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order to protect Israel from any serious and substantive action by the UN
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/usvetoes.html.  In doing s=
o
it encouraged Israel to continue with ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and
occupation thereby sabotaging any chance for peace in the region. Without
US financing, Israel cannot exist as a state, let alone continue its
brazen atrocities and war crimes. The US is therefore enabling Israel in
all its crimes against humanity.

The U.S. and Israel wanted the =93Palestinian Authority=94 to be a puppet=
 for
them or a carbon copy of the earlier Israeli collaborators, the =93Villag=
e
League=94, as predicted by the late Israel Shahak in an interview in Nov.
1993 with the Voice of Palestine, Canada VOP_Sept04_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbp=
s
encoding, ~3.5MB). This was not possible to achieve until after the
liquidation of Yasser Arafat.  Following his death, Mahmoud Abbas took
over the PLO in November 2004 and the PA Presidency in January 2005 and
for the past four years, closer security ties with the U.S. and Israel
have been established. Of particular concern for all Palestinians is the
$161 million mission of U.S. General Keith Dayton, started three years
ago, involving the direct training of the Palestinian security forces.  I=
n
a recent statement Gen. Dayton stated:  =93Nothing I or my team do here w=
ill
jeopardize the security interests of the State of Israel. Period. Full
stop. =85 It=92s not what we do as Americans.=94 (Interview with the Jeru=
salem
Post Dec. 11, 2008.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=3DJPost%2FJPArticle%2FSho=
wFull&cid=3D1228728147345
)
Since 1990 and the first Gulf War, through the deadly U.S.-led sanctions
against the Iraqi people and followed by the second illegal aggression
against Iraq in 2003, around three million Iraqis have been killed and
four million Iraqis have become refugees.  The sole objective is the
control of Iraqi oil and the installation of a pro-US regime.

All over the Arab world and globally, US policy objectives have been to
install and maintain dictatorships loyal to the US through covert
operations, economic sanctions and brutal military interventions, for the
sole purpose of serving US interests.
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/interventions.html . This is don=
e
with total disregard for other nations' human rights, political and
economic interests, sovereignty, democracy and dignity.

We might have waited and given U.S. president-elect Barak Obama the chanc=
e
to "change" the US imperialist policies towards the peoples of the world
including Palestine.  Regrettably, many of his actions and appointments s=
o
far indicate that he will continue with business as usual. We also draw
our conclusions from two distinguished Arab American leaders.  Firstly,
RALPH NADER in his "Open Letter to Senator Obama"
http://www.votenader.org/media/2008/11/03/lettertoobama/ and former US
senator JAMES G. ABOUREZK in his article "How to Vote Against Your Own
Interests" http://www.counterpunch.org/abourezk11122008.html.
On Nov 26, 1938 the great Indian leader Mahatma Ghandi stated about
Palestine: "...it is wrong to enter it under the shadow of the British
gun. A religious act cannot be performed with the aid of the bayonet or
the bomb. They can settle in Palestine only by the goodwill of the Arabs.
They should seek to convert the Arab heart...There are hundreds of ways o=
f
reasoning with the Arabs, if they will only discard the help of the
British bayonet. As it is, they are co-shares with the British in
despoiling a people who have done no wrong to them."
Also on May 18, 1947, he stated: "If it is a religious longing then surel=
y
terrorism has no place. They should meet the Arabs, make friends with
them, and not depend on British aid or American aid or any aid=85" see
http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/writings_online/articles/gandhi_je=
ws_palestine.html#Jews%20and%20Palestine,%20by%20Gandhi%20-%20From%20Hari=
jan,%20July%2021,%201946In
the footsteps of Gandhi, we have the chance now to use the non-violent
means he taught to end one of the most immoral empires in history.
Economic boycotts and civil disobedience are both legitimate and necessar=
y
against any and all governments' oppressive and dictatorial decrees and
actions.The Palestinian BDS campaign against Israel, known as the boycott
Israel movement, is a good example to follow.  We should increase our
efforts on that front but also supplement and expand it to include a
broader boycott where possible.  Consequently, we call on the Palestinian=
,
Arab and Muslim peoples to boycott US products.  We call on them to
pressure their governments to reduce oil production and impose an embargo
on Israel, the US and all those who support US and Israeli occupation of
Arab lands. We call on the Arab peoples to hold their regimes accountable
for their massive betrayal of the resources and aspirations of the Arab
masses. After all the military, economic and infrastructure destruction
inflicted on the peoples of the world, why should anyone in the third
world want to buy U.S. cars or products from greedy multinationals?  And
why should they invest in or support big US companies that profit from th=
e
occupation and misery of other people? Why should anyone help and empower
businesses that turn their profits into missiles and instruments of
subjugation of the Arab people and the third world people in general,
simply to increase their profit margins? A boycott against the US is an
act to free the Arab and the world's people from the yoke of imposed
dictatorships, and is an act of genuine peace and concern for the future
of humanity.

To the American people:  For the past century your leaders lied and
deceived you, and it has brought you to the economic and ethical dilemma
you are now facing. For the past century, your leaders send gifts of
bombs, destruction and misery to the Palestinian, Arab and the world's
peoples.

We call upon you to help the people of the world end these immoral
policies that your government has been conducting in your name.

The world will not have security and prosperity until injustices are
rectified everywhere, for an injury to any part of humanity is indeed an
injury to ALL.

We wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
Canada Palestine Association
www.cpavancouver.org