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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>►<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:S.RES.498:"><span style='color:red;text-decoration:none'>Call Congress now to oppose </span></a>r</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>esolutions supporting “<span style='background:white'>Israel as it defends itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization”. House <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.RES.657:"><span style='color:red'>(H.Res. 657</span></a>) has passed the House and its companion, Senate (<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:S.RES.498:"><span style='color:red'>S.Res</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:red'> 498)</span></span></span></span><span style='color:red'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>has been introduced in the Senate. Contact info is below.</span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>► <a href="https://sacbds.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1095&action=edit&message=1">Come to protest this Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 4-6pm, 16<sup>th</sup> & J</a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:S.RES.498:"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'> </span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>● <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:S.RES.498:"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Tell Senator Barbara Boxer</span><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>that she should NOT be supporting </span><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><u><span style='color:blue'>S.Res. 498</span></u> – remind her that targeting civilians, which is what Israel is doing in its bombing of Gaza, is a WAR CRIME. Reminder her that </span><span style='color:#0070C0'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>US law</span></span><span style='color:#4B4F4F;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'> demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians. <br>Boxer: </span><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><span style='color:black;background:white'>202-224-3553</span></span><span style='color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>; Fax 202-224-0454; Sac </span><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><span style='background:white'>916-448-2787</span>. <u><span style='color:blue'>Click for email.</span></u><span style='background:white'><br></span></span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>● <a href="https://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Tell <span style='background:white'>Senator Dianne Feinstein</span> NOT to sign on</span><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'> to <u><span style='color:blue'>S.Res 498</span></u> because Israel’s targeting civilians is a war crime and because</span><span style='color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#0070C0'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>US law</span></span><span style='color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'> demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians.</span><span style='color:#4B4F4F;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><br></span><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>Feinstein: <span style='color:black;background:white'>202-224-3841</span></span><span style='color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>; Fax 202-228-3954; SF </span><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><span style='color:black;background:white'>415-393-0707</span></span><span style='color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'> </span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>● <a href="tel:%28415%29%20393-0707"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Tell your representative that you </span></a></span> strongly oppose </b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.RES.657:">(H.Res. 657</a>) </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>because Israel’s targeting civilians is a war crime and because <span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/177199-hold-israel-accountable-with-leahy-law" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>US law</span></a> </span></b></span>demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians. Tell them you want them to introduce a resolution which calls on Israel to stop targeting civilians, to end its bombing and deadly blockade of Gaza, and its occupation and attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:120%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>• </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://matsui.house.gov/email-representative-matsui"><b><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Rep. Doris Matsui:</span></b></a><b><span style='color:black;background:white'> 202-225-7163 Fax: 202-225-0566 Sac 916-498-5600<br></span><span style='color:black'>• </span></b><a href="http://bera.house.gov/contact"><b><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Rep. Ami Bera</span></b></a><b><span style='color:black;background:white'>: 202-225-5716; Fax: 202-226-1298; Rancho Cordova: 916 635-0505</span></b><span style='color:black'><br>• </span><a href="https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me"><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Rep. John Garamendi:</span></a><span style='color:black;background:white'> 202-225-1880; Fax: 202-225-5914; Davis: 530-753-5301</span><span style='color:black'><br>• </span><a href="http://mcclintockforms.house.gov/forms/contact-form.shtml"><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Rep. Tom McClintock</span></a><span style='color:black;background:white'>: 202-225-2511; Fax: 202-225-5444; Granite Bay 916-786-5560<br>All other Congressional reps: 202-224-3121; </span><a href="http://www.house.gov/"><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>www.house.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:120%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>► Don’t buy Israeli products or invest in companies that profit from Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. See </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.SacBDS.org/products">www.SacBDS.org/products</a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>►</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact news media – </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>ask them to provide fair and balanced reporting of the Palestine Israel conflict, including: Palestinian deaths & wounded; attacks & abuses of Palestinian children; violations of international law and human rights.</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>► Sign petitions in support of Palestinian rights: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.sacbds.org/petitions"><span style='color:black'>www.sacbds.org/petitions</span></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>► Learn more and educate others: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.SacBDS.org">www.SacBDS.org</a><b><span style='color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► </span></strong></span></b><b><span style='color:black'>Get involved:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights </span><a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com"><span style='color:black'>SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</span></a><span style='color:black'> <br><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► </span></strong></b><b>Local action & events, </b>see calendar:www.sacpeace.org</span><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>