When Congress overrode President Ronald Reagan's veto of a bill to impose sanctions against Apartheid South Africa, enacting the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 into law, the New York Times reported[1] that:
"Senator Richard G. Lugar, the Indiana Republican who heads the Foreign Relations Committee and was the chief sponsor of the measure, appealed in emotional terms to Pretoria to heed the action taken by Congress.
'As a friend of that Government we are sayingwake up!' he said."
'As a friend of that Government we are sayingwake up!' he said."
Members of Congress often declare that the United States is Israel's "best friend." As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin(Bibi) Netanyahu prepares to address a joint meeting of Congress later this month, it is time for us to wake upmembers of Congress and tell them that the United States must end its support for Israeli apartheid against Palestinians.
| Sign our petition to members of Congress demanding they boycott Bibi's address. |
Help us reach our goal of 10,000 signatures this week and we'll personally deliver your signature to House Speaker John Boehner, who invited Netanyahu to address Congress.
Although we haven't yet gained the strength to force the United States to adopt sanctions against Israel for its apartheid practices against Palestinians, we are part of a growing and formidable international movement, taking its lead from Palestinian civil society, that is running successful boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel and corporations that profit from its apartheid policies.
Be a part of this movement by demanding that Congress boycott Bibi's address.
Congress never once invited a leader of Apartheid South Africa to address a joint meeting. Post-apartheid President Nelson Mandela was the first and only South African president to receive this honor.
Netanyahu's address this month to a joint meeting of Congress will be the seventh time an Israeli political leader does so.[2]
Tell your members of Congress that they should boycott Bibi's address.
Netanyahu's address to Congress coincides with the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Join us in Washington, DC, at the US Campaign-endorsed Move Over AIPAC gathering, May 21-24, as we continue to build our movement to end U.S. support for Israeli apartheid.
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/03/politics/03REAG.html?pagewanted=1
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