Oppose the Israeli Lobby Influence on U.S. Policy
This petition (below signatures) is sponsored by the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta in an effort to control the powerful influence of AIPAC (the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) on U.S. policy. Rated as one of the most powerful lobbies in the U.S., AIPAC lobbies on behalf of Israeli government policy which is most often at odds with U.S. interests. This petition will be presented to Congress.
We protest AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee), a non-registered agent of the State of Israel, pressuring American congressional representatives into supporting Israel, often in ways
that are contrary to American interests. AIPAC raises large amounts of money and applies strong political pressure in support of Israeli government policy.
AIPAC works to perpetuate Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid
practices in the West Bank and Gaza, including the building of an
“apartheid” wall which has been condemned as illegal by the International Court of Justice. It supports ongoing discriminatory practices, land confiscation and ethnic cleansing in both the occupied territories and Israel. AIPAC’s propaganda efforts have misled most Americans into thinking the Palestinians merely are terrorists trying to
destroy Israel, instead of being victims of 40 years of Israeli aggression.
AIPAC works to protect Israel’s confiscated Palestinian lands by
promoting U.S. dominance in the Middle East. AIPAC and its
“neoconservative” and “Christian Zionist” allies promoted an illegal
American war against Iraq. They now promote an Israeli and/or U.S. attack on Iran, even though the U.S. Department of Justice is prosecuting former AIPAC staffers for spying on the U.S. to gain information about Iran to relay to Israel.
AIPAC’s destructiveness has been highlighted in the last year by the
writings of respected Professors Walt and Mearsheimer (“The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy”) and former President Jimmy Carter (“Palestine: Peace Not Apatheid”). Dozens of pundits, left, right and mainstream have echoed their analysis. AIPAC provides ideological propaganda and political pressure to promote the interests of the Israeli government which undermines American democracy by making Congress and the president more responsive to them than to American voters.
We demand that Congress stand up to special interests like AIPAC, end U.S. support for illegal Israeli policies and the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and prevent any war against Iran by the U.S. or Israel.
