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From: moishb@vipac.org Date: Fri 3 Dec 2004 Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Support_Israel:_No_concessions_until_Palestinian_Arab_Society_adopts_=93freedom_and_civil_society=94?= Dear Mr. President: I applaud the news of your acceptance of Natan Sharansky’s policy that Palestinian Arab freedom and adoption of a civil society are a pre-condition for any concessions by Israel. This policy follows your belief that democracy is the tool by which terrorism can be eradicated. The need for freedom and democratic institutions is endemic throughout the Middle East. However the newspapers are filled with continuous reports of Arab and Iranian incitement against democratic countries. Recent articles in The New York Sun highlight support by Middle Eastern regimes of terror and confrontation: “Egyptian support for killing American soldiers in Iraq”; “Syrians train on insurgent payroll and ship out to kill coalition troops”; and “Iran fills terror gaps left by a diminished Hamas.” Until the Arabs and their allies make an effort to adopt the values of “freedom and civil society” there will be no hope for peace. Your memorable speech in 2002 calling for the Palestinian Arabs to choose leaders “untainted by terror” has yet to be realized. The current leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Arab Authority Mahmoud Abbas is no stranger to terror. He followed the arch terrorist Yasser Arafat through the latter’s career: Jordan Lebanon and Tunis. He has recently declared that he will continue in Yasser Arafat's footsteps and will demand that Israel allow 3-4 million Arab "refugees" including their descendants to return to Israel. The elections of the terrorist cohort of Arafat will not bring the democratic process closer to the Palestinian Arabs and will not bring peace to the Middle East. Your continued support of Israel and the right of that country’s people to live throughout Judea and Samaria and Aza as much part of the biblical homeland of the Jewish people as Jerusalem is support of the freedom that democratic institutions guarantee. The failure of the Arab authorities to recognize those rights demonstrates that they yet to allow the “freedom and civil society” needed as a precursor to peace. Until there is a change we must continue to support Israel in the Arab war against democratic values. Respectfully yours ======================================== The President's email: president@whitehouse.gov The Vice President's email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House phone: 202-456-1111 Fax: 202-456-2461 Senate and House switchboard: 202-224-3121 Click on "Govt. Email Addresses" at www.vipac.org for other officials. TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Email vipac-letters-unsubscribe@vipac.org with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. ======================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe e-mail: vipac-letters-unsubscribe@vipac.org For additional commands e-mail: vipac-letters-help@vipac.org |