Israel Policy

    AL-AWDA ACTION ALERT

CONDEMN ISRAEL'S BOMBING OF CIVILIANS
DEMAND US TERMINATE ALL AID TO ISRAEL IMMEDIATELY

May 19, 2001 - Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition condemns
Israel's attacks on Palestinian civilians and calls on its members,
supporters and all people and organizations of conscience to demand that the
US terminate all aid to Israel immediately. The most recent attacks on
unarmed Palestinian civilians using American supplied F-16S fighter aircraft
in addition to Apache helicopter gun ships left at least thirteen dead and
many more wounded. These bombings mark a serious escalation of Israel's
brutal occupation and aggression policies. The clear aim is to force
Palestinians to accept to live under perpetual occupation and apartheid
policies. Involving the American people in funding Israeli abuses of
international law and human rights is unacceptable and contrary to the Arms
Export Control Act of 1976 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 adopted by
Congress. Annually, Israel receives more than $3 billion in US taxpayer
dollars.

The following are the names of the 13 martyrs identified so far to have been
killed in the aerial bombing yesterday:

1. Nasri Ya'acoub Hasan, 22, of Dir al Hatab
2. Rifa'at Mahmoud Rabaya'a, 28, of Maythalon
3. Ayman Khalil Ma'aruf, of Nakura
4. Fadi Ahmed Hamed, of Beit Dajan
5. Mu'ataz Rajih Khatib, 27, of Borin
6. Fares Ahmed
7. Khalid Ikab Sbeih, 21, of Tayasir
8. Ahmed Khalid Khader, of Qusin
9. Wa'el Ma'ali, of Beit Iba
10. Nabil Isam Ahmed Ismael, 22, of Deir Ghuson
11. Rami Abdul Aziz Yasin; 25, of Asira Shamaliya
12. Wael Abu Khader, 29, of alJedaydeh
13. Ismale Abu Rafi'e, 27 of Gaza

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED:

Contact the President, the State Department and Congress to express your
outrage at this escalation of Israeli attacks on civilians and to ask that
US tax dollars stop funding this aggression.

TALKING POINTS:

CALL, EMAIL, AND FAX YOUR LETTERS TO:

* President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
E-mail:
president@whitehouse.gov
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461

* Secretary of State Colin Powell
E-mail:
secretary@state.gov
Phone: (202) 647-4000 (202-647-5150) Bureau of Near East Affairs
Fax: (202) 261-8577

* Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman
E-mail:
senator@mcconnell.senate.gov
Phone: (202) 224-2541
Fax: (202) 224-2499

* Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ranking
E-mail:
senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov
Phone: (202) 224-4242
Fax: (202) 224-3479

Please cc your correspondence to
Al-Awda-Alerts@mail.com

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