Although the media tends to focus on violent incidents in
Israel and Palestine, nonviolent actions for peacemaking occur daily with
little fanfare. As people of faith, it
is our duty to help raise the voices of
both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers against the ongoing acts of horrific
violence and terror. Urge your members of Congress to seek a true resolution to
the conflict, not just a swift action that will perpetuate the suffering of our
sisters and brothers in the middle east.
If any peace agreement is to succeed, it must
address core concerns of the conflict, including:
·
The cessation of systematic violation of human
rights by any party, specifically,
practices of administrative detention, collective
punishment, the torture of prisoners and suspects, home demolitions and
evictions, and the deportation of dissidents.
·
The end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian
territories and diversion of water
resources.
·
The dismantling of the wall between the
regions.
·
An immediate freeze both on the establishment or
expansion of Israeli settlements in
the West Bank and
on the Israeli acquisition of Palestinian land and buildings in East Jerusalem.
·
A shared status for Jerusalem.
·
Equal rights for Palestinian citizens of the state
of Israel.
Take action to end the violence and bring about genuine and lasting change in the Holy Land. Please ask your Members of Congress for a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
I urge you to help raise the voices of Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers to seek a just and permanent resolution to the conflict, not just a swift action that will perpetuate the suffering of our sisters and brothers in the middle east.
To contact your members of Congress, click "Take action" or follow this link: http://www.capwiz.com/pcusa/issues/alert/?alertid=62740931&type=ML
