Support Justice and Accountability for Crimes Committed During Israel's Attack on Gaza

Support Justice and Accountability for Crimes Committed During Israel's Attack on Gaza

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Dear Friends:<br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.aaper.org/supportgoldstone'></a>On October 23, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) introduced <b><a href='http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr111-867'>HR 867</a></b>, which calls on the President and the Secretary of State to "unequivocally oppose any endorsement or further consideration of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict [commonly known as the Goldstone Report] in international fora."&nbsp; The report, authored by South African Justice Richard Goldstone, found evidence that Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during Israel's December 2008-January 2009 attack on the Gaza Strip.&nbsp; The report urges independent investigations by Israel and Hamas into such evidence.&nbsp; Should the parties fail to conduct such investigations, the report calls upon the U.N. General Assembly, the U.N. Security Council and the International Criminal Court to investigate and hold the guilty parties accountable for crimes committed.<br /> <br /> HR 867: (a) contains numerous factual errors, as&nbsp; Justice Goldstone himself has identified in a <b><a href='http://aaper.org/goldstone'>letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs</a></b>; (b) undermines the United States' commitment to human rights in the Middle East and around the world;&nbsp; and (c) further damages the image of the United States (particularly Congress) among citizens of majority-Arab and Muslim countries, harming President Obama's efforts to improve relations between such citizens and the United States.<br /> <br /> As of November 2, the bill had 114 co-sponsors.&nbsp; A vote is expected to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3.<br /> <br /> <b>AAPER strongly opposes HR 867 and supports the Goldstone Report's call for accountability and basic justice for the victims of crimes committed during Israel's attack on Gaza.</b>&nbsp; The United States should staunchly protect human rights and support justice for the victims of human rights violations, not oppose calls to ensure that human rights are protected and justice&nbsp;done.&nbsp; <b>AAPER urges you to contact your representative and ask that he or she vote No or Present on HR 867.</b><br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.aaper.org/supportgoldstone'><b>Click Here to Let Your Member of Congress Know That You Support Justice and Accountability for Crimes Committed During Israel's Attack on Gaza.</b></a><a href='http://www.aaper.org/site/lookup.asp?c=quIXL8MPJpE&amp;b=5545907'><br /> </a></p>
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