August 2, 2004: Headlines: COS - Oman: Diplomacy: Israel: Palestine: Scoop: Oman RPCV Delinda Hanley says to tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall

Peace Corps Online: Directory: Oman: The Peace Corps in Oman: August 2, 2004: Headlines: COS - Oman: Diplomacy: Israel: Palestine: Scoop: Oman RPCV Delinda Hanley says to tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall

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Oman RPCV Delinda Hanley says to tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall

Oman RPCV Delinda Hanley says to tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall

Oman RPCV Delinda Hanley says to tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall

Statement Also By Delinda Hanley

I'm the daughter of a diplomat, Richard Curtiss, co-founder of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Magazine. I'm also a former Peace Corps volunteer, who spent decades living in the Middle East, and I'm now the news editor of the Washington Report.

I saw the horror of the wall, the humiliation at the checkpoints and the senselessness of the settlements and the occupation.

I cannot understand why the country I love is supporting all of this. I ask President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry to change their Middle East foreign policy. It's making it very hard for Americans like me to travel, and it is even bringing danger to Americans at home.

Please help us go back to the negotiating table and become an evenhanded peace broker.

Tell Prime Minister Sharon to end this occupation, and tear down this wall.

If he ignores your words as well as the hopes of every peace-loving Jew, Muslim and Christian voter in this country, end U.S. aid to Israel and spend that $3 billion plus dollars a year at home.

The world is watching this election and waiting for a vision for peace in the region. I'm kind of hoping for a Road to Damascus conversion for both candidates. It's high time for a miracle in the Holy Land.

I challenge every journalist, politician, teacher, religious leader and average American citizen in the audience to visit the occupied territories, talk with Palestinians, and see what Israel is doing to its neighbor with our support. Find out the facts for yourself.

I ask every European and Arab in the audience to give this country another chance. Once everyday Americans find out what is happening to average Palestinians, real people trying to make it through the day, like themselves, they'll stop supporting this occupation.





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