Quick action on behalf of Palestinians!

/ Tracy Abell

On Thursday, I wrote about courageous South Africa filing genocide charges against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Today, Truthout published this excellent piece that alerted me to a letter-writing campaign in support of South Africa’s efforts. So, I’m back to ask you to PLEASE use this template to write one letter that will be automatically sent to the United Nations Consulates of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Jordan, Turkey, Ireland, Honduras, Bolivia, Belize, Algeria, and Pakistan. Because those countries are parties to the Genocide Convention, they can file a Declaration of Intervention with the IJC in support of South Africa’s efforts.

We in the U.S. are NOT being represented by our government. The majority of people want a permanent ceasefire and do not support the genocide being funded by the U.S. government. Our only hope is to put pressure on other countries to follow through on their declarations of outrage regarding Israel’s campaign of collective punishment. Unless they do so, Israel will continue to act with impunity.

PLEASE, take a few minutes to personalize this letter (I wrote about the frustration of my so-called representatives’ lack of response to my phone calls, emails, protests, etc., and also shortened the template message). It’s also good to personalize the Subject line. Our letters carry more weight when we write in our own words because it shows we really and truly care about what’s happening. RootsAction and World Beyond War created the template and so far, nearly 180,000 letters have been sent. PLEASE, add your voice to the global chorus calling out in support of Palestinians!

Thank you in advance. ❤️ Solidarity! ✊🏽

6 thoughts on “Quick action on behalf of Palestinians!”

  1. I admire you Tracy. “We in the U.S. are NOT being represented by our government. The majority of people want a permanent ceasefire and do not support the genocide being funded by the U.S. government.”
    What the in the hell is happening? Both the left and the right have gone nuts. Biden is paying for the ongoing massacre, supplying horrific weaponry we have never used, and most of the victimes are civilians and children. The USA is so complicit and if we object we are cancelled/fired/shamed/publicly destroyed.

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    • Thank you SO much for engaging on this issue, Cindy. It truly feels more dystopian by the day. I saw a photo today of Mike Pence writing a message on a bomb that will then be used to slaughter more people. Sickening and depraved behavior. And yes, I believe people are afraid to speak out for fear of losing jobs, housing, scholarships, etc. And the Democratic strategists are scratching their heads about Genocide Joe’s low polling numbers…..

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  2. Tracy, thanks for bringing this latest letter-writing campaign in support of South Africa’s efforts. Back in the day in Guyana, long before emails and the Internet, when we in the Non-Aligned world campaigned to end Apartheid in South Africa and “Set Mandela Free,” physical lists for individual signatures circulated throughout the region. Solidarity!

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    • Oh, thank you for sharing that experience! Reading that brought a surge of hope and resolve as I remembered all that was accomplished in SA with the help of people such as yourself. 🙂 Solidarity, Rosaliene!

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