[iwar] [fc:Opportunity.to.remove.anti-Palestinian.clause.from.foreign.aid.bill]

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Date: 2001-11-14 06:15:48
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[Analysts Note: This is a blatant attempt by Muslims to change the will
of the American people and relieve the Palestinians of their
accountability.  It is also to my understanding a violation of their 501
C3 tax status as this is lobbying.]

To: "AMJ list" &lt;<a href="mailto:Jerusalem-net@amjerusalem.biglist.com?Subject=Re:%20(ai)%20[Fwd:%20Islamic%20Lobbying]%2526In-Reply-To=%2526lt;3BF1F51B.BB93531C@speconsult.com">Jerusalem-net@amjerusalem.biglist.com</a>
Subject: Urgent: Opportunity to drop anti-Palestinian clause from foreign aid bill
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:10:34 -0500
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In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
AMERICAN MUSLIMS FOR JERUSALEM
Urgent: Opportunity to remove anti-Palestinian clause from foreign aid bill
Members of the House and Senate Conference Committee for the 2002
Foreign Operations
Appropriation Bill (which allocates $2.76 billion in aid to Israel)
have been named, and may meet as early as tomorrow. The Foreign
Operations Bill was passed in both the House of Representatives and
the Senate, but the versions differ slightly. The purpose of the
Conference Committee is to unify the House and Senate versions of the
bill. This presents an opportunity to ask House and Senate Conference
Committee members to drop an anti-Palestinian clause that is currently
in the House version of the bill, but not the Senate version.
Sec. 562 of the House version of this bill is entitled the ‘PLO
Compliance Report.’ If passed, this section would hold the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA)
accountable to commitments made during the now-failed Oslo peace
process. If the President finds that the PLO or PA have not fulfilled
all of their commitments, then he is authorized to sanction the
Palestinian people, including cutting off U.S. economic assistance. In
contrast, this section does not hold Israel accountable to the
commitments that it made and does not permit the possibility of
sanctioning Israel if it has not fulfilled these commitments. This
provision is not found in the Senate version.
Please call or fax the following conferees and ask them to delete Sec.
562 of the House version from the version of the Foreign Operations
bill that is agreed upon in conference. [The list of conferees and a
sample letter are included after the Talking Points.]
Talking Points:
1) The ‘PLO Compliance Report’ is biased and unbalanced by holding
only one side to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict accountable to the
commitments that it made during the Oslo peace process. This
delegitimizes American efforts to serve as an ‘honest broker’ to
the conflict.
2) It is uncritical of the fact that Israel made numerous commitments
during the peace process which were not fulfilled or which were
violated. Thus, it will be viewed in the Arab and Muslim worlds as
another example of the United States siding with Israel and refusing
to hold Israel to the same standards as the Palestinians
3) It will make it more difficult for the United States to play a role
in ending the cycle of violence that has led to the death of hundreds
of Palestinian and Israeli civilians and to return the parties to the
negotiating table.
4) For all of these reasons, the Bush Administration actively and
successfully opposed similar language being included in the Senate
version of the Foreign Operations bill.
5) What is needed from the United States at this point is constructive
engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that focuses on
implementing the recommendations of the Mitchell Committee and
returning the parties to substantive negotiations. Assigning blame to
and punishing one side is counter-productive and harmful to achieving
this goal.
Senate Conferees:
Robert Bennett (R-UT) tel: 202-224-5444 fax: 202-228-1168
Christopher Bond (R-MO) tel: 202-224-5721 fax: 202-224-8149
Robert Byrd (D-WV) tel: 202-224-3954 fax: 202-228-0002
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) tel: 202-224-5852 fax: 202-224-1933
Richard Durbin (D-IL) tel: 202-224-2152 fax: 202-228-0400
Judd Gregg (R-NH) tel: 202-224-3324 fax: 202-224-4952
Tom Harkin (D-IA) tel: 202-224-3254 fax: 202-224-9369
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) tel: 202-224-3934 fax: 202-224-6747
Tim Johnson (D-SD) tel: 202-224-5842 fax: 202-228-5765
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) tel: 202-224-5824 fax: 202-224-9735
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) tel: 202-224-4242 fax: 202-224-3479
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tel: 202-224-2541 fax: 202-224-2499
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) tel: 202-224-4654 fax: 202-224-8858
Jack Reed (D-RI) tel: 202-224-4642 fax: 202-224-4680
Richard Shelby (R-AL) tel: 202-224-5744 fax: 202-224-3416
Arlen Specter (R-PA) tel: 202-224-4254 fax: 202-228-1229
Ted Stevens (R-AK) tel: 202-224-3004 fax: 202-224-2354
House Conferees:
Henry Bonilla (R-TX) tel: 202-225-4511 fax: 202-225-2237
Sonny Callahan R-AL) tel: 202-225-4931 fax: 202-225-0562
Jess Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) tel: 202-225-0773 fax: 202-225-0899
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) tel: 202-225-2261 fax: 202-225-5730
Jack Kingston (R-GA) tel: 202-225-5831 fax: 202-226-2269
Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) tel: 202-225-5802 fax: 226-2356
Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) tel: 202-225-2542 fax: 202-225-0378
Jerry Lewis (R-CA) tel: 202-225-5861 fax: 202-225-6498
Nita Lowey (D-NY) tel: 202-225-6506 fax: 202-225-0546
David Obey (D-WI) tel: 202-225-3365 fax: 202-225-3240
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tel: 202-225-4965 fax: 202-225-8259
Steven Rothman (D-NJ) tel: 202-225-5061 fax: 202-225-5851
John Sununu (R-NH) tel: 202-225-5456 fax: 202-225-5822
Roger Wicker (R-MS) tel: 202-225-4306 fax: 202-225-3549
C.W. Young (R-FL) tel: 202-225-5961 fax: 225-9764
Sample letter:
The Honorable (Name)
U.S. House of Representatives (or Senate)
Washington, DC
November 13, 2001
Dear Representative (or Senator):
I would like to draw your attention to Sec. 562 of the House version
of the FY2002 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. This section,
entitled the ‘PLO Compliance Report’ would hold the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA)
accountable to commitments made during the now-failed Oslo peace
process. If the President finds that the PLO or PA have not fulfilled
all of their commitments, then he is authorized to sanction the
Palestinian people, including cutting off U.S. economic assistance. In
contrast, this section does not hold Israel accountable to the
commitments that it made and does not permit the possibility of
sanctioning Israel if it has not fulfilled these commitments.
As a supporter of a just and peaceful resolution to the
Palestinian/Israeli conflict, I urge you to delete this provision from
the version of the Foreign Operations bill that is agreed upon in
conference.
The ‘PLO Compliance Report’ is biased and unbalanced. It holds
only the Palestinians
accountable to commitments made during the Oslo peace process, while
remaining uncritical of Israel's numerous violations of its
commitments. Passage of this provision would weaken American efforts
to serve as an 'honest broker' to the conflict and will make it more
difficult for the United States to play a role in ending the cycle of
violence that has led to the death of hundreds of Palestinian and
Israeli civilians and to return the parties to the negotiating table.
It will be viewed in the Arab and Muslim worlds as another example of
the United States siding with Israel and refusing to hold Israel to
the same standards as the Palestinians.
For all of these reasons, the Bush Administration actively and
successfully opposed similar language being included in the Senate
version of the Foreign Operations bill. What is needed from the United
States at this point is constructive engagement in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict that focuses on implementing the
recommendations of the Mitchell Committee and returning the parties to
substantive negotiations. Assigning blame to and punishing one side is
counter-productive and harmful to achieving this goal.
Sincerely,
Your Name

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