script to tell congress lift demolition orders
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Script to tell Congress:
UrgentLift Jan.5th Demolition orders
Script to tell Congress:
UrgentLift Jan.5th Demolition ordersHow to ask your Senators andHow to ask your Senators and
Representatives for help!Representatives for help!
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Your Goal: To speak directly to their
Senior Staffer for Foreign Policy
Ask him or her to call theIsraeli Embassy andthe State Department on your behalf,
and call you back!
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What you will need: Phone number to their office in
Washington, DC
A phone and about 10-15 minutes foryour call
A follow-up email to send right after
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First, find their numberwww.House.gov, enter your zip code
www.Senate.gov, enter your state
http://www.house.gov/http://www.senate.gov/http://www.senate.gov/http://www.house.gov/ -
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Place your call When the receptionist answers,
ask to speak to the senior staffer
responsible for foreign policy Before your are transferred, ask for
the senior staffers name and write it
down.
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If you reach their
voicemailLeave a message: My name is ______ and I am a constituent.
Please call me back at __.
My call is urgent I have invested in a peaceful Palestinian village
called Al Aqaba in the West Bank. New demolitionorders have been issued for 3 homes plus 5 animalshelters. Demolitions are to begin January 6th2012.
I need your help to lift these demolition orders.
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When they answer, or call
you back
Start by introducing yourself:
My name is ______ and I am aconstituent* from __________.
* Constituent is a person who lives in their representativesdistrict and this includes young people. Anyone can callyoudont have to be a voter to be a consitutuent.
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Explain Why
you are calling I have invested in a peaceful Palestinianvillage called Al Aqaba in the West Bank.New demolition orders have been issuedfor 3 homes plus 5 animal shelters.Demolitions are to begin January 6th 2012.
I need your help to lift these demolition
orders.
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Tell them more Have you heard about this case? Al Aqaba is a tiny village in the Jordan
River Valley.
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It----------------------is in the middle of
the West Bank
far from borders, and
is NOT A SECURITY
RISK.
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More about Al Aqaba Al Aqaba is a tranquil and conflict-free place where villagershave worked together to prevent total demolition repeatedlyover the past 20 years.
The village is currently engaged in the very town planningrequired for the issuance of building permits by Israel.
The Israel Civil Administration rejected two of Al Aqabasmaster plans for the village and refuses to issue thembuilding permits. Al Aqaba is waiting to hear about theirthird master plan they sent to the Israel CivilAdministration.
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Now, tell them the problem In Al Aqaba new demolitions orders were issuedfor 3 homes plus five animal shelters. Even thoughcurrently, Al Aqaba is in the process of the town
planning required for the issuance of buildingpermits,
According to the U.N., dozens of Palestinianhomes in Area C have been issued demolition
orders, with demolitions starting on Jan. 6, 2012.
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The Greater Problem These January demolitions are only the tip of the iceberg. 97% of Al Aqaba is under demolition orders. Including the
kindergarten that many Americans helped build.
There are 12,500 demolition orders in the other 149Palestinian villages in Area C of the West Bank. Thesevillages are also in the process of town planning that isrequired for the issuance of building permits by Israel.
I believe that Palestinian towns that are engaged in the verytown planning required for the issuance of building permits,such as Al Aqaba, should not come under demolition orders.
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On my behalf, Please call the State Department, and theEmbassy of Israel in Washington D.C. to urge thatthe January demolition orders in Al Aqaba and the
rest of Area C be lifted . Also, urge them to lift all 12,500 demolitionorders against Palestinian villages in area C thatare in the process of the town planning requiredfor the issuance of building permits by Israel.
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When will you
get back to me?
Write down the date, and expect your
return call then.
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Thank you very much for
your assistance I look forward to your callon or Ill give you a
call to touch base.
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Add contact info to the
template letter
And email your letter to the Senior
Staffer right away!
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Mark your calendar
To follow up on the date promised
and if possible, email us to let us know if you got
through:
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Thats it!
Chances are, theyll make the calls.
Call us at the Rebuilding Alliance andtell us your experience!
(650) 325-4663
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Give Al Aqaba a FutureFor all of our children!