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From: moishb@vipac.org Date: Fri 14 Jul 2006 Subject: Support Israel: Arab Terror Must Be Stopped Dear Mr. President: Terrorism has once again sparked a major conflagration in the Middle East. The Hezbollah terrorists part of the Lebanese government have attacked Israel and are launching massive rocket attacks against some of Israel’s major population centers. To quote an editorial in the Jerusalem Post (July 13 2006): “An act of war. This is how Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has correctly described the Wednesday morning attacks on soldiers defending Israel's sovereign border in the North. The words may also be applied to the escalating attacks across Israel's sovereign borders in the South. The responsibility of the Israeli government in such circumstances the responsibility of any government is to cripple the attackers and to restore security to its people.” Hezbollah the emissary of Syria and Iran attacked Israeli territory and killed three Israel soldiers on border patrol and captured two more in an onslaught that included heavy Katyusha and mortar fire. Four more Israelis were murdered when their tank was blown up as the Israeli forces moved into Lebanon in an attempt to rescue their captured comrades. Prime Minister Olmert said "The events this morning are not terror attacks but actions of a sovereign state that attacked Israel for no reason. The Lebanese government of which Hezbollah is a member is trying to undermine regional stability. Lebanon is responsible and it will bear responsibility." For months Israel’s border with Gaza has been under attack. Daily barrages of rockets have been aimed at Israeli cities and towns on the border of the Palestinian Arab Gaza enclave. The Hamas leadership has supported these attacks in both word and deed. Defending Israel requires both military and diplomatic action. Hezbollah and Hamas in both the north and in the south must be dealt direct heavy blows from which they cannot be allowed to recover. In the North Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal army and terrorist training camps in southern Lebanon must be destroyed. It is Israel's responsibility to defend its citizens from attack by destroying the capabilities of its attackers and imposing sufficient costs at all levels of responsibility. However it must also seek the help of the international community to stop the continuing terror attacks. The Jerusalem Post editorial criticized the role the UN has played: “In the past the UN Security Council has actually provided a vital incentive to Israel's attackers by standing silent when Israel is attacked and stepping in only to restrain the Israeli response. If the international community wants to prevent future crises this pattern must be reversed. “ Israel is caught between the forces of Arab terror in both the north and the south. It must be allowed to protect its citizens. The Lebanese acquiescence to Hezbollah forces on its border with Israel Syrian and Iranian support of Arab terror and the support by the Palestinian Arab street of Hamas terror must end. I appreciate your support of the Israeli government and its people. They are surrounded by millions of hostile Arabs. I urge you to support the uprooting of the Hezbollah and Hamas terror bands. The only hope for peace is the eradication of these groups and their evil political designs. I urge you to continue to give Israel they free hand to get their soldiers back and free their people from the threat of constant attack. Respectfully yours ====================================== The President's email: comments@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 give added impact to your email please also send hard copy letters by snail mail using an envelope and a stamp by clicking on printer icon and signing your name with a pen to: The Hon. lleana Ros-Lehtinen Chair Subcommittee on Middle East House International Relations Committee 2160 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 The Hon. Gary Ackerman Ranking Democrat Subcommittee on Middle East House International Relations Committee 2243 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515 And of course to: President Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D.C. 20500 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe e-mail: vipac-letters-unsubscribe@vipac.org For additional commands e-mail: vipac-letters-help@vipac.org |