Home > News > ISNA URGES ACTION TO STOP THE ISRAELI WAR ON GAZA
ISNA URGES ACTION TO STOP THE ISRAELI WAR ON GAZA
December 29, 2008
With the Israeli declaration of war on Gaza, the suffering of Palestinian civilians has gone from severe, due to the occupation and blockade, to intolerable. It is the moral responsibility of American Muslims, whose country plays an important role in the conflict, to ensure that US policies further the cause of fairness and justice to all involved.
ISNA urges American Muslims to play a positive role in promoting the cause of peace by:
- Voicing your concerns to your congressional representatives, the Secretary of State and the President.
- Voicing your concerns to the incoming administration. President-elect Obama and his team are "open for questions" at the web-site: www.change.gov
- Engaging in urgent, peaceful action with others to witness to the suffering this war is inflicting. Candlelight vigils are planned for a number of cities.
- Learning more about the conflict and about American, Palestinian and Israeli groups who are working for a just peace. One interfaith group that includes many American Muslim organizations is the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East: http://www.nili-mideastpeace.org/.
- Engage in informed dialogue with other Americans, especially Jewish Americans, so that religious differences do not become a source of civil discord and division, but an opportunity to learn the fears and misconceptions that others have about the Holy Land and its peoples.
ISNA requests our Imams and community leaders to urge our congregations this Friday to give generously to charities working to alleviate the suffering of the people of Gaza:
Charities working in Gaza:
*ISNA does not endorse or recommend specific charities but lists these for information only.
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President
Islamic Society of North America