Dear Secretary Clinton:

Please reconsider your decision to oppose the Palestinian bid for statehood before the United Nations this coming week. In spite of your efforts and the work of George Mitchell, we are no closer to a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Palestinians deserve a voice in the UN because Israel is doing everything in its power to delay a peace agreement while they continue to build settlements on land that has been slated to become a Palestinian state. US financial support for Israel should be made contingent on Israel's compliance with international law regarding refugees and its treatment of occupied people and land.

Palestinian statehood would give Palestinans a more equal footing when they come to the negotiating table. It would give recognition to their right to self-determination. And it would give them a voice at the UN, which they have been denied for 60+ years.

You know all the above. The US has been strong in its support for Israel's safety and its legitimacy. Please formulate US policy that gives Palestinians those same rights, and support their right to statehood.