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A letter to House Representatives, State Department Officials
and Secretary
of State
Currently the situation in the West Bank and Gaza is very
dire. The economy
and public systems in those areas are falling apart and another
cycle of
violence seems inevitable. On top of that administrative actions are
taken
by Israel to prevent Palestinian with foreign citizenship to stay in
the
occupied territories. One of these visionary people is Sam Bahour, a
former
resident of Youngstown Ohio, who returned to Ramallah 13 years ago
to help
create a sustainable Palestinian economy. Despite major obstacles,
ongoing
violence and limitations on travel and commerce, he has been key in
creating
more than 2000 jobs in this beleaguered region. Because of Israeli
administrative policies aimed at deporting Palestinians with foreign
passports from the occupied territories Sam has been notified that
he will
be denied entry when his visa expires (the end of October).
We American Jews, Muslim and Christians, Israelis, and
Palestinians living
in Western Pennsylvanian and elsewhere demand that the US will
intervene on behalf of Sam Bahour and many other Palestinians
carrying an American Passport. We demand that the secretary of
State will request Israel to immediately reverse its decision and
give these men and women a status that will enable them to continue
working towards a sustained Palestinian economy, to maintain a
possibility for peace.
For more information about Sam and other Palestinians like him read
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06295/731748-109.stm
Please Sign the Petition
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