Issues
Palestine
Resources: Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis
Posted on Monday July 24, 2006
Talking Points
Talking Points on Crisis in Lebanon
Talking Points on US aid to the Palestinian People
Talking Points on HR 4681 (Palestinian Aid Bill)
Talking Points on S 2370 (Palestinian Aid Bill)
Legislation
House of Representatives – HR 4681 text of bill
Talking Points on HR 4681 (Palestinian Aid Bill)
Vote of 361-37
See what your Rep. said on the House Floor!
Extension of Remarks by Congressman Bobby L Rush
The Bush Administration on HR 4681
Palestinian Christian Bill text of bill (PDF)
Stop Bill Regarding Palestinian Christians
FAQs on the McCaul-Crowley Resoultion and the Situation of Christians in the Holy Land (PDF)
Churches for Middle East Peace
Letter to Congressman McCaul and Crowley from Leila Sansour, Chief Executive of Open Bethlehem.
Dear Colleague Letter written by Congressman’s McCaul and Crowley
“Help Save the Oldest Christian Community in the World”
Senate – S 2370 text of bill
Talking Points on S 2370 (Vote on Palestinian Aid: A Step in the Right Direction)
Co-sponsors of the bill
Press Releases
Arab American Leaders Urge Bush Adminstration for Immediate Ceasefire
AAI Press Release, July 19, 2006
The Medical Crisis in Palestine
Notes of conference call with Dr. Jumaa Al-Saqqa of Al-Shifa Hospital
AAI Pushes President, Congress to Urge Olmert to Address Humanitarian Catastrophe in Occupied Territories
AAI Press Release, May 23, 2006
AAI Urges House to Reject HR 4681
AAI Press Release, May 22, 2006
Summit on Palestine
Download Report (PDF)
Resources on the Palestinian Elections
US Government Resources:
The Impending Palestinian Fiscal Crisis, Potential Remedies, World Bank, May 7, 2006 (PDF)
The Department of Treasury published these guidelines with regard to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in Mid-April.
Palestine in the News:
UN appeals for Palestinian funds
BBC News, May 31, 2006
How extremists win
The Plain Dealer, May 24, 2006
Israel’s New Plan: A Land Grab
by Jimmy Carter, USA Today, May 15, 2006
“Punish Palestinians” Bill Founders
by MJ Rosenberg, IPF Friday, May 12, 2006
Funds Cut, Gaza Faces a Plague of Health Woes
by Steven Erlanger, The New York Times, May 8, 2006
Palestinians losing link to U.S. care
by Matthew Kalman, San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 2006
Jimmy Carter: Punishing the innocent is a crime
by Jimmy Carter, International Herald Tribune, May 7, 2006
Palestinians are Being Robbed by Israel
by Amira Hass, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2006
