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A CALL TO ACTION FROM THE MICHIGAN PEACE TEAM CORE COMMUNITY AND STAFF As Michigan Peace Team peacemakers - and eye witnesses in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel - we abhor the destruction of life and infrastructure in the present Gaza conflict. We find strength and inspiration in our personal connections with Palestinian and Israeli friends, who are calling for alternatives to violence, the creation of good relations between both peoples and, most importantly, an end to the occupation. Our Peace Team experience teaches us that the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank is the fundamental violence in the region. As a first step to ending this violence, we call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties in Gaza and an end to the ongoing blockade. We urge the U.S. to end all military aid to Israel which maintains the occupation. This is an opportunity to redirect critical funding to areas of need within our own country. We call on our U.S. Government and the Israeli government to boldly take the steps - now - to make this happen. Toward these ends we invite all to sign on to this Call to Action. Sincerely, THE MICHIGAN PEACE TEAM CORE COMMUNITY AND STAFF Mary Pat Dewey, Peter Dougherty, Mary Ann Ford, Mary Ellen Gondeck, Mary Hanna, Martha Larsen, Joni McCoy, Jasiu Milanowski, Paul Pratt, Nicole Rohrkemper, Elizabeth Walters, and Sheri Wander Please copy & paste this text into your email, and personalize it with your own comments.
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President-Elect Barack Obama Future Secretary of State Hilary Clinton
U. S. Senators & Representatives Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (Valid contact info could not be found) Thank you for taking action on this urgent humanitarian crisis! |
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