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American Jews' Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon

Dear American Jewish Supporter of Peace and Co-existence: Please join us in sending the following letter to President Bush calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence in Lebanon and protect the civilian populations in Lebanon, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank from further military attacks:
Dear President Bush: As American Jews, we are horrified by your apparent support for the bombing and destruction of Lebanon, and your opposition to international demands for an immediate ceasefire. We condemn the violence by all sides, especially against civilians. But we cannot accept your attempt to justify and abet the collective punishment of the people of Lebanon -- including thousands of Americans trapped there -- as part of "Israel's right to defend herself." The vast majority of Lebanese now suffering the destruction of their country, along with hundreds of civilian deaths from the Israeli bombing campaign, had nothing to do with Hizbollah's attacks on Israeli soldiers, nor subsequent rocket attacks on Israeli cities. The same is true in Gaza, where the capture of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit on June 25 -- the original alleged pretext for Israel's incursions and detention of the territory's elected leaders -- was preceded just the day before by the abduction of two Palestinian civilians from their home by Israeli forces, as reported by Gideon Levy in the Israeli daily Haaretz. Here, too, it is wrong to portray this ever-widening conflict as a "war against terrorism." According to the Israeli human rights organization B'tselem, more than 100 Palestinians who were not engaged in hostile actions were killed by Israeli forces since Israel withdrew from Gaza, and before the recent escalation of violence. The idea that the cycle of violence will come to an end by means of more violence, and especially attacks on civilian areas, is wrong and immoral. We ask you to support an immediate cease-fire and a negotiated solution to the conflict. Sincerely,

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