This bill is the Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021 and we need to get
our MA Congressional Delegation members to commit not to co-sponsor and vote NO for
this bill. Five of our MA Reps have already become co-sponsors: Rep. Jake Auchincloss,
Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. William Keating and Rep. Richard Neal, Rep. Lori Trahan.
S. 1061 would require the Department of State to assess and report to the Congress on Israel’s
relations with other countries and on international efforts to promote and normalize such
relations.
What is the US doing spending taxpayer dollars to keep track of what Israel is doing in
relation to other governments in the Middle East? This bill encourages the expansion of the
U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. These are the Trump era deals which sideline the voices and
demands of the Palestinian people, and allow de facto annexation to continue unabated.
You can look HERE https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative to see who your MA representative is. When you have found their
info, please email or call to ask those who have co-sponsored to withdraw, others not to
co-sponsor and all to vote no when it comes up for a vote.
Although the bill purports to advance regional cooperation, including respect for human rights,
technological innovation, healthcare, climate, and water scarcity, it actively ignores Israel’s violations
of Palestinian rights.
The bill focuses on apartheid and authoritarian states
which only serve to perpetuate a disregard for human
rights
This bill increases potential for censorship of US and
international organizations by limiting free speech in
support of Palestinian human rights
This bill does not protect regional human rights,
address climate solutions or water scarcity, enhance
healthcare access or advance technological innovation.
We urge MA residents to contact your Representative HERE https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative to tell her/him that you don’t
want them to co-sponsor H.R.2748/S1061, The Israel Relations Normalization Act of
2021.
Because…There’s nothing normal about apartheid.
The Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine (AWJP), Jewish Voice for Peace-Boston (JVP-Boston),
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME)