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From: melsant@vipac.org Date: Sun 11 Nov 2007 Subject: [Vipac-letters] =?iso-8859-1?q?Support_Israel=3A_Needed_=96_Confi?= Sender: vipac-letters-bounces@vipac.org Errors-To: vipac-letters-bounces@vipac.org Dear Mr. President: The upcoming talks on the Arab- Israeli war should require confidence building measures on the part of the Arabs. For over a decade the Arabs have been attacking Israeli civilians with rockets and suicide bombers. Hundreds of innocent Israelis have been killed or wounded. In an effort to separate their civilian population from Arab terror Israeli politicians handed over the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Arab government. That territory has since been conquered by the Hamas terrorist group and is being used as a base to launch attacks against Israeli civilians. On a daily basis the Arabs use this territory to launch mortars rockets and missiles against Israeli cities and towns. The Jerusalem Post reported this week that Hamas leader Mahmoud a-Zahar said: =93that if Israel moves out of the West Bank Hamas will take over as it did the Gaza Strip. =91Israel says that if it will move out of the West bank Hamas will take control. We say this is true=92 he said.=94 Israel has made concessions for peace. It is up to the Arabs to show Israel that they are sincere. Statements and threats by Hamas do not give Israel the confidence it needs to take a risk with the Palestinian Arabs. During the forthcoming talks I urge you to require the Arabs to give Israel reason to believe they truly want peace. Without such confidence building measures there can be no hope for peace. Respectfully yours =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 _______________________________________________ |