> > This is an email I (Kevin B. Zeese) sent to Rep. Ben > Cardin. Mr. Cardin is running for the U.S. Senate > in Maryland as a Democrat. I am also running for > that U.S. Senate seat in a Unity Campaign where I > have been nominated by three parties -- Green, > Libertarian, and Populist -- and have members of the > Republican, Democratic Parties on my campaign > committee along with independents.
> June 26, 2006 > Rep. Ben Cardin > 2207 Rayburn House Office Building > Washington, D.C. 20515 > Via email > Dear Rep. Cardin: > You have been a staunch supporter of Israel. As > you know I am a candidate for U.S. Senate in > Maryland, an office you are also seeking. At recent > candidate forums your wife and other spokespersons > for your campaign (speaking for you since you were > not present), have noted how you tell any country > who wants to trade with the United States that they > must trade with Israel and they noted your > consistent support for Israel. > Indeed, I cannot ever recall you criticizing the > actions of Israel in your nearly two decades in > Congress. > Your voice is needed now. Israel is amassing a > massive military force on the border of the Gaza > Strip in reaction to the kidnapping of an Israeli > soldier. The Prime Minister has ordered a > comprehensive and ongoing military action. This > is sure to be a bloody attack that will result in > widespread civilian casualties. Please use your > voice to urge Israel to negotiate rather than add to > the violence. > While I am opposed to Palestinian violence, as it > is counterproductive to the goal of a viable > Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution, > certainly you are aware that Israeli violence > against Palestinians has led to this point. Hamas > had kept a promise of no violence for 18 months > until recent Israeli killings of civilians. Surely > you are aware of the state-based terrorism of Israel > against the Palestinian people that led to this > escalation of violence, including: > - The weeks of shelling by the Israeli army in > Gaza. This has included the firing of hundreds of > missiles into the crowded Strip resulting in the > destruction of Palestinian lives and property, and > terrorizing the civilian population. > - The killing of more than 30 Palestinian > civilians, and dozens of injuries to Palestinian > civilians, in the past few weeks at the hands of the > Israeli military, including three children killed in > an air strike last week, as well as a pregnant woman > and her brother, a doctor, killed a day later as a > missile slammed into the room where they were eating > dinner. > - The blockade of Gaza's borders by the Israeli > army for months on end, which has prevented > Palestinians in Gaza from trading goods and > receiving vital supplies of food and medicine. As a > result of the Israeli action the civilian population > of Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis. > - Israel's bullying of the international > community, including the United States, to deny the > starving of the Hamas-led government of funds and > diplomatic options, thereby making it impossible for > the elected Palestinian leadership to run the Gaza > Strip. > - The violation of Palestinian territory by > Israeli commandos who infiltrated Gaza a day before > the Palestinian attack to kidnap two Palestinians > who Israel claims are terrorists. They are now > missing, no doubt held in detention, without access > to lawyers, and the courts. > Certainly, you understand how these actions of > Israel have provoked the current dispute that is > leading to a likely slaughter of Palestinians. It > is as if Israels policies are designed to create > opportunities for further destruction of the > Palestinian people. This has been the long-term > reality of Israeli policy. The front-line members > of the reserve combat officers and soldiers of the > Israel Defense Forces who refuse to fight in the > illegal occupation of Palestinian territories > described this reality vividly in their Combatants > Letter saying: > > We shall not continue to fight beyond the 1967 > borders in order to dominate, expel, starve and > humiliate an entire people. > While you are only one voice, as a long-term > stalwart supporter of Israel, someone who has never > been a critic, your voice right now could make a > difference in saving lives and stopping the > escalation of violence. It is important for Israel > to see that not everyone in Washington, DC -- > especially a long-term supporter of Israel like you > -- dances to the Israeli tune no matter how > abhorrent. > Please speak out before violence begets violence > in a never-ending spiral of bloodshed. > Sincerely, > Kevin B. 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