Petition for Peace in Palestine

Dear Mr. President:

Israel deserves to exist in peace and the Palestinian people deserve their own country.

The Palestinian Authority and the Arab nations have recognized the right of Israel to exist.

But Israel has not pledged to withdraw completely from the West Bank and Gaza to allow the formation of a Palestinian state on those lands.

International law forbids Israel from keeping land that it seized during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, including the West Bank and Gaza.

The United States has thrown its weight behind Israel in the Middle East conflict, rather than adopting a balanced approach.

Israel is the largest recipient of United States foreign aid, including two billion dollars a year in military aid.

Israel, with the fourth largest military in the world, can protect itself against military conquest.

Israel could trade land for peace by agreeing to withdraw completely from the West Bank and Gaza and recognizing a Palestinian state on those lands.

Therefore, I urge you to: