ISRAEL'S WAR ON PALESTINE

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Last Updated 2005 May 17

Petition to Terminate All Aid to Israel
By Zohra Benhamida

 Send this petition to Secretary Powell and let him know all aid to Israel must be terminated!

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Secretary of State Colin Powell
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
Fax: 202-261-8577
Tel: 202-647-4000

 Dear Secretary Powell

 I am writing to urge that the United States condemn Israel's continuing attacks on civilians using American weapons. As a concerned citizen, I demand that the US cut off its over $3 billion in annual aid to Israel immediately. These US tax-payer dollars are being used to suppress the Palestinian struggle for liberation from occupation. The U.S. must not fund Israel's brutal military repression and its persistent violations of human rights.

 Israel has used the following American-made heavy weapons to attack Palestinian civilians, buildings and vehicles: F-16 fighter planes, Apache and Cobra attack helicopters, and Reshef patrol boats; naval and tank artillery including 76 mm, 105 mm and 120 mm high explosive rounds; M114 TOW rockets and hell-fire air-to-ground missiles; shoulder-fired, LAW rocket launchers firing 84 mm or 90 mm rockets; M203 and MK19 grenade launchers; 40-90 mm mortars; and a modified version of the M494 105 mm, anti-personnel cluster bombs; 5.56 mm bullets for M-16 machine guns; 7.62 mm high velocity bullets for general purpose machine guns and Galil sniper rifles; 12.7 mm bullets for Browning machine guns and Barret sniper rifles; and rubber-coated and plastic-coated metal bullets.

 Israel has also used American supplied armored pile drivers and armored bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes and agricultural land.

 Involving the American people in funding Israeli abuses of international law and human rights is unacceptable. It is also contrary to the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 adopted by Congress. Israel's attacks on defenseless innocent civilians are a gross misuse of U.S. military and economic aid.

 The U.S. should cease delivery of all armaments and military and economic aid to Israel immediately.

 Sincerely,

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