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TO: Donald Trump PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW and the WASHINGTON, DC 20500 Senator and ✁ Representative DEAR SENATOR: PLACE It’s painfully clear to objective observers that President Trump’s Israel- Palestine “peace plan” is simply a green light for Israel to do as it wishes. 35¢ in whose The plan embarrassingly forgoes any premise of U.S. impartiality and puts a STAMP blind rubber stamp on Israel’s desire to annex the and exert its HERE control over Palestinians. How does this deal advance peace? It’s clear this constituency proposal will not lead to a peace settlement and could only result in a worsening divide and more violence and injustice. What does the U.S. get out of this deal? Nothing but the promise of greater global distrust. The integrity of our country is at stake. Will you sit aside and watch our you vote. lose all credibility? I ask you to speak up and oppose the Trump “peace plan” and demand a solution that takes the need for peace and justice seriously.

TO: If you can make SENATOR______(name of your Senator) copies you may wish U.S. SENATE to send one to WASHINGTON, DC 20510 Secretary of State ✁ Mike Pompeo and your other legislators. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: PLACE It’s painfully clear to objective observers that President Trump’s Israel- Palestine “peace plan” is simply a green light for Israel to do as it wishes. 35¢ The plan embarrassingly forgoes any premise of U.S. impartiality and puts a STAMP blind rubber stamp on Israel’s desire to annex the West Bank and exert its HERE control over Palestinians. How does this deal advance peace? It’s clear this proposal will not lead to a peace settlement and could only result in a worsening divide and more violence and injustice. What does the U.S. get out of this deal? Nothing but the promise of greater global distrust. The integrity of our country is at stake. Will you sit aside and watch our foreign policy lose all credibility? I ask you to speak up and oppose the Trump “peace plan” and demand a solution that takes the need for peace and justice seriously.

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