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Subject: Take Action: Thank Rep. Kucinich for His Statement on the Nakba; Save Al Aqabah
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Take Action: Thank Rep. Kucinich for
His Statement on the Nakba

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During an otherwise hum-ho Congressional "debate" featuring dozens of Representatives
giving speeches and statements full of unadulterated praise for Israel and its
achievements, one Member of Congress responded to our call to remember that Israel's
60th anniversary is also the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, the forced exile of
Palestinians from their homeland and the dispossession of Palestinians from their
properties.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich delivered an impassioned and perhaps unprecedented statement in
Congress in support of Palestinian human rights, which we reprint in full below.  

Our letter of thanks to Rep. Kucinich reads in part, "Thank you for your profound
commitment to human rights, for your recognition of the historical injustices that
Israel has inflicted and continues to inflict on the Palestinian people, for your
awareness that U.S. policy toward Israelis and Palestinians must promote "peace with
justice", and for your willingness to speak the truth when many of your colleagues in
Congress would prefer to sweep it under the rug."  To read the entire letter, please
click
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Please take a moment to thank Rep. Kucinich for supporting Palestinian human rights by
calling him at 202-225-5871, faxing him at 202-225-5745, or sending him an email by
clicking
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And don't forget that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is reserving time each
legislative day through June for Members of Congress to deliver speeches praising Israel
on its 60th anniversary.  This week alone, Representatives have received about 2,500
messages from constituents asking them to speak about the historic injustices that
Israel has inflicted and continues to inflict on the Palestinian people during these
statements.  To send a letter to your Representative today, please click
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Here's Rep. Kucinich's statement from the Congressional Record.  Don't forget to thank
him by clicking
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Congressional Record, April 22, 2008, Page:
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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, today I join my colleagues in Congress in celebrating
Israel's accomplishments over the past 60 years. I am happy to be co-sponsor of this
congratulatory resolution. However, like many Israelis and Palestinians, I have concerns
about Israel's future, its stability, its security and the prospect for peaceful
coexistence for both Palestinians and Israelis. One of those concerns relates to the
ongoing lack of resolution on the dispossession of Palestinian property and the
dislocation of Palestinians after Independence. It must be remembered that about 700,000
Palestinians became exiled. Much Arab property was appropriated. And about 500 Arab
villages were destroyed. On December 11, 1948, the United Nations passed Resolution 194,
affording Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes in Israel, or to
compensation for their property should they choose not to return. To this day, the
mandate of U.N. Resolution 194 has not been fulfilled. Unfortunately, this failure
remains as one of the most significant barriers to the realization of a two-state
negotiated solution.

I am also concerned for those Palestinians who did not flee and who became Israeli
citizens after Independence. According to the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in
Israel, today there exist 20 Israeli laws which explicitly discriminate against the
Palestinian minority in Israel, who constitute 20 percent of its population. In its 2005
Annual Report, the U.S. State Department said that ``[There is] institutionalized legal
and societal discrimination against Israel's [Arab] Christian, Muslim and Druze
citizens. The government does not provide Israeli Arabs with the same quality of
education, housing, employment and social services as Jews.''

Finally, Israel has a right to security and a right to defend itself. Accordingly, I am
concerned that the 40 year military occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and
East Jerusalem has been and continues to be brutal and unjust and undermines the
security of Israel. It is a fact that the government of Israel continues to support the
construction of settlements on Palestinian land, perpetuating the consequences of
dispossession and exile. Additionally, I am concerned that the government of Israel has
increased the number of checkpoints which destroy a viable Palestinian economy and a
vibrant civil society. I am concerned that the Israeli government has erected a wall,
often on Palestinian land, that divides Palestinians from Palestinians, rather than
divide Israel from the West Bank. As stated by Judge Elaraby of the International Court
of Justice in his 2004 Advisory Opinion on the legality of Israel's separation barrier,
``The fact that occupation is met by armed resistance cannot be used as a pretext to
disregard fundamental human rights in the occupied territory.'' This conundrum of a
dialectic of conflict further separates Israelis and Palestinians alike from hopes for
peace.

H. Con. Res. 322 eloquently states the many reasons why I celebrate Israel's
accomplishments and I sincerely wish it a bright future. I only wish to add that, in my
opinion, and in the opinion of many Israelis and Palestinians as well, Israel's future
will be bright only if it includes an open dialogue with Palestinians, a respect for
human rights and international law, and a society built on coexistence and tolerance.
Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live in peace with justice and I encourage the
United States government to help Israel achieve that so the joy of future anniversaries
will be unalloyed.

I support the resolution in the spirit of reconciliation to which we must all inevitably
turn, to achieve peace and justice with our brothers and sisters from whom we may be
estranged.

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An Urgent Action Alert from the Rebuilding Alliance to Save Al Aqabah Kindergarten and
Village

Dear Friends of the Rebuilding Alliance,

We found a way to enable a compromise that can save Al Aqabah Kindergarten and village
-- so I flew to Washington to walk the halls of Congress with an interfaith group of
Americans.  We need your help.  Please call your representatives and senators and email
them this letter.

Sincerely,

Donna Baranski-Walker
Executive Director
650 325 4663
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Re: Urgent Appeal to Save Peaceful Palestinian Village Slated for Demolition

Dear Congressman or Senator (name here):

As a resident of the (Number) Congressional District of (your state), I would like you
to prevent the demolition of the Palestinian village of Al Aqabah located in "Area C" in
the West Bank. Israeli Civil Administration, which has authority over all zoning and
building in "Area C," has ordered the demolition of the whole village - the mosque,
medical center, the roads, all the homes, and a kindergarten serving more than 130
children - for "lack of a building permit." However, this is a mockery of law and
justice, because the Civil Administration rarely, if ever, issues building permits in
Area C (- a recent report by The Guardian states that the Israeli Civil Administration
granted Palestinians only 91 of 1,517 building applications, while during the same
period 18,472 housing units were sanctioned and built in Jewish-only settlements).

Al Aqabah is located in the Jordan River Valley, is far from settlements and Israeli
borders, and has never posed security concerns. The Rebuilding Alliance, an American
nonprofit organization, helped the village rebuild its kindergarten, and the Japanese
and Belgian embassies and the Norwegian People expanded the school to two floors. 130
children attend the kindergarten today, the only such school in the region. As
construction of the kindergarten got underway in 2004, the Israeli Civil Administration
issued demolition orders against the entire village. The village, with the help of the
Rebuilding Alliance, hired an Israeli attorney to petition for a lifting of the
demolition orders and, after 4 years of negotiations, on April 17th the Israeli High
Court of Justice heard their petition.  Judge Edmond Levy urged the attorney to either
accept the Civil Administration's proposal that would leave the public buildings
standing but demolish most of the homes in the village - or face the loss of the village
in its entirety.  

But a compromise may yet be possible: the Civil Administration argued that they couldn't
issue a building permit because the village did not file a comprehensive village plan.
However, two years ago the village commissioned a comprehensive land-use plan and now
offers to have the plan reviewed by BIMKOM (Israeli Planners for Planning Rights) for
conformance to Israeli standards - and the RAND Corporation is also considering
independent review of the plan. We ask your help to urge the Civil Administration to
accept the Village plan and issue permits retroactively. This would save the village,
along with the kindergarten, and satisfy all Israeli regulations.

On behalf of The Rebuilding Alliance representing thousands of concerned U.S. citizens,
I urge you to contact the Israeli Embassy and the US State Department and request the
Civil Administration accept the village's comprehensive land-use plan; this will save
the village from demolition and protect the investments made there by the U.S. and
Israel's allies. Your personal involvement in this issue can help insure that Israel
does not turn to ashes the product of years of hard toil of committed Israelis and
Palestinians who have worked together to rebuild Palestinian homes, schools, and
communities, laying the foundation of peace in the region.  

As stated in the proceedings, the Israeli High Court of Justice will issue its ruling on
this case very soon.  Please make your calls now and please keep me apprised of your
progress.

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