Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: An Open Letter to the leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Congress, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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An Open Letter to the leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the 
American Jewish Congress, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Dear Abe Foxman, David Harris, and Rabbi Marvin Hier:
As leaders of major Jewish organizations that defend human rights, 
democratic values and civil rights for all, you have rightly and 
vigorously condemned repression where it occurs around the world.
That’s why your silence as Israel becomes more and more repressive each 
day deeply concerns us.
As Israel uses anti-democratic tactics against Palestinians and 
increasingly, its own citizens, what will you do to stop it?
Will you remain quiet while Israel rounds up its own citizens like Dr. 
Omar Said and Ameer Makhoul(1), who was arrested in the middle of the 
night in front of his children, held without charges, denied a lawyer 
for 12 days, tortured, and then disappeared under a strict media gag 
order which was partially lifted after widespread protest?
Will you say nothing about the arrests of Palestinian nonviolent leaders 
like Omar Alaaeddin(2) and Abdallah Abu Rahmah(3); the lethal shooting 
with tear gas canisters of people like Bassem Abu Rahmah(4); the 
incarceration of Israeli Jewish nonviolent leaders like Ezra Nawi(5); 
and harassment of the members of Israeli peace groups like New Profile(6)?
Will you stand by and allow legislation(7) to criminalize the human 
rights organizations that are the best representatives of Israeli democracy?
We call on you to speak out against the repression of the civil and 
democratic rights of Palestinians and Israelis. We ask you to call for 
an end to the crackdown on nonviolent human rights activists and 
organizations, both in Israel and in the Occupied Territories.
We are Jews and Muslims, Americans and Israelis, Christians and 
atheists, parents and grandparents. We are united by our belief that all 
people deserve equality and freedom. And like you, we each have a 
personal stake in a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians.
We ask you to heed the words of Elie Wiesel who said, "We must always 
take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence 
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
We are waiting.
(1) Ameer Makhoul is the director of "Ittijah," the network of Arab NGOs 
in Israel, and a human rights activist. Were a civil society leader 
representing a minority group in a democratic state to be arrested and 
tortured by his own government in any other state, we would count on our 
Jewish organizations to protest.
http://www.adalah.org/eng/pressreleases/pr.php?file=27_05_10
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-arab-activist-spied-on-idf-bases-for-hezbollah-1.292517
(2) Omar Alaaedine's arrest and torture. 
http://theonlydemocracy.org/2010/03/torture-man-for-organizing-demos/
(3) Abdallah Abu Rahmah's Letter From Ofer Jail. 
http://theonlydemocracy.org/2010/02/abdallah-abu-rahmahs-letter-from-ofer-jail/
(4) Bassem Abu Rahmah's shooting. 
http://theonlydemocracy.org/2010/04/remembering-bassem-pheel-abu-rahma/
(5) Ezra Nawi's Website. 
http://freezra.org
(6) New Profile's letter about their harrassment. 
http://theonlydemocracy.org/2010/02/letter-from-new-profile/
(7) Adalah on the proposed legislation to restrict NGO's. 
http://www.adalah.org/eng/pressreleases/pr.php?file=29_04_10_2

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