May 30, 2006

BACKGROUND http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/canada/national/2006/05/27/cupe-sat.html

E-MAIL YOUR SUPPORT TO cupeont@web.net

Sample letters:

Thank you for passing the resolution to support the campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.  It has become plainly obvious to anyone who has studied the actions of the Israeli government that their goal is not security but rather confiscation of as much of the West Bank as possible.

Like South Africa, Israel will have to be subjected to intense international pressure before it recognizes Palestinians as people with the right to their own state and/or equal rights in a joint Palestinian/Jewish state.

No doubt you will come under intense pressure from the pro-Israel lobby but rest assured that the majority of Canadians including many Jewish Canadian are not fooled by their rhetoric and the media bias surrounding this issue. Please see this article from a Jewish columnist Bill Kaufmann of the Calgary Sun -  http://canpalnet-ottawa.org/Reality%20trumps%20PR.html

Thank you again!

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I wish to express my profound gratitude to CUPE Ontario for passing Resolution 50 in support of the global campaign against Israeli Apartheid.

Only the grossly uninformed or misinformed can fail to comprehend the inexcusable suffering that Israel has inflicted on the Palestinian people for nearly six decades.  For the sake of all of humanity, it must end.

Again, I commend your courage and principle.  Rest assured, the vast majority of thinking Canadians who want to see a peaceful world stand with you.

Most certainly you will come under great pressure from the pro-Israel lobby to reverse your decision.  Please stand firm for justice and International Law.

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Thank you for passing the resolution expressing  CUPE Ontario's support for the international campaign of boycott, divestment and  sanctions until Israel meets its obligations to  recognize the Palestinian people's inalieable right to self-determination and fully complies with  international law including resolution 194 calling for the right of return of Palestinian refugees.

Please stand firm against the pressure from the pro-Israel lobby which is sure to come.  Canadians, including many Jewish Canadians are firmly behind you.   If you have any doubts, please see this article from Jewish Outlook magazine http://www.vcn.bc.ca/outlook/library/articles/jewsontheleft/05Dissent.htm

Warm regards,

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