{news} Fine Release by DeLauro (Green P) Challenger

[Justine McCabe]

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From: Stan H 
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Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:58 PM
Subject: [Stopthewarpolitics] Fine Release by DeLauro Challenger


I apologize, but I don't think I sent this statement to you.  It came out at the start of the month.

Stan

This is the press release which has just been sent out.

Daniel

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Sumrall for Congress
108 Dwight St., #5, New Haven, CT 06511
www.sumrallforcongress.politicalgateway.com
 
PRESS RELEASE-July 4, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Daniel Sumrall, (540) 257-3551, daniel_sumrall at yahoo.com or Charlie Pillsbury, (203) 865-6575
 
Sumrall Speaks Out Against Invasion of Gaza
 
New Haven-On June 29th the Green Party candidate for US House of Representatives, Daniel Sumrall, joined the Middle East Crisis Committee (MECC) to picket in front of Rep. Rosa DeLauro's office in New Haven. Sumrall and MECC were there to protest the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the Congresswoman's blind support for the Israeli government's dehumanizing tactics of revenge. 
 
Stanley Heller, MECC Chairperson, has said, "The current invasion of Gaza is an escalation in attacks on civilians in Gaza that has gone on for months.  Israeli troops have fired over 5,000 shells, often resulting in gruesome casualties like the family that was wiped out on June 9 on a Gaza beach.  The attack on Israeli soldiers and the capture of one soldier is no reason for cutting off most of Gaza's electricity and water.  Collective punishment is banned by international law." Sumrall stated that he would introduce and push for the passage of a resolution condemning the assault on Gaza, citing the violation of the Geneva Conventions in collectively punishing civilians, and demanding action to address the grave humanitarian crisis created by the continued revenge-based violence from both sides.
 
Believing Israel to be the United States closest ally, Sumrall feels that our nation has an obligation to speak the truth to Israel. Currently, the Israeli government is viciously persecuting Palestinian civilians, acting in such a way as to cause the creation of more Palestinian terrorists, and virtually guaranteeing continued needless death. "Make no mistake," Sumrall said, "the Palestinian militias are not innocent but neither are the Zionists. I back the following goals: 1) The right of return for refugees to their homes, farms, businesses, and lands (include restitution, and compensation for suffering), 2) A pluralistic democracy in Israel/Palestine with equality and human rights for all, 3) An end to all acts of violence by both sides. The killing must stop, so must the excuses."
 
Until Israel is prepared to take the moral high ground and stop giving in to revenge attacks the United States should suspend all aid to Israel (currently over $3 billion yearly). As a member of the Green Party, the electoral arm of the peace and social justice movement, Sumrall is the only candidate in the 3rd district's congressional race opposing any further military aid to Israel and who is willing to secure aid for the Palestinian Authority to build the infrastructure necessary to end poverty, defuse extremism, and work for the safety of all people in Israel. 
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