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Two Candles in Congress Against the Siege of Gaza

The Huffington Post
Posted on Thursday December 17, 2009

Many Americans don’t realize that although it might be true that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee can get seventy Senators to sign a napkin, that doesn’t mean AIPAC can stop Members of Congress from taking actions to improve U.S. policy towards the Palestinians – actions that could have a real impact in improving living conditions for Palestinians on the ground. This week two such measures are being considered by Members of the House.

Representatives Jim McDermott [D-WA-7] and Keith Ellison [D-MN-5] are circulating a letter that calls on President Obama to press for an easing in the Israeli blockade of Gaza by making it easier for Palestinians, aid workers, and journalists to enter and leave Gaza and by improving the access of Palestinian civilians to necessities such as clean water, food, fuel and medicine.

The McDermott-Ellison letter asks for “immediate improvement” in the following areas:

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Read the Letters:

Ellison and McDermott letter to President Obama

Moran and Inglis letter to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton