Support The Goldstone Report On Gaza, Reject H.R. 867

Support The Goldstone Report On Gaza, Reject H.R. 867

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Last Friday, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen introduced <a href='http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.res.=0867:'>H.Res.867</a>, calling on the Obama Administration to "oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration" of the Report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, known as the Goldstone Report. Currently, 43 Representatives already have signed on to the resolution as co-sponsors. To see if your Representative has co-sponsored the resolution, please click <a href='http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HE00867:@@@P'>here</a>.<br /><br />If passed, this dangerous resolution would instruct the Obama Administration to continue its attempts to shield Israel from accountability for the war crimes it committed, as documented by the Goldstone Report, before, during, and after its assault on the Gaza Strip in December 2008-January 2009. The resolution also undermines the Obama Administration's rhetorical support for the universality of human rights and its stated commitment to holding human rights violators accountable. In addition, it contains numerous inaccuracies about and misleading characterizations of the Goldstone Report.<br /><br /><br />We hear that a vote on this resolution may take place as soon as next week. Please take a minute to contact your Representative and ask him/her not to cosponsor or vote for H.Res.867 by clicking <a href='http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/t/2439/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=28017'>here</a>.<br /><br />Now, with some Members of Congress attempting to shield Israel from accountability for the crimes it committed before, during, and after its most recent assault on the Gaza Strip, it is more important than ever to take action.<br /><br />&gt;&gt;Now through December: Take Action with Congress&lt;&lt;<br /><br />You can directly rebut Congressional attempts to bury the Goldstone Report in three ways. Take action now by <a href='http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/t/2439/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=28017'>emailing your Representative</a> to tell her/him that the Goldstone Report is fair and worthy of further consideration and that s/he should not cosponsor or vote for H.Res.867. Click here to send this email. Next, join human rights advocates across the country in a Congressional Call-in Day on Tuesday, November 3rd. Call your Member of Congress and tell her/him to support human rights and accountability by supporting the Goldstone Report. You can reach your Members of Congress via the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202)224-3121; just ask the operator to connect you to your Representative's office. You can find out who your Representative is by clicking <a href='http://capwiz.com/fconl/directory/congdir.tt'>here</a>. You can also meet with your Members of Congress in-person to discuss accountability and ending the siege of Gaza between now and December. Please use our <a href='http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=2382'>Congressional action tools</a> to request a meeting, prepare for the meeting, and share the results with national organizers working to end the siege of the Gaza Strip.

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