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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend Three Members of US Congress call for end to the Gaza blockade From: Just Foreign Policy info@justforeignpolicy.org On September 8, Rep. Danny Davis from Chicago became the third Member of Congress to issue a public statement calling for an end to the blockade of Gaza, joining Reps. Keith Ellison and Barbara Lee. [1] The Davis statement came as a result of grassroots engagement led by the Chicago-based Committee for Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP). Their story is an inspiration to us all, showing us that, with perseverance and persuasion, it is possible to turn Members of Congress out in favor of justice in Israel/Palestine. [2] The Israelis and Palestinians are scheduled to begin their next round of talks on Gaza in late October. With Hamas and the Palestinian Authority’s announcement of a unity agreement and the transfer of control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, the ground is set for an agreement to end the blockade. All that’s left is to build political will. We at Just Foreign Policy are trying to build on the momentum generated by the Ellison, Lee, and Davis statements by supporting local groups to push their Reps to come out in favor of an end to the blockade. With Congress in recess until November, now is the time for us to act. Here’s what you can do to help: If you are a member of a local group that would like support on scheduling and/or conducting a meeting with your Rep on the blockade, or if you’d like to be linked up to a group, let us know by filling out this form. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/blockade-congress-form Share our graphic promoting Ellison, Lee, and Davis’s stand. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/moc-end-blockade Help us provide support to local groups by making a $15 tax-deductible donation. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donate Thanks for all you do to help end the blockade of Gaza, Megan Iorio and Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy References: 1. Check out the Davis statement in the Chicago Sun Times: http://www.suntimes.com/opinions/letters/29762211-474/letter-writers-logic- offbase-on-births-out-of-wedlock.html#.VCXbTCldXA4 2. Read CJPIP`s account of how they persuaded Rep. Davis to come out in favor of lifting the blockade: lifting-blockade Links to the latest articles in this section Join us (on zoom) to hear this story of a small persistent village ‎ Refuser Hallel Rabin en route to a prolonged stay in the military prison October 4-10: The never-ending story, settler harassments all over the West Bank