April 2003 Postcard

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DEAR SENATOR or REPRESENTATIVE:

Israel has quietly asked Washington for $4 billion in new military aid plus $10 billion in loan guarantees to bolster its failing economy. That’s in addition to the $2.76 billion already earmarked for Israel in the 2003 U.S. foreign aid budget, which will bring total U.S. aid to Israel since 1948 to a staggering $90 billion.

To all appearances, the vast majority of this aid has been used to oppress, dehumanize, and disenfranchise millions of Palestinian civilians—all in stark defiance of international law. Now, at a time when our own economy is faltering, we are being asked once again to bail Israel out of a situation of its own making.

It is high time the United States placed conditions on aid to Israel. Until Israel agrees to obey international law by dismantling settlements and ending its 35-year occupation, please consider refusing Israel’s request for additional aid, and keep the amount of U.S. gifts to Israel from reaching the $100 billion mark.