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From: moishb@vipac.org Date: Fri 20 Oct 2006 Subject: Support Israel: The World Must Stand Up Against Dear Mr. President: A few weeks ago tens of thousands of Americans gathered in New York’s Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across the street from the United Nations to protest the appearance of the racist Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As noted in an editorial in the Jerusalem Post Ahmadinejad “did not bang his shoe on his desk at the UN General Assembly as did Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev in 1960. He did not address world leaders wearing a pistol as did Yasser Arafat in 1974. The Iranian leader's appearance may well however be recorded as an even more shameful moment in the checkered history of an organization supposedly dedicated to advancing international peace and security. The leader of Iran is a Holocaust denier who not surprisingly also denies Israel's right to exist. From other podiums Ahmadinejad has called for "wiping Israel off the map." This is incitement to genocide and he continued it albeit in more polite terms from the UN podium. A good part of his speech was dedicated not to opposing Israel's policies but to decrying the "tragedy" of its establishment.” The failure of the World to stand up against Iran as it continues its pursuit of nuclear capability while funding aggression against democracies in Israel and Iraq cannot be tolerated. As you stated in your speech to the U.N. the Iranian leaders have “chosen to deny… liberty and to use your nation’s resources to fund terrorism and fuel extremism and pursue nuclear weapons.” The leaders of the free world must stand up to Ahmadinejad and Iran and put an end to the aggressive policies of that regime. In the words of the former Israeli Prime Minister and General Ariel Sharon: "Do not repeat the dreadful mistake of 1938 when enlightened European democracies decided to sacrifice Czechoslovakia for a 'convenient temporary solution.' Do not try to appease the Arabs at our expense. Israel will not be Czechoslovakia. Israel will fight terrorism." ( October 4 2001) I support your efforts to restore peace to the world and thwart the aggressive policies of the Iranian regime. 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 |