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Below please read Susie Dym's instructions below for those of us who are novices at activism for Judea and Samaria. But first read a bit of why such activism is necessary! I followed Susie's instructions and went on UCI's website and a fax was automatically generated to co-sponsor House Resolution 2829 and sent to my Senator, Senator Gillibrand and to my Congressman's office (formerly,Anthony Wiener and the new Congressman to be elected in the upcoming special election). UCI's link, linked me to Senator Gillibrands website whereby I also drafted a personal letter to Senator Gillibrand asking her to co-sponsor Ileana Rose-Lehitan's House Resolution 2829 and to vote to stop funding to the PA and it was quite easy.
Arlene Kushner writes:
The US currently provides 22% of the UN's budget ($7.7 billion in 2010!!). Much of what is funded with this US donation works against US values and goals and is a waste of US tax dollars. It is on this basis that your Congresspersons should be urged to support House Resolution 2829. The US can ill-afford to waste money in this fashion.
Chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) -- who is a wise and forthright woman, and a great friend of Israel -- on August 30 introduced House Resolution 2829, which is now in committee. It is intended to promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system, and would have an effect on how US donations to the UN are directed and when they may be withheld. Under this bill, the US -- instead of giving across the board funding -- would decide which programs to support. Funds to the ant-Israel Human Rights Council, for example, would stop immediately.
Significantly, the bill proposes immediately cutting America's financial contribution to any program or agency of the UN that supports Palestinian bid for recognition and membership.
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The bill currently has 57 co-sponsors. I ask you most urgently to write to your Congresspersons and encourage them to sign on as co-sponsors, if they have not already done so.
Other arguments (with a nod to UCI):
- UN agencies are filled with representatives of the most tyrannical nations in the world, some of the worst abusers of human rights. Yet these nations continue to pass multiple resolutions condemning Israel while ignoring their own inhumanity.
- Financial corruption is rampant and investigation has documented billions of dollars funneled into private accounts of U.N. officials.
- Hamas is not listed as a terrorist entity by the UN. Via a process involving UNRWA, Hamas ends up as a beneficiary of UN largesse.
- The Palestinian refugees have been maintained by UNRWA for more than 60 years. They languish in deplorable conditions in "refugee camps" where they are indoctrinated in terrorism and hatred of Israel.
- Financial corruption is rampant and investigation has documented billions of dollars funneled into private accounts of U.N. officials.
- Hamas is not listed as a terrorist entity by the UN. Via a process involving UNRWA, Hamas ends up as a beneficiary of UN largesse.
- The Palestinian refugees have been maintained by UNRWA for more than 60 years. They languish in deplorable conditions in "refugee camps" where they are indoctrinated in terrorism and hatred of Israel.
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
Additionally, please! write letters to the editor and op-eds regarding this issue.
Here is a place to make a difference. Please, don't put this off.
Susie Dym of Matot Arim writes:
Take action to help this Resolution pass! Call your Representative (202-224-3121), as above, or click here: http://www.israelunitycoalition.org/aa/alert.php?id=78.)
US Citizens - help Israel. And please pass this around.
ONE PHONE CALL TO THE USA ALLOWS YOU TO HELP ISRAEL AGAINST THE CONSTANT PALESTINIAN ATTEMPTS TO HARM AND DAMAGE ISRAEL.
PLEASE MAKE AT LEAST 1 CRUCIAL PHONECALL AND PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER AMERICAN CITIZENS.
PRO-ISRAEL ACTION ITEM 1: Reform of anti-Israel bias within the United Nations:
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairperson of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has submitted pro-Israel Resolution HR 2829 to promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system (...) so that anti-Israel bodies within the UN will stop receiving funding from the USA. To read about the Resolution and the anti-Israel bias of the UN, click http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2829/show . The names of the many co-sponsors appear below. If your Representative's name is on the list, please call the U.S. Capitol switchboard number is: 202-224-3121 and ask to be put through to thank her or him for signing on to this critically important Resolution. If her/his name is not on the list, please contact him/her and ask why her/his support is missing:
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Ms. BUERKLE, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. DOLD, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HURT, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LANCE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. TURNER, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. WEST, and Mr. WESTMORELAND)
Messages of support for this Resolution have been generated by: AFSI (Americans for a Safe Israel), ZOA activists, UCI, unaffiliated Israeli journalist Arlene Kushner, and unaffiliated American-Jewish activist and blogger Robin Ticker.
PRO-ISRAEL ACTION ITEM 2: End aid to the Palestinian Authority if it declares itself to be a state
Call your senator/s and congresspersons and say to the staff person who answers:"Please inform my senator/congressperson, that I support ending US aid to the Palestinian Authority in general and particularly if the Palestinian Authority it declares itself to be a state despite Israel's positions against this."BACKGROUND: See Zionist Organization of America's press release: US Senate: Cut aid if PA declares state (Unanimously approved) - http://www.zoa.org/sitedocuments/pressrelease_view.asp?pressreleaseID=2078Call the congress switchboard (202) 224-3121 and ask for the senator and congressperson for YOUR state!and/or use your computer to contact the Senate: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/general/one_item_and_teasers/contacting.htm
"I don't know who my congressperson is!!!" That's OK. You can call (202) 224-3121 and simply give them the zipcode of your current or most recent US address. The operator will look up the name of your congressperson and will put you through. You should then say (or leave a message) that you called to: (1) support HR 2829 to promote transparency within the United Nations and to stop funding anti-Israel activity in that body; and (2) support ending US aid to the Palestinian Authority in general and most particularly if the Palestinian Authority declares itself to be a state.
Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) a great activist and lover of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichrono Baruch.
Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com
Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog.
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