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

Thu Apr 23 18:21:18 EDT 2015

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> 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
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> 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*
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>>>
>>> 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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>>> 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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