Sample Phone Call Script
Hello,
I am ______ , residing at _______. I am calling (Senator/Representative) about an urgent human rights situation. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government and settlers have intensified efforts to confiscate land of Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank. I bring your attention to the Nassar family, Palestinian Christians and owners of the Tent of Nations farm and peacemaking center, located 6 miles southwest of Bethlehem, where people from many different countries come together to learn, to share, and to build bridges of understanding and hope.
Recently, Daoud Nassar wrote, “Israeli settlers and the military have built roads through our property and in the process have destroyed trees and fences. A structure is now being built by settlers on a portion of our land. Roadblocks have been placed that restrict access to our property. The family is intimidated and threatened, as they work on the farm.”
The Nassars’ ownership of their land for more than 100 years is clear and well-documented. Yet, they have had to endure an exhausting 33-year long legal struggle in Israeli Military and Supreme courts to protect their land from confiscation by a process called re-registration. The 13th re-registration hearing is now scheduled for September 11. It is crucial that it be held, and a decision is made. Completion of the land re-registration would constitute Israeli authorities’ recognition of the Nassars as private owners of their land.
I am asking (Senator/Representative) to contact the State Department and request that State Department Representatives:
1. Pressure COGAT to hold the September 11, 2024 hearing and come to a decision that confirms the Nassars’ ownership of all their land as delimited in their Re-registration Case Nos. 3714/2 and 3715/2.
2. Support the Nassars by attending the scheduled September 11 hearing at the military compound at Beit El (north of Ramallah).
3. Extend protection to the Nassar farm by asking the Office of Palestinian Affairs to schedule regular visits to Tent of Nations, including those by Congressional members visiting Israel.
Thank you for your attention to my request, I would be glad to speak with you and provide further information.
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