- The list of US Congressmen set forth below are all members
who have been enticed in some way to vote for one of the most destructive
resolutions ever to emerge from the United States Congress. Friends of
Israel will stop at nothing to make it look as if the people of America
are all in favor of building the wall that now is designed to separate
Israel and Palestine.
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- More than that, this wall is designed to stake out large
pieces of land around settlements in the West Bank, to take the homes,
the farms, the small possessions of people who have lived in these places
for many generations. By proposing this resolution, these members of Congress
and any others who join them in this travesty are about to say that none
of the three million people of Palestine have any rights, dignity, or even
claim to the spaces they and their families have lived in all their lives.
They are about to do this for political party gains in the United States.
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- This resolution is about to give a seal of US approval,
on behalf of the people of our country, to the Israelis to go ahead and
take anything they want, destroy villages, bulldoze ancient olive groves,
push aside thousands of innocent people, brutalize women and children,
and prolong the conflict in the Middle East for generations yet to come.
It is about to give the Israeli Defense Force a license to commit unlimited
acts of terrorism in the name of preventing terrorism.
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- We cannot stop the hard right extremists of Israel from
doing what they intend to do, which is to harry the Palestinian people
until they die or leave. But we can tell the Members of the Congress of
the United States that they have no right to do this in our name. None
of us voted for any member of Congress on this list to do the dastardly
kind of thing this resolution requires, which is approve the wilful dehumanizing
of the people of Palestine by Israeli extremists.
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- To do this is not only to tell the people of Palestine
that we, the American people do not care what happens to them. It will
also tell the people of Iraq that our occupying forces, already tainted
by the tortures recorded at Abu Ghraib, have a license to do what they
will. This resolution will destroy any chance the United States might
have had after Abu Ghraib to persuade the people of that region that we
have their interests at heart. We can forget exporting democracy. We
can forget promoting political and social reform in the Middle East. We
can stay there, surrounded by armed guards and defended by the best forces
we have. But we will never again be welcome.
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- However we do it, we must all tell our Congressmen and
Senators not to do this. To do less is to admit that our country has failed
and no longer deserves the mantle of world leadership.
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- Ask Your Congressman Not to Support Wall Resolution
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- Recent reports from Israel indicate that the Israelis
are resuming construction on the expensive and illegal wall they envisage
will separate themselves from the Palestinians.? The new construction is
now aiming for the Jewish settlement of Ariel, deep in Palestinian territory,
and if followed will annex more Palestinian land, groves, water resources,
and villages.? The human costs are incalculable.
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- Earlier this year the United Nations Security Council
asked the International Court of Justice to listen to arguments about the
legality of the wall, and shortly thereafter, Israel's friends in Congress
circulated a resolution supporting the separation wall and condemning the
UN's decision (R.Con.Res.371). As of today, 162 members of Congress have
signed on to the resolution, which is still with the House International
Relations Committee.? They must be asked to reconsider their decision.
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- Following the lead of members of our Connecticut chapter,
we urge all CNI members and friends to contact their representative and
urge them to withdraw support of the House resolution ? or to commend them
for not supporting it.? A list of the representatives supporting the resolution
is below.
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- The contact numbers for your congressmen are available
through www.congress.org.
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- In contacting your representative, make the following
points:
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- 1. The path of the wall rarely follows the internationally
recognized border between Israel and Palestine, and it annexes agricultural
land, groves, and villages belonging to the Palestinians.? It cuts apart
whole communities in east Jerusalem.
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- 2. According to the Geneva Conventions, an occupying
power may not seize land of the occupied peoples nor may it punish them
collectively for acts individuals may have committed.
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- 3. The international community has already condemned
the wall, as voted upon by the United Nations (U.N. General Assembly Resolution
ES10/13)
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- Israel has the right to build whatever it wishes on its
own land, but not on land it does not own.
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- If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to
CNIF to help us spread the word, go to our secure donation site.
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- COSPONSORS (162), ALPHABETICAL (in parenthesis is date
congressperson co-sponsored resolution)
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- Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 3/4/2004
- Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 4/20/2004
- Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 3/2/2004
- Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 3/29/2004
- Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 5/18/2004
- Rep Boyd, Allen [FL-2] - 5/18/2004
- Rep Bradley, Jeb [NH-1] - 3/4/2004
- Rep Brady, Robert [PA-1] - 3/23/2004
- Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Burns, Max [GA-12] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 3/29/2004
- Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 5/18/2004
- Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] - 3/29/2004
- Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Carson, Brad [OK-2] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Chocola, Chris [IN-2] - 3/9/2004
- Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] - 3/2/2004
- Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] - 3/30/2004
- Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 4/22/2004
- Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 3/25/2004
- Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Deutsch, Peter [FL-20] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 3/2/2004
- Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 3/11/2004
- Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 3/4/2004
- Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Frost, Martin [TX-24] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] - 3/31/2004
- Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 3/2/2004
- Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 3/9/2004
- Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] - 4/2/2004
- Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 3/29/2004
- Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 3/10/2004
- Rep Harris, Katherine [FL-13] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. [PA-13] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] - 3/2/2004
- Rep John, Christopher [LA-7] - 4/20/2004
- Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-9] - 3/23/2004
- Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 4/27/2004
- Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 2/26/2004
- Rep LaTourette, Steve C. [OH-14] - 3/24/2004
- Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] - 6/1/2004
- Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Lucas, Ken [KY-4] - 6/2/2004
- Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-3] - 5/6/2004
- Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 3/17/2004
- Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 4/27/2004
- Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Northup, Anne [KY-3] - 3/2/2004
- Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 3/31/2004
- Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 5/4/2004
- Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 3/23/2004
- Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 3/30/2004
- Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] - 6/1/2004
- Rep Rogers, Harold [KY-5] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Rogers, Mike [MI-8] - 3/25/2004
- Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Rothman, Steve R. [NJ-9] - 3/23/2004
- Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 4/27/2004
- Rep Sandlin, Max [TX-1] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Schrock, Edward L. [VA-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] - 3/29/2004
- Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Smith, Nick [MI-7] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 4/27/2004
- Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-20] - 3/18/2004
- Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 5/18/2004
- Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 3/17/2004
- Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 3/16/2004
- Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 3/23/2004
- Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 3/1/2004
- Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 5/6/2004
- Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 2/26/2004
- Rep Young, Don [AK] - 4/2/2004
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