtO%2Bnyq2TF>Send
an email today
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=N8ais091Q9JpCW1%2FnElGlSXtO%2Bnyq2TF>
to Mr. DuBose Porter, the chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party, and
tell him you stand by Rep. Johnson.
Forward this email to all your networks and friends and ask them to take
action immediately.

*MONDAY*
Please call the Georgia Democratic Party Chairman, Mr. DuBose Porter, and
Rep. Hank Johnson to tell them you stand with the representative.

*CONTACT INFO*
Democratic Party Georgia Headquarters – *678.278.2016 <678.278.2016>*. If
Mr. Porter is not available, leave a message.
Rep. Johnson -  D.C. office: *202.225.1605 <202.225.1605>*; Lithonia,
Georgia office: *770.987.2291 <770.987.2291>*

*TALKING POINTS*
 I support Rep. Johnson and appreciate his remarks on justice for
Palestinians.
It is clear Rep. Johnson was speaking about settlement construction and not
Jews or Israelis during his remarks.
 Rep. Johnson was speaking up for Palestinian rights and that is not
anti-Semitic.
Affording one group of people its human rights does not detract from the
human rights of any other groups.
Criticizing Israeli policies or illegal activities is not anti-Semitic.
International law, the global community and U.S. policy all consider
settlements to be illegal.
Rep. Johnson deserves our respect and support for speaking up for justice.


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