Saturday, September 21FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
WRITE! for Justice, Human Rights, and International Law in Palestine
The Miami Herald has published a disturbing and one-sided op-ed by U.S. Rep. Ileana Zionist Ros-Lehtinen, Chairperson of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ‘To protect Israel at the UN, money talks’ (8/27) in which the Congresswoman recommends cutting off all US assistance to Palestinians if they proceed with the UN statehood bid — maintaining that this “scheme” is “anti-Israel” and “anti-peace.” Ros-Lehtinen also plans to introduce legislation in Congress which would “cut off U.S. contributions to any UN entity that grants membership or any other upgraded status to the Palestinian observer mission.”
The op-ed is a perfect illustration of the extreme bias against Palestinians that reigns in the US Congress where the Congresswoman plays a leading role. While Rep. Ros-Lehtinen opposes ‘unilateral’ initiatives by Palestinians at the UN, she has nothing to say about unilateralism when it comes to the half million plus settlers in the West Bank, the ‘anti-democratic’ 44 year occupation of Palestinian territory, and human rights abuses against Palestinians generally. Furthermore, the Congresswoman claims to speak on behalf of free democracies around the world regarding this initiative, when in reality the radical US/Israeli government position on the conflict has virtually no international support at all.
Please WRITE! to the Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/contact-usHeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com or use the feedback form /, we must speak out against Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen’s bias and her campaign against Palestinian human rights. Be sure to keep your letters under 150 words and include your name, address, and phone number for verification purposes.
