[stirling-palestinedirectaction] Fw: Thanks for taking action - Now tell your friends!

[andystuart at talktalk.net]

Hi All
I've been asked to forward this from a wonderful American Jewish group.
All the Best
Andy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cecilie Surasky, JVP 
To: andystuart at talktalk.net 
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 4:59 PM
Subject: Thanks for taking action - Now tell your friends!


Dear Andrew,

Thanks for joining our AIPAC campaign! We only have a few days to outnumber AIPAC- so please forward the below message to your friends and family.



 


Dear Friend,

Thousands of volunteer lobbyists are landing in Washington, D.C. this very minute for the annual convention of AIPAC, the powerful pro-war Israel lobby group that often acts like it owns Congress.  

But this year, I'm happy to report, we have a big surprise waiting for them!

As of this morning, plastered across the busiest Metro stations in D.C., there are 100 large back-lit ads with our message: "I am Jewish and proud - and AIPAC doesn't speak for me." 

Now we have just 48 hours to outnumber those thousands of AIPAC lobbyists with at least 20,000 pro-peace lobbyists-that means you!  

Click here now:

http://www.jvp.org/aipac 



You'll be able to send an email AND call your Representative and the White House to tell them to say NO to AIPAC.

We think this brazen ad campaign - produced with Avaaz, the 19-million strong people-driven activist organization- is ground-breaking. 

Now let's overwhelm our Congressional representatives the same day they get inundated with AIPAC lobbyists who demand that Congress: 
  * Exempt aid to Israel from sequestration, despite the fact that Americans are bearing the burden of $85 billion in cuts. 

  * Guarantee US support for an Israeli strike on Iran, which would outsource decisions about the safety and security of the American people. 

  * Remain silent on settlement building in E1, enabling the Israeli government to drive a nail in the coffin of the peace process. 

*We have just 48 hours to show that AIPAC represents a radical anti-peace minority. Click here now: **http://www.jvp.org/AIPAC* 

AIPAC is the NRA of Middle East lobbies--they do not represent American Jews or voters. Let's tell Congress and President Obama to send them packing.


Sincerely, 

Cecilie Surasky, Deputy Director 



P.S.: Just to be sure, on top of the 100 Metro ads, when members of Congress file into the AIPAC gala tonight, our 20-foot mobile truck will be there to greet them with the message see above. And when AIPAC lobbies on Capitol Hill, we'll be there too.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.resist.ca/pipermail/stirling-palestinedirectaction/attachments/20130305/b89b5cf9/attachment.html>