President Obama and previous administrations have stated that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories captured in 1967 must end. But U.S. government policy has subsidized the Occupation and protected Israel from international political anger over its violent and repressive actions. A reversal of U.S. behavior is necessary as the first step towards Middle East peace.
- The United States must end its policy of unconditional political, financial and military support for Israel.
- A “two-state solution” requires Israel’s return to its 1967 borders. Palestine must have an independent state based on contiguous territory with complete sovereignty.
- The Israeli-Egyptian blockade of Gaza must end immediately. The United States must drop its position that Hamas is a “terrorist organization” and respect the Palestinian people’s freedom to choose their own leaders.
- Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem violate international law. The U.S. government should immediately ban the imports of all goods produced in these settlement (for information on how you can join the movement to boycott these products, see for example: http://jfjfp.com/?s=boycottsettlementgoods ).
- U.S. policy should conform to the principles of human rights and international law, regardless of political pressure by AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and the Christian religious right.
