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American Jews: Urge U.S. to Pursue a Negotiated Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Target: President Bush, Members of Congress
Sponsored by: Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace, Brit Tzedek V'Shalom/Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace
Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon; President Bush
 Recent public opinion polls indicate that the Israeli and Palestinian people are calling upon their leaders to "seek peace, and pursue it." In the U.S., polls consistently confirm that the majority of American Jews support a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Together, we as American Jews must raise our voices in support of a proactive U.S. policy that is both pro-Israel and pro-negotiated peace. Accordingly, we urge the President and U.S. Congress to:

  • Endorse the timely and complete withdrawal of Israeli settlers and military forces from the Gaza Strip and from the four West Bank settlements this summer;

  • Ensure that the Gaza disengagement is the first step towards a return to the negotiating table by opposing any Israeli or Palestinian unilateral actions that prejudice future negotiations such as Israeli settlement expansion and a Palestinian return to violence; and

  • Expand direct aid to the Palestinian Authority for critical economic development assistance, as an incentive for continuing to rein in violent factions and enact political and economic reform.
These steps are critical to moving the peace process forward.
deadline: 4-20-2006
goal: 8,000
 
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Dear Mr. President, Members of Congress:

We are American Jews who care deeply about Israel and seek a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As such, we believe the U.S. government needs to be an active partner in the peace process.

We urge both Congress and the Administration to:

  • Endorse the timely and complete withdrawal of Israeli settlers and military forces from the Gaza Strip and from the four West Bank settlements by the end of summer, 2005;

  • Ensure that the Gaza disengagement is the first step towards a return to the negotiating table by opposing any Israeli or Palestinian unilateral actions that prejudice future negotiations such as Israeli settlement expansion and a Palestinian return to violence; and

  • Expand direct aid to the Palestinian Authority for critical economic development assistance, as an incentive for continuing to rein in violent factions and enact political and economic reform.

Thank you for your consideration of this important matter.

Sincerely,

[your name]
We signed the “American Jews: Urge U.S. to Pursue a Negotiated Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” petition!
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1:21 am PDT, Apr 19, Can Atik, Turkey
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3:14 am PDT, Apr 7, Silky Wyld, Wisconsin
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2:32 am PDT, Mar 22, Art Deco, Maine
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9:05 pm PDT, Mar 18, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
It is long overdue.
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9:13 pm PDT, Mar 17, Gene Herman, California
...with liberty and JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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12:53 pm PDT, Mar 15, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
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3:03 am PST, Feb 26, Erika Stone, Virginia
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8:58 am PST, Feb 17, Naveed Yousaf, Canada
mainly to end the misery and humiliation for the jewish people in the whole world and particularly the hostility in the muslim world.
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5:21 am PST, Dec 25, Name not displayed, Germany
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8:25 pm PST, Nov 26, Name not displayed, Maine
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5:52 am PDT, Oct 9, Michael Rabasco, Minnesota
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11:38 am PDT, Sep 18, Kyna Crain, Montana
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5:47 pm PDT, Sep 11, Chris Anas, California
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1:01 am PDT, Sep 5, Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
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4:23 am PDT, Sep 2, Kaytie Irvine, California
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8:44 pm PDT, Aug 14, Marlyssa Carlton, California
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11:20 pm PDT, Jul 23, Dana Szemereta, North Carolina
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10:17 am PDT, Jul 23, Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe
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5:45 pm PDT, Jul 22, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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7:53 pm PDT, Jul 21, Dana Hartt, Canada
Peace is good; killing is bad. This should be self-evident, but does not seem to be to some people.
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2:00 am PDT, Jul 5, William Harper, Georgia
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12:57 pm PDT, Jun 21, Hazel Matich, Illinois
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7:06 pm PDT, Apr 19, Melissa Bardwell, Washington
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8:10 am PDT, Apr 15, Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
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12:36 am PDT, Apr 10, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
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4:40 am PDT, Mar 31, Lauren Stone, California
Peace, understanding and tolerance is the only way people can live together.
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9:18 pm PDT, Mar 23, Pam Wilkinson, Michigan
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11:20 am PDT, Mar 13, Jenny Wild, South Africa
Peace is the only way to go.
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6:54 am PST, Feb 20, Metric Clay, Mississippi
The more we don't help to end the conflicts in the Middle East we are going to have many other problems in other parts of the world. Some of the United Nation officals believe that Israel is the problem with the world. If we can find a righteous way to bring peace to the Middle East we can stop other wars that can happen.
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5:17 am PST, Feb 10, Dee Clifford, New York
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2:23 pm PST, Feb 6, Brian Smith, Missouri
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12:32 pm PST, Feb 3, Name not displayed, Alabama
Because peace is the only answer.
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9:51 am PST, Feb 2, Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
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1:55 pm PST, Jan 23, Reverend Pennie Mumm CD MS, Washington
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1:11 pm PST, Jan 20, Michael O Callaghan, Ireland
war is not the answer to th econflict in the middle east.Take down the wall an dmove out of lenamon micael o callaghan
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7:18 am PST, Dec 27, Jessica-Dawn Drouin, Canada
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11:52 am PST, Dec 18, Ron Goodman, Idaho
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5:20 pm PST, Dec 15, Joseph Klawiter, Virginia
The war either ends now or with a nuclear warhead. Which would you prefer?
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2:43 pm PST, Dec 3, Monica Bertolazzi, Argentina
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11:05 am PST, Nov 28, Leslie Toney, Oklahoma
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5:59 pm PST, Nov 12, Amy Brown, Ohio
Do I have to be jewish for this? Well i'm not but this ongoing war is senseless... death over land?
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8:36 am PST, Nov 9, Danille Baptista, Alabama
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11:41 pm PST, Nov 3, PAULA CASTLES, California
it is in the world's best interest.
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10:43 am PST, Nov 1, Andrew Tait, Arkansas
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6:57 pm PDT, Oct 20, Lynne Banta, California
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8:20 pm PDT, Oct 18, Terry Lee, Michigan
I am not Jewish, but I just want peace everywhere.
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