---------- From: Institute for Public Accuracy <dcinstitute@xxxxxxx> Organization: Institute for Public Accuracy Reply-To: dcinstitute@xxxxxxx, dcinstitute@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 14:03:53 -0400 To: Institute for Public Accuracy <dcinstitute@xxxxxxx> Subject: Olmert in Congress Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@xxxxxxxxxxxx ___________________________________________________ Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Mr. Olmert Goes to Congress The Jerusalem Post is reporting today: "Amid a lengthy round of applause, including a standing ovation from U.S. lawmakers, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addressed the U.S. Congress..." EDWARD L. PECK, peckfsi@xxxxxxxxx, http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1700, EUGENE BIRD, gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, http://www.cnionline.org Peck, a former chief of mission to Iraq, was deputy director of the White House Task Force on Terrorism in the Reagan administration. He recently wrote the article "Of Course There Is an Israel Lobby." Bird is president of the Council for the National Interest. They both were on a delegation observing the latest Palestinian election and met with the Hamas leadership. SANDY TOLAN, sandytolan@xxxxxxxxx, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-tolan21may21,0,5050089. story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions http://salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/23/olmert/index_np.html Tolan wrote the recent Los Angeles Times oped piece "The incredible shrinking Palestine: Israel is whittling away at Palestinians' land again, but it needs the U.S. to sharpen the knife." Tolan is author of the new book "The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East." For related maps of the West Bank, see: <http://www.stopthewall.org/news/maps.shtml>. MITCHELL PLITNICK, mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org Plitnick is director of education and policy for Jewish Voice for Peace. He said today: "HR 4681, also known as the 'Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Bill,' which just passed the House, imposes unprecedented sanctions on the Palestinians ... it is not meant to inhibit terrorism, but to punish the Palestinians for exercising their right to a democratic election. The simple fact is, this bill will increase desperation, and desperation is the fertile ground for violence; if it does become law, it will lead to more deaths, both Israeli and Palestinian. Neither the Bush administration nor the Israeli government supported this bill. What does that say about the House?" NADIA HIJAB, hijab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, http://www.palestine-studies.org Hijab is senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Washington. She said today: "While Olmert is talking about his plans for the Occupied Territories, his government is forging ahead on moves to reduce areas of Arab concentration in Israel's Galilee and Negev regions. ... The administration may also be embarrassed by the uproar among Palestinians over the Israeli High Court 14 May decision to uphold the law barring family reunification for thousands of Israelis married to Palestinians from the Occupied Territories. Amnesty International condemned 'institutionalized racial discrimination,' adding: 'Statements by Israeli officials and legislators who support the new law indicate that it is primarily motivated by demographic, rather than security, considerations -- that is, a determination to reduce the percentage of Israeli Arabs among the country's population.'" For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy: Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 _________________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: public@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To be removed from the list, send any message to: public-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For all list information and functions, including changing your subscription mode and options, visit the Web page: http://lists.accuracy.org/lists/info/public ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/