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Dear Moderator and Members of the United Church of Canada

Frank Dimant of B’nai Brith has sent out a call asking people to write emails to the United Church demanding withdrawal of the recommendations of the Working Group Report on Palestine. In his message he calls the illegal settlement, condemned internationally as the single greatest impediment to peace and justice as ”Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.” Is this what the settlements are? Is the occupied West Bank now Judea and Samaria, just another part of Israel? Do you accept this outrageous claim? I think not.

I want to thank Mr. Dimant for making the options very clear to UCC commissioner. This is what is at stake: Either we stand by and let illegal settlements become Mr. Dimant’s “Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria” or we act now with the only effective non-violent form of resistance we have to end the occupation secure peace and justice for everyone: boycotting settlement products.

As a Jew who is appalled by Mr. Dimant’s vision, I encourage you to vote for boycotting settlements goods.

Howard Davidson

Independent Jewish Voices
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