[Peace] Call for Working Group to Advocate on Israel Palestine

[C. G. Estabrook]

Carol--

I'm willing to be part of such a working group.

We could start by writing separate letters on each of these proposals to each of 
our clownish Congressional representatives.  Separate letter on specific topics 
in the name of AWARE might be better than a vague general expression of concern. 
  And we could use the letters as flyers, or letters-to-the-editor.   --CGE

Carol McKusick wrote:
> *I would like to know if there are AWARE persons who would like to meet 
> to try to come up with what we can ask of our legislators to make a 
> positive difference to the Israel Palestine situation.* 
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> This page at Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation has ideas.  
> http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=2308
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> According http://thomas.loc.gov <http://thomas.loc.gov/>, the 
> appropriation bills for the State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
> Programs part of the FY 2010 budget emerged from the Senate committee 
> and full House respectively and are both (SB1434 and HR3081 
> respectively) next on a path for consideration by the full Senate in 
> spots 107 and 103 respectively in the Senate legislative calendar.
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> Even though it seems to be too late to get amendments into the 
> appropriation for the foreign military financing, maybe the important 
> request of the legislator might be find out what mechanisms may be in 
> the AECA and FAA (the U.S. laws discussed in these papers 
> http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/military_aid_fact_sheet.pdf 
> and http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/gaza_us_weapons.pdf) to 
> interrupt military aid already appropriated.   If they don’t have 
> mechanisms, how about the possibility of amending those laws?
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> Also what can be done to press for completion of the State Department 
> study of Israeli misuse of weapons in the Gaza offensive.
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> So as to at the very least be prepared before next years appropriation 
> to deny aid or to leverage aid for policy objectives.  
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> Also there are two other ideas for stand alone legislation from the 
> Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: one on Gaza siege and one on 
> Israeli settlements in occupied areas.  These are resolutions.   I like 
> the one that is attached (...sense of Congress that Israel should end 
> its siege of Gaza Strip).
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> *I would like to know if there are AWARE persons who would like to meet 
> to try to come up with what we can ask of our legislators to make a 
> positive difference to the Israel Palestine situation.*   Please respond 
> to freshstart315 at msn.com <mailto:freshstart315 at msn.com> or call (217) 
> 369-0388.
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> Carol McKusick
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