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ACTION: Oppose Oregon House Bill 4110 imposing sanctions on Iran

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Written by Dan Handelman Dan Handelman
Published: 15 February 2012 15 February 2012

Friends
Yesterday, the Oregon House Revenue Committee approved a bill that will be heard very soon by the full House, that calls for divestment from any company connected to Iran's oil industry. Ostensibly, this is to fall in line with already-imposed (draconian, mostly unilateral) sanctions imposed by the US against Iran. As with Iraq in 1990 (-2003), sanctions will hurt the people more than the government. This is actually part of the drum-beat to war that must be reversed.

The vote could take place as soon as Friday, so contact your legislator as soon as  you can; if you don't know who they are, here's a place to get information:
http://www.legislatorpro.com

Leah Bolger of Veterans for Peace in Corvallis-- who, I should add, is also now the President of the National Veterans for Peace-- wrote an excellent letter to her legislator which I include as a generic letter below for you to use to contact yours.

Here is the link to find out more information about the bill:
http://apps.leg.state.or.us/MeasureInfo/Measure/AtGlance?session=36&MeasureNumber=HB4110

This is pretty depressing after a nice turnout of about 300 people at Sunday's "No War on Iran!" demonstration.

--dan handelman

peace and justice works iraq affinity group

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Rebuild Palestinian Homes and Resist Occupation: ICAHD trip to Palestine

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Written by Peter Miller Peter Miller
Published: 11 February 2012 11 February 2012

Annually since 2003, ICAHD has made it possible for internationals and Israelis to join together with Palestinians in the West Bank town of Anata to defy the Occupation and rebuild the demolished homes of Palestinian families. Within two weeks we rebuild one or more homes, from foundation to roof, and in the process reorganize relationships on the ground. We send a message to the world: We refuse to be enemies; together we resist the Occupation. At the end of the camp, international participants return home as advocates for peace, carrying ICAHD's vision of what a just and sustainable resolution might look like.

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Arab Spring Conference: A Year that Changed the World

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Written by SUPER SUPER
Published: 29 January 2012 29 January 2012


When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: All day from 9:00am until 10:00pm
Where:
Portland State University SMSU Rooms 296, 294, 238
Speakers include As'ad Abu Khalil, Nora Barrow Freidman, Deepa Kumar, Joel Beinin, Shima’a Helmy, William Parry, Jesse Hagopean

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Atlanta Jewish Times owner says sorry for Obama 'hit' column

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Written by Chris McGreal Chris McGreal
Published: 21 January 2012 21 January 2012

"Three, give the go-ahead for US-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice-president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies"

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Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

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Written by Harriet Sherwood in Kochav HaShachar Harriet Sherwood in Kochav HaShachar
Published: 06 January 2012 06 January 2012

Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

[NOTE: Israel as an occupying power must follow the Fourth Geneva Conventions, and international laws condemning apartheid and colonialism.  The Israeli court''s ruling defies international law and Israel's responsibilities.  This ruling will be marked as another major milestone in Israel's destruction of the chance of creating a Palestinian state.]

Supreme court says international law does not fit the 'reality on the ground' of long-term Israeli occupation

The potential value of mining and quarrying in the West Bank is thought to be around $900m (£580m) a year. Photograph: Jonathan Blair/Corbis

Israeli companies are entitled to exploit the West Bank's natural resources for economic gain, according to a supreme court ruling that says international law must be adapted to the "reality on the ground" of long-term occupation.

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