[Peace] Fwd: Please urge IL Sen. Scott Bennett to oppose anti-boycott legislation

Tue Apr 21 14:36:07 EDT 2015

Here's the contact form, for people who want to do that:

http://senatorbennett.com/contact-us

Here are some talking points:

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/illinois-boycott-call

Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Barbara kessel <barkes at gmail.com> wrote:

> I called his office this morning and left a message and then as luck would
> have it, he just sent out a "100 days" survey which allowed me a comment
> box to state my opposition in writing. NIloofar suggests a third way and
> probably the most effective. Who knows; take your pick but do something.
> Barbara Kessel
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Niloofar Shambayati via Peace <
> peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
>> *Urgent!* I just called Senator Bennet's office. His aid said the bill
>> hasn't come to the floor yet. He suggested that I go to Bennet's website
>> and express my opposition as he would then be able to take written
>> oppositions to the floor.* Please post your opposition on his website. *
>>
>>
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>> From: Robert Naiman via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>
>> Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 10:38 AM
>> Subject: [Peace] Please urge IL Sen. Scott Bennett to oppose anti-boycott
>> legislation
>> To: peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>
>>
>>
>>
>> Reminder: Scott Bennett replaced Mike Frerichs.
>>
>> This legislation is opposed by the Illinois ACLU.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
>> Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:25 AM
>> Subject: Next step stopping IL bill backing Israeli annexation of West
>> Bank
>> To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>>
>>
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>> Dear Robert,
>>
>> Yesterday, acting on reports that a vote could be imminent, we asked you
>> to call your Representative in the Illinois House against HB4011, a bill
>> that would legitimize the de-facto Israeli annexation of the West Bank by
>> cutting off state contracts with companies that boycott Israeli settlements
>> in the West Bank. As it turned out, there was no vote in the House
>> yesterday. Friday is the deadline for the bill to pass or fail in the
>> current legislative session.
>>
>> *There is a companion to the House bill in the State Senate, SB1761.* So
>> today, we ask you to make one more call to keep these bills from becoming
>> law.
>>
>> *Call Sen. Scott Bennett NOW at (217) 782-2507 <%28217%29%20782-2507> and
>> say:*
>>
>> I urge Sen. Scott Bennett to oppose SB1761. The bill would legitimize the
>> de-facto Israeli annexation of the West Bank by cutting off state contracts
>> with companies that boycott Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
>>
>>  When you're done, *report your call here:*
>>
>> *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/illinois-boycott-call*
>> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cNaRtfOC8mOeJsVG9kCgEvBrBfdxw5XF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Fillinois-boycott-call>
>>
>> Boycotting Israeli settlements in the West Bank as a means of protesting
>> the Israeli occupation has wide political support in the US and
>> internationally, including by Peace Now (Shalom Achshav) in Israel and
>> Americans for Peace Now in the US, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the
>> Presbyterian Church, and United Methodist Church in the US. Any private
>> Israeli entity that wants to receive funding from the European Union must
>> demonstrate that it has no links to the West Bank.
>>
>> *Tell Sen. Scott Bennett to oppose SB1761 by calling (217) 782-2507
>> <%28217%29%20782-2507> now.*
>>
>> * If you can't call, sign our petition at MoveOn here:*
>>
>> *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/Illinois-dont-endorse-occupation*
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>>
>> Thanks for taking action,
>>
>> Robert Naiman and Megan Iorio
>> Just Foreign Policy
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>> References:
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>> 1.
>> http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1761&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88517&SessionID=88
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