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For the first time in his presidency, President Bush will travel to Israel and the West Bank this coming week (January 8 and 9) in a public effort to accelerate negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. With violence escalating in and around Gaza and new settlements still planned in East Jerusalem, the peace negotiations relaunched at Annapolis are already threatened. In discussing Bush’s trip, news sources wonder anew – as they did prior to Annapolis - whether Bush will make do with nice words and not press substantive demands.

Please contact President Bush today and demand that he use his visit to bring the two sides back on track. Now is the time for the U.S. to live up to its commitments.

In the Joint Statement of Understanding delivered by President Bush at the Annapolis peace conference, the U.S. committed itself to “monitor and judge the fulfillment of the commitment of both sides of the road map.”  In keeping with this pledge, President Bush needs to tackle head-on the big issues standing in the way of any agreement:  a complete freeze on settlement construction, increased movement and access in the West Bank, and continued improvements in security infrastructure from the Palestinians. 

Additionally, with rockets still falling on Sderot and IDF raids into Gaza almost a daily occurrence, Israeli security figures are increasingly calling for a Hamas-Israel ceasefire. President Bush must encourage Israel to pursue that option through whatever diplomatic means are necessary.

There can be no turning back from Annapolis.  Please contact President Bush today!