[Peace] Americans for Peace Now: Action Alert: Supporting Israel Means Opposing H. Res. 11

[Robert Naiman]

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From: Lara Friedman, Americans for Peace Now <lfriedman at peacenow.org>
Date: Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:50 AM
Subject: Action Alert: Supporting Israel Means Opposing H. Res. 11
To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org


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Dear Robert,

Just before the New Year, the Obama Administration took pro-Israel,
pro-peace, pro-U.S. action in the UN Security Council. It did so by
abstaining on a resolution focused on Israeli settlements – a resolution
that was wholly consistent with longstanding U.S. policy (upheld by
presidents from both parties), and that was consistent with language
adopted previously by the UN Security Council (including under past U.S.
presidents from both parties).

Now, the House is poised to pass a resolution TOMORROW – H. Res. 11
<http://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WtuXjUs4XmS%2FVdcJQ%2FWEP7TLhau7c1TX>
– unfairly slamming the Obama Administration’s action.

*Contact your Representative TODAY. Tell him/her: Support Israel -- vote NO
on **H. Res. 11**!*
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H. Res. 11 misrepresents the resolution adopted in the Security Council. It
mischaracterizes longstanding U.S. policy both in the Security Council and
vis-à-vis settlements. And it misleadingly portrays President Obama’s
abstention in the Security Council as a betrayal of Israel and harmful to
peace efforts.

*Tell your Representative: Giving cover to self-destructive Israeli
policies is not pro-Israel - Reject H. Res. 11!*
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While this resolution purports to be about defending Israel and supporting
peace, it is really about quashing legitimate criticism of Israeli actions
and changing longstanding U.S. policy to support settlements.

Your elected representative in Washington needs to know that this
resolution, and the positions it embraces, is not pro-Israel. Rather, it is
bad for Israel and bad for the United States. Your representative in
Congress needs to hear from you TODAY!

Sincerely,

Lara Friedman
Director, Policy & Government Relations
Americans for Peace Now

PS: This resolution reflects the false/mistaken argument that the U.S. has
had a longstanding policy of preventing passage of resolutions in the
Security Council critical of Israel. The truth is that the opposite is
true: every U.S. president since 1967 has abstained on or voted in favor of
multiple resolutions critical of Israel, including resolutions to which
Israel strenuously objected, when those resolutions were consistent with
U.S. policy. You can review for yourself the history of U.S. votes on such
resolutions
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and you can also read my analysis
<http://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QlMe%2BfzTWrplDKZfSgeBQi%2BpFPLx1QUM>
of the data, published in the New York Times earlier this year.

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   - Write to your member
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   - Call your member



Time is short and your Representative needs to hear from you TODAY. If you
don’t know who your representative is, you can look them up here
<http://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W31vBNGV2UpGK9gkzw2r7bTLhau7c1TX>.
Then call the US Capitol switchboard – (202) 224-3121- and ask to be
connected to your Member’s office. Tell the person who answers the phone:

   - I am a constituent.
   - I care about Israel and Israeli-Palestinian peace, and that is why I
   want Representative XXX to vote NO on H. Res. 11.
   - This resolution is supposed to be about defending Israel and
   supporting peace.
   - It is really about quashing legitimate criticism of Israeli actions
   and changing longstanding U.S. policy to support settlements.
   - Supporting self-destructive Israeli policies is not pro-Israel
   - I urge Representative XXX to take the pro-Israel action and vote no on
   H. Res. 11.



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