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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Nancy Murray [mailto:numurray@comcast.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 19, 2021 3:46 PM<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>Do you know that Massachusetts taxpayers give nearly $130 million to Israel EVERY YEAR? </span></b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'> This is our proportional share of the $3.8 billion that the US gives Israel annually, and we think it could be better used at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>This is the message we will be taking to the streets and to the US Senators on November 29, the <b>International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People</b> and we hope you can join us.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>When: <span class=apple-tab-span> </span><b>Monday, Nov. 29, 12:30 PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>Where: <span class=apple-tab-span> </span><b>Downtown Crossing in Boston</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>What:<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>We will hear brief remarks from speakers and then at <b>1:15 march to the JFK Federal Building</b> in Government Center where we will deliver a letter to Senators Warren and Markey that has already been signed by more than 2 dozen groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>The event is sponsored by the Alliance, DSA-Boston, JVP-Boston, Mass Peace Action and the Boston Palestine Solidarity Network. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'>If you are unable to join us on Nov. 29 you can still show your solidarity with the Palestinian people by taking action below to send a message to Congress.</span></b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'> Please forward this Action Alert to your friends and colleagues. Let’s tell our Members of Congress <b>we want to fund urgent needs at home, not Israel’s human rights violations!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/38732291/316800782/-2033609947?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRUFDVC9QRUFDVC8xLzcyNTAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImY3MjY5OWU1LWVjNDctZWMxMS05ODIwLWM4OTY2NTNiMjZjOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW1hci5haG1hZDI0NDhAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=tVf11mzo_nfW3ssW3q52iaAyrRk_cN2_m5LXWqWHkSU=&emci=3bc0c984-e047-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=f72699e5-ec47-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=255419" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=650 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nvlupin.blob.core.windows.net/images/van/PEACT/PEACT/1/72501/images/NewEmailHeaderWhite.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/38732292/316800783/-1538407177?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRUFDVC9QRUFDVC8xLzcyNTAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImY3MjY5OWU1LWVjNDctZWMxMS05ODIwLWM4OTY2NTNiMjZjOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW1hci5haG1hZDI0NDhAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=tVf11mzo_nfW3ssW3q52iaAyrRk_cN2_m5LXWqWHkSU=&emci=3bc0c984-e047-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=f72699e5-ec47-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=255419" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0068A5'>Do you want your tax dollars to fund urgent needs at home, or Israel’s human rights violations?</span></a></span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><em><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Dear Friend,</span></b></em><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Do you know that the US gives Israel at least $3.8 billion in military aid every year, and that New England taxpayers contribute $264 million of that amount, with Massachusetts leading the way with a yearly $130 million contribution?</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Most of these funds are used to buy the US weapons that help Israel sustain its 54-year-long occupation, and kill and oppress Palestinians. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>And at a time when our tax dollars are urgently needed at home to help families feed themselves, avoid eviction and cope with rising health care costs, we may soon be contributing even more to a country with a per capita GDP exceeding $43,000 that ranks in the world’s top 20 economies. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>While Congress refuses to pass President Biden’s social spending bill that would benefit Americans and fight climate change, <strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>it is poised to give Israel another $1 billion</span></strong> for the Iron Dome system, produced by MA-based Raytheon. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Please <a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/38732293/316800784/-1538407177?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRUFDVC9QRUFDVC8xLzcyNTAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImY3MjY5OWU1LWVjNDctZWMxMS05ODIwLWM4OTY2NTNiMjZjOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW1hci5haG1hZDI0NDhAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=tVf11mzo_nfW3ssW3q52iaAyrRk_cN2_m5LXWqWHkSU=&emci=3bc0c984-e047-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=f72699e5-ec47-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=255419" target="_blank"><span style='color:#F18F01'>make your voice heard</span></a><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> </span></strong>if you want Members of Congress to fund our domestic needs, and not human rights violations miles away, and if you think – as a majority of Democratic Party voters do – that <strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>aid to Israel should be conditioned on its human rights record. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>For this to happen, there needs to be transparency in how US military aid to Israel is used – </span></strong><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>and that is provided by <strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>H.R. 2590: The Palestinian Children & Families Act</span></strong>. <strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/38732294/316800785/-1538407177?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRUFDVC9QRUFDVC8xLzcyNTAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImY3MjY5OWU1LWVjNDctZWMxMS05ODIwLWM4OTY2NTNiMjZjOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW1hci5haG1hZDI0NDhAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=tVf11mzo_nfW3ssW3q52iaAyrRk_cN2_m5LXWqWHkSU=&emci=3bc0c984-e047-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=f72699e5-ec47-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=255419" target="_blank"><span style='color:#F18F01'>Please click here to take action.</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/38732295/316800786/-1538407177?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRUFDVC9QRUFDVC8xLzcyNTAxIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImY3MjY5OWU1LWVjNDctZWMxMS05ODIwLWM4OTY2NTNiMjZjOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW1hci5haG1hZDI0NDhAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=tVf11mzo_nfW3ssW3q52iaAyrRk_cN2_m5LXWqWHkSU=&emci=3bc0c984-e047-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=f72699e5-ec47-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=255419" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;border:solid #3AAEE0 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt;background:#3AAEE0;text-decoration:none'>Contact Congress And Make Your Voice Heard!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"GillSans",serif'><img border=0 width=163 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nvlupin.blob.core.windows.net/images/van/PEACT/PEACT/1/72501/images/Untitled%20design%20%285%29.png"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Because an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Amar Ahmad</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word'><b><span style='font-family:Montserrat'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:top'><b><span 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