TAKE ACTION <br><br>

1. Contact President Obama at 202-456-1111 or send him an email by <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/opl/"">clicking here</a> to thank him for his support for unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and for lifting Israel's siege.  However, all of our demands have not yet been met. <br><br>

Also, be sure to tell President Obama that Israel must pay reparations for killing more than 1,300 Palestinians and injuring more than 5,000 during its three week war on the occupied Gaza Strip. Israel also must be held accountable for destroying an estimated 4,000 buildings and should pay for the estimated $2 billion in damages.<br><br>

And tell President Obama that Israel must be held accountable for its <a href="http://endtheoccupation.org/downloads/gaza_us_weapons.pdf"">misuse of U.S. weapons</a> to kill and injure Palestinian civilians and to target Palestinian civilian infrastructure. Rep. Dennis Kucinich already has requested the State Department to investigate Israel's violations of the Arms Export Control Act. Ask President Obama to make sure this investigation is complete and accurate and that Israel is sanctioned by ending U.S. military aid as a consequence of its violations of this law.<br><br>

2. Sign our <a href="http://endtheoccupation.org/form.php?modin=137">open letter</a> to President Obama, "We Need a Change in Israel/Palestine Policy."<br><br>

3. Organize in your community to tell President Obama, "Yes We Can…End Military Aid to Israel."Israel's war and siege on the occupied Gaza Strip would not have been possible without the military and diplomatic support of the United States. We need to have sustained, long-term organizing to end military aid to Israel to prevent future massacres from taking place. <a href="http://endtheoccupation.org/modinput4.php?modin=114">Sign up today</a> as a volunteer organizer and we'll send you an organizing packet with postcards, petitions, and fact sheets. To receive your organizing packet, <a href="http://endtheoccupation.org/modinput4.php?modin=114">click here</a>.<br><br>

4. Register for our Feb. 1-2 <a href="http://www.interfaithpeacebuilders.org/grassroots/">Grassroots Advocacy Training/Lobby Day</a> in Washington, DC before noon Eastern on Tuesday.