For latest action requests for ceasefire and more go to Actions in Response.
For information and possible talking points to every aspect of the 75 years to current Palestine/Israel issue visit Categorized Directory: News and Articles about Israel- Palestine Conflict
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We all should be contacting our gov. officials regularly!
Here’s some tips in terms of what to say…
 –CEASEFIRE NOW – Call Or Write To Congress In Support Of H.Res 786 Friends CPDCS urges you to contact your members of Congress to support H.Res 786. It calls for de-escalation and a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Write to them via email (google their web pages for email) or phone via the Congressional switchboard 202-225-3121 Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and others have championed legislation in support of a Congressional resolution calling for immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine and to send humanitarian aid and assistance to Gaza. This in no way would legitimate Hamas’ October 7 massacres. Why a ceasefire? The twenty trucks scheduled to bring humanitarian assistance to Gaza will be a drop in the bucket that can’t meet the needs of two million desperate Gazan civilians. Lack of water threatens cholera and other diseases, while children and others are dying from dehydration. Aerial bombing has already killed several thousand Gaza civilians. Urban warfare amidst the rubble will claim the lives of many Israelis as well as Hamas forces and will result in still more hostages and prisoners being taken. And if the war goes it will increase the likelihood that Hezbollah will make it a two-front war for Israeli, joining the war from Lebanon. This threatens drawing in the thousands of U.S. troops now being sent to the war zone and increases the possibility of sparking an Israeli/U.S. vs. Iran war with its nuclear implications. What a ceasefire could achieve: Hostage rescue Saving thousands of lives by allowing significant amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza Negotiating free passage of internationals, the wounded, children, civilians out of Gaza Time for all to pause and reflect Preventing enlargement of the conflict Coalescing international forces – states and civil society – for diplomacy to end this war, to end Israeli’s post-1967 occupations, and to credibly lay the foundations for resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict in ways that provide for Israeli AND Palestinian self-determination, mutual recognition, and enduring security. CALL OR WRITE CONGRESS TODAY CEASEFIRE & DIPLOMACY NOW! |
Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security | 4 Washburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472 Everyone, please contact Biden and Blinken individually, and make 3 phone calls (plus other contact) to capitol hill for B. Lee, Alex Padilla, and Laphonza Butler.
800-826-3688
As recommended by the U.S. Unitarian Universalist Association, contacting SoS Blinken may be most effective because people rarely do, but the e-contact form on his website didn’t work, and it just gave the White House phone #: 202-456-1111 Tue – Thur 11 am to 3pm EST ( Better than bankers’ hours! How dare they cut corners on public contact?!)
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