CODEPINK: Women For Peace

Ask Hillary Clinton to Take a REAL Stand for REAL Peace:

Last week members of the House of Representatives signed onto a resolution endorsing Special Middle East Envoy George Mitchell and called "on the international community to aggressively pursue efforts that facilitate a just and lasting resolution of these conflicts." This helped to reinforce the President's vision for Middle East Peace and now it's time for the Senate to stand up and lead.

We are heartened to see that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is planning a trip to Israel and the West Bank soon- so let's take this opportunity to encourage her to take a real stand for real peace. Senator Dianne Feinstein sent this Senatorial Letter to Secretary Clinton this week to further persuade her to use this trip to underscore her, and the Obama administration’s, commitment to working toward Israel-Palestinian peace. Please email your Senator today (or call (202) 224-3121) to encourage them to sign onto this letter in support of compassionate and tenacious leadership from the US in this crisis.

May 24, 2013

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Dear Senator:

We are heartened to see that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is planning a trip to Israel and the West Bank soon -- so let's take this opportunity to encourage her to take a real stand for real peace. Senator Dianne Feinstein sent this Senatorial Letter to Secretary Clinton this week to thank her for this visit, and further persuade her to use this trip to underscore her, and the Obama administration's, commitment to working toward Israel-Palestinian peace. I urge you to sign onto this letter below in support of compassionate and tenacious leadership from the US in this crisis. --- Dianne Feinstein's Letter to Secretary Clinton --- Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: We are writing to applaud your decision to travel to Israel and the West Bank next week. Your trip sends another important signal of the Obama Administration's seriousness about dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last month, while announcing Senator Mitchell's appointment as Special Middle East Peace Envoy, President Obama stated that "It will be the policy of my administration to actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as Israel and its Arab neighbors." At that same ceremony, you expressed your own commitment to Israel-Palestinian peace, noting that Senator Mitchell's mission will be to "lead our efforts to reinvigorate the process for achieving peace between Israel and its neighbors… [to] help us to develop an integrated strategy that defends the security of Israel, works to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that will result in two states, living side by side in peace and security, and to achieve further agreements to promote peace and security between Israel and its Arab neighbors" and "to support the objectives that the President and I believe are critical and pressing in Gaza, to develop a program for humanitarian aid and eventual reconstruction, working with the Palestinian Authority and Israel on behalf of those objectives." We commend both you and President Obama for these statements and we urge you to use your upcoming visit to Israel and the West Bank to underscore your personal commitment, and that of President Obama, to Israel's security and to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace. Both are vital U.S. national security interests that must not be neglected. The continuing launching of rockets from Gaza into Israel, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the ongoing challenge of formalizing an Israel-Hamas truce, underscore the importance of tenacious American leadership and engagement, now and in the future. Sincerely, Dianne Feinstein ------------------------- Sincerely,
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