[Peace] J Street: Action Alert: Congressional Attack on Obama's Legacy

[Robert Naiman]

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From: Dylan Williams, J Street Government Affairs <info at jstreet.org>
Date: Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:25 PM
Subject: Action Alert: Congressional Attack on Obama's Legacy
To: "Mr. Robert Naiman" <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>


Oppose House Resolution 11 which undermines President Obama & Secretary
Kerry’s efforts to preserve the two-state solution and falsely labels
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 an “obstacle to
peace.”
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URGENT ACTION ALERT:

*Oppose House Resolution 11, which undermines President Obama & Secretary
Kerry’s efforts to preserve the two-state solution and falsely labels
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 an “obstacle to
peace.”*

*Action: Call your member of Congress immediately.*
*Here's a script
<http://act.jstreet.org/go/5225?t=1&akid=5413.183166.GIKFvi>.*


   - Rep. Davis - (202) 225-2371

Issues with this legislation:

   - *Makes objectively inaccurate claims about United Nations Security
   Council Resolution 2334*. The resolution incorrectly asserts that the UN
   action "imposes" terms for final status negotiations on the parties, when
   it is a non-binding action that does not impose any terms on anyone.
   - *Incorrectly claims the Obama administration departed from
   longstanding policy by abstaining.* In fact, the US has supported or
   abstained from voting on more than 50 UNSC resolutions critical of Israeli
   actions since 1967.
   - *Mischaracterizes the UNSC resolution as one-sided and anti-Israel.*
   In fact, the UNSC resolution calls on both sides to cease actions that harm
   prospects for peace, and specifically mentions terror and incitement.
   - Other mischaracterizations of longstanding bipartisan US policy on the
   Israeli-Palestinian conflict permeate the text.

*Act now: Get your script to call Representative Rodney Davis and tell him
to oppose H.Res.11.
<http://act.jstreet.org/go/5224?t=2&akid=5413.183166.GIKFvi>*
Further information:

While J Street supported President Obama’s decision to abstain and allow
UNSC 2334 to pass, we understand the distrust many in our community have
toward the United Nations, which has a well-documented history of
anti-Israel bias.

The UNSC resolution, however, was very much in line with US policy and
reflects the views of the entire global community -- including Israel’s
allies in Europe, which voted for the resolution.

The US abstention and subsequent speech by Secretary Kerry reflected an
attempt by the Obama administration to preserve the viability of the
two-state solution and thus the survival of Israel as a democratic, Jewish
homeland.

For eight years, this administration has worked tirelessly to defend
Israel’s security and bring Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace.
Sometimes that has meant disagreeing with the policies of the current
Israeli government.

This House resolution constitutes an attack on the pro-Israel, pro-peace
legacy of the Obama administration. If the resolution succeeds in garnering
broad bipartisan support, it will deter leaders in Congress and future
administrations from speaking openly and honestly to Israel about the
danger settlements pose to US foreign policy interests and Israel's
reputation on the world stage.

*You’d better believe that Representatives will be receiving intense
pressure to add their names to this deeply flawed piece of legislation.
Let’s make sure they hear from us.
<http://act.jstreet.org/go/5224?t=3&akid=5413.183166.GIKFvi>*

Thanks,
Dylan Williams
Vice President of Government Affairs, J Street


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