To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Investigate Settler Attack on U.S. Diplomatic Officials
Just Foreign Policy
The Obama Administration and Members of Congress should fully investigate the January 2nd attack in the West Bank on U.S. diplomatic officials from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem by far-right settlers from the Israeli outpost of Adei Ad.
Why is this important?
On Friday, January 2nd, Israeli far-right settlers from the illegal Adei Ad outpost in the West Bank stoned two cars belonging to the staff of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. [1] The U.S. consulate has video documenting the settlers’ attack. [2]
U.S. diplomats from the consulate were asked to examine olive saplings belonging to Palestinian farmers—some of whom are U.S. citizens—from the village of Turmus Aya, north-east of Ramallah, that had been uprooted overnight Thursday by settlers, Security officials from the consulate arrived in the area ahead of the diplomats but were forced to leave by the attacking settlers.
As a result of the settlers’ violent attack, the consular officials cancelled their visit. Thus – so far – the far-right settlers have been able to evade responsibility for their previous violent and illegal actions by using even more violence.
Urge President Obama and your representatives in Congress to fully investigate this incident by signing our petition.
References:
1. “Israeli settlers stone two cars belonging to US consulate staff,” Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, January 2, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/02/israeli-settlers-stone-two-cars-us-consulate-staff
2. “[Israeli] settlers attack US officials visiting West Bank,” Peter Enav and Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, January 3, 2015.
U.S. diplomats from the consulate were asked to examine olive saplings belonging to Palestinian farmers—some of whom are U.S. citizens—from the village of Turmus Aya, north-east of Ramallah, that had been uprooted overnight Thursday by settlers, Security officials from the consulate arrived in the area ahead of the diplomats but were forced to leave by the attacking settlers.
As a result of the settlers’ violent attack, the consular officials cancelled their visit. Thus – so far – the far-right settlers have been able to evade responsibility for their previous violent and illegal actions by using even more violence.
Urge President Obama and your representatives in Congress to fully investigate this incident by signing our petition.
References:
1. “Israeli settlers stone two cars belonging to US consulate staff,” Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, January 2, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/02/israeli-settlers-stone-two-cars-us-consulate-staff
2. “[Israeli] settlers attack US officials visiting West Bank,” Peter Enav and Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, January 3, 2015.