The introduction of US Senate Joint Resolution 14. calls for US recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel prior to any recognition of a Palestinian state by the US. It also outrageously negates all Palestinian political, historical, and religious claims to the city. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Brownback (R-KS) on Tuesday, April 19 and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with two cosponsors (Mike Crapo, R-ID, and Gordon Smith, R-OR). You can view S.J. Resolution (Adobe PDF format) at: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/s.j.res.14.pdf

Call you Senators today and urge them to oppose S.J. Res. 14. According to the US Campaign's Josh Reubner: "With only two cosponsors, it's unlikely to go anywhere, especially with the extremist language employed in the resolution. Nevertheless, it can't hurt to let your Senators know that you oppose this."

Contact information for your Senators can be found at the US Campaign's Congressional Report Card at the following web link:  http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=89

ACTION REQUESTED:

1. Call your U.S. Senator today!

KANSAS:
Senator Sam Brownback (Overland Park, Kansas office) 913 492 6378
Senator Pat Roberts: 913 451 9343

MISSOURI:
Senator Kit Bond (816)471-7141
Senator Jim Talent: 816-421-1639

2. OR click on the Jewish Voice for Peace action link to send a letter via the web:
http://hq.demaction.org/dia/organizations/jvfp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=626&t=action.dwt

3. Provide feedback to CJME: Send an email to info@cjme.org to let us know how your call to your Senator went.

TALKING POINTS (from Jewish Voice for Peace):

Three Republican Senators, led by Sam Brownback (R-KS), have introduced a resolution to have Congress declare Jerusalem the "undivided capital of Israel", and even to have Congress declare its refusal to recognize an Palestinian state unless the international community "resolves the status of Jerusalem by recognizing the city as the undivided capital of Israel." the Senators bringing this resolution do not have significant Jewish constituencies, and the vast majority of American Jews do not want the US to prejudice the outcome of an issue they realize Israelis and Palestinians must work out themselves.

While resolutions like this one always fail miserably, but they do so without our representatives hearing from their constituents about how strongly we oppose such measures. As a result, they gain more ground over time. We need to reverse this. Our representatives in Washington MUST hear from us.

Let your Senators know that you want them to actively and forcefully oppose measures like SJR 14. Let them know that as an American concerned for the future of both Israelis and Palestinians, you want the Senate to take a stand against any American actions that make peace harder to achieve. Let them know that you expect the Senate to stand by America's promises that it will back a shared Jerusalem.