We have 8,500
signatures on our petition to Secretary of State Kerry
asking him to demand Israel cease settlement expansion -
can you sign
on today and get us to 10,000? The big news
this week is the announcement that the Israeli
Government and Jewish Agency are going to spend at least
$300 million (!) to convince young American Jews to
overlook continued Israeli human rights violations with
a massive pro-Israeli hasbara campaign. But we know
that money can't buy good PR as long as Israeli policies
deny Palestinians basic rights - and especially not with
tens of thousands of devoted activists like you working
with us. Please sign
the petition below to prove our power. It's critical
that we show how many people want to see real justice,
not just any series of meetings with the label "peace
process." Thanks so
much, -Rabbi Alissa Wise
Secretary Kerry:
this is not what a peace process looks like
Hi Friend -
Dear Friend,
Today for the first time in years, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are sitting down for formal peace talks.
Like you, we're monitoring these developments carefully.
And we're distressed that on the eve of talks, Israel announced 1,200 new illegal settlements - continuing a pattern of talking-while-building that stretches all the way back to Oslo.
So we've launched a new petition to hold Kerry accountable, and we need your help to move fast.
Secretary John Kerry has offered a deeply cynical response: instead of reminding Israeli officials they are on the wrong side of international law, he asked Palestinians not to "adversely respond."
That doesn't sound exactly like an impartial broker to us.
Help us reach 10,000 signatures telling Secretary Kerry he needs to demand that Israel cease settlement expansion immediately and prove he's serious about a real peace process.
If Kerry won't take a strong stand against settlements, there's no reason to believe that this round of peace talks are credible. In fact, pressuring Palestinians to make "hard compromises" while giving Israel a free pass to violate international law makes things worse.
We all want peace - the kind that's just, legitimate, and lasting.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Alissa Wise
Director of Campaigns
