Dear Senator- SUPPORT House Resolution 317 - Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race 2025... and please stop trusting Israel to give US good advice and intel.

Now in Jerusalem- Israeli activists protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza July 2025

Dear Senator McCormick,

I appreciate that you replied to my letter, but I am seriously concerned about your belief that Israel can be trusted to give US good advice and intel.  

Race, religion, gender, charm, charisma, language skills, and/or nationality is not a determining factor for who is good and who is evil... Facts are the determining factor, and you are ignoring the facts.  

Palestinians are not evil, they are human beings- good, bad, and indifferent like all human beings.  

I scorn violence and terrorism, including state sponsored terrorism. For those who bother to look it is obvious that HAMAS and Israel are two peas in a pod in arming religious extremism and crimes against humanity.  

Israel wants our money, weaponry and political support as it systemically and intentionally starves, displaces, and destroys the people, the human beings, the men women and children of historic Palestine.  That is truly EVIL!

We need to say NO! No more money and weaponry for Israeli crimes against humanity- including the killing zones of the Israeli/American GHF.

International humanitarian laws were created in response to the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.  Please don't sabotage and undermine The United Nations and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights... and Palestine.  

The rule of fair and just laws and policies are crucial for peace and security, for all our sakes. 

There are too many weapons out in the world already, and too much money being made from harming others. 

SUPPORT House Resolution 317 - Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race 2025

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

July 11, 2025 Dear Mrs. Annab, Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding the relationship between the United States and Israel and Israel’s ongoing war with Iranian terrorist proxy groups. Your feedback is essential as we work together to shape policies that benefit Pennsylvania and our country.  On October 7, 2023, Hamas and its collaborators committed the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 people, including 35 Americans, were slaughtered, and hundreds more were injured. Those terrorists raped, mutilated, burned alive, and kidnapped hundreds of innocent people, targeting Jews and their neighbors. Less than three months after those events, my wife Dina and I toured the destroyed towns in the Gaza envelope, met with hostages’ families, sat down with survivors, and watched terrifying footage of the massacre.   I believe the United States must support Israel to help eliminate Iranian proxy groups like Hamas, bring home the hostages, and ensure such a massacre never happens again. This means ensuring American military aid to Israel proceeds without delays and continuing to increase pressure on Hamas to release the hostages. As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, & Counterterrorism, I will be a strong voice for the U.S.-Israel relationship in Congress. I will oppose any resolution or bill that would block critical arms sales to Israel. I will support continued pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, including stronger sanctions and enforcement of existing sanctions. I will do everything I can to expand the circle of peace through the Abraham Accords. I have been in regular touch with hostage families, particularly those with Pennsylvania ties, and I have attended vigils for the hostages in my neighborhood of Squirrel Hill.  My support for the State of Israel is not just a matter of nurturing alliances of strategic importance. It’s also a matter of moral clarity. Israel is fighting against forces of evil, and I intend to do my part to ensure it has everything it needs to win. It is an honor and a privilege to serve our great Commonwealth in the United States Senate. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this important matter. I am always grateful to hear from my constituents.   Sincerely, Dave McCormick U.S. Senator

Dear America- Life is not a video game. These are real human beings and American made weaponry has been creating a Holocaust with The Rule of Lawlessness in the Holy Land.

Gaza April 7th 2025: Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza is named in honor of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, who journeyed through Gaza during their flight to Egypt.

Dear America

Would you build a fence deep within your neighbors yard? 

Would you establish "KILL ZONES" to target and destroy others, including children?

Do you endorse bombing men, women, and children living in refugee camps- then bombing the roads, schools, hospitals and the flimsy tents of refugees who have been displaced multiple times?

Life is not a video game. These are real human beings and American made weaponry has been creating a Holocaust with The Rule of Lawlessness in the Holy Land.

Israel (established in 1948) is in the wrong.  Zionism (established in 1897) is in the wrong.  HAMAS (established in 1987) is in the wrong too, but HAMAS only exists because of a century of Zionism's never ending crimes against the native non-Jewish people of historic Palestine.  

Both Israel and HAMAS hold political prisoners- ALL should be freed!

Terrorism of all types is wrong, and so is racist hate and segregation. The United Nations (established in 1945) and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (established in 1948) are in the right- and remain the very best hope for all of humanity.

President Trump wants to further displace Palestinians out of Gaza.  How about welcoming home Jewish Israelis instead, welcome them home to real democracy with equal rights and respect for all people: 

Religion must be a personal private choice, not a state sponsored project armed with bribes, lethal weaponry, and misleading propaganda aimed at perpetuating conflict and injustice.

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say- Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’

The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stake- Politicians want to normalise what’s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage won’t let that happen - Nesrine Malik in The Guardian

The blockade and seige imposed on Gaza amount to collective punishment and may also amount to the use of starvation as a method of war... The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military- UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk

For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza. : World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza, top UN officials say. Statement by heads of OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO

At least 100 children are reported killed or injured by Israeli Forces every day in Gaza, since Israeli violence resumed (on 18 March) according to UNICEF #ForEveryChild ... "After nearly 18 months of war, nearly one million children in Gaza have been repeatedly displaced and deprived of their right to basic services. The world must not stand by and allow the killing and suffering of children in Gaza to continue."

It's really like this...

What is freedom of speech worth if you cannot condemn genocide?

Old Photos of Historic Palestine - before The Nakba of 1948

 featuring true Christians- living links to a very precious heritage

9th Station of the Cross JERUSALEM – Jesus falls the third time

No War Please 

"We urge you to reconsider your stance and retract this endorsement. We need the Church’s voice to stand with justice and truth, not with narratives that conceal suffering and excuse oppression.

We need to bring to life the values and principles of the UN Charter in every corner of the world

For over 75 years Palestine Refugees have endured loss and hardship- UNWRA- Until there is a just solution to their plight, a world where Palestine refugees thrive: Families newly displaced by the escalation in northern Gaza, including Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, are facing dire conditions. With limited food and water, some of them now live in makeshift tents on the main street near the UNRWA Gaza main compound. #CeasefireNow

Don’t just blame Trump [and Republicans] – Democrats paved the way for this campus crackdow. Both parties are responsible for the mess facing Columbia and other institutions

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac  2025 book tour USA 'Christ In The Rubble' ... Now more than ever, we need to talk about the American Church's role in what is happening in your country and ours, as we all are waking up to terrible news day after day.

Jewish Yale faculty sign letter denouncing attacks on pro-Palestine dissenters: The statement, which rejected “cynical” claims of antisemitism, urged universities across the U.S. to resist federal actions like the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and to protect university members’ right to free speech.

"Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour were the latest Palestinian journalists to be assassinated in Gaza. Responsibility for their killings rests in part on their Western colleagues who have failed to accurately cover Israel's genocidal assault. "

Sands of Sorrow. 1950 Dorothy Thompson speaks out about the people of Palestine... Palestine Diary "In spit of the efforts made in the documentary to bring attention to the humanitarian issues, it falls short of representing what these refugees needed most, their unquestionable right of return to their homes and towns, not a temporarily humanitarian relief while the Zionist settlers were colonizing and taking over the refugees' towns, farms and homes, and changing the geography and history books."

Dorothy Thompson: The journalist who warned us about Hitler... "There is a great quote, which she makes at the end of her life," says Walther. "She says, 'I had to speak out about this' — meaning attacks on Palestinian civilians — 'for the same reason I had to speak out about Hitler. But my Zionist friends do not seem to understand the universality of simple moral principles.' "

"The Holocaust did not start with gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes, and prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanisation and escalatin violence" Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear." ... I Am a Political Prisoner. A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana. Mahmoud Khalil March 18, 2025

From USS Liberty to Rachel Corrie: Israel’s Attacks on U.S. You Probably Didn’t Know About - Israel’s violent history with US citizens reveals a shocking pattern of attacks and impunity.

Dear America- Taxpayers' money should not be shoring up greed, corporate corruption, injustice, and war.

Please, let Golden Rule thinking and the rule of fair and just laws guide US all towards a better way forward.

State sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

“Far too many states are enabling the genocide of the Palestinians, while turning also repressive toward their own citizens. This is both revolting and scary. We must stop it now.” —UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese

Dear America- Taxpayers' money should not be shoring up greed, corporate corruption, injustice, and war.

 Dear America- letter I just sent to my elected officials,

Taxpayers' money should not be shoring up greed, corporate corruption, injustice, and war.

The rule of fair and just laws is crucial, for everyone's sake.

So please stop endorsing, empowering, protecting, and arming Israel's flagrant violations of international law and UNIVERSAL human rights.

UNIVERSAL is a key concept.  It is Golden Rule logic- based on treating people the way you want to be treated.

The United Nations (founded after the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust) is also a key concept and the only definite hope for creating true peace and security for all of humanity.  That is good business. War is not.

Israeli violence and Zionist cruelty are escalating. So is HAMAS stupidity. Arming religion with lethal weaponry and excuses to kill or kidnap or displace others is a very VERY bad idea. BAD when Israel does it, and BAD when HAMAS does it.  BAD when America does it too.

Bigotry is a bully tactic that makes the world a very ugly place.

Meanwhile individual people worldwide are a diverse mix of good, bad, and indifferent, regardless of what their passport or ID card might say.  

Look for the good and empower peace with justice, not bombs or bigotry. 

Empower a just and lasting peace with full respect for Universal Human Rights and the rule of fair and just laws.

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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"I want to be a pilot... but not to drop bombs" Raed, 11 year old Palestinian child killed by Israeli shrapnel in Gaza 2025

The ongoing Israeli Forces’ operation in northern West Bank is causing the largest population displacement since the 1967 war. It has resulted in systematic destruction, forced displacement, and demolition orders affecting Palestinian families and refugee camps.

What is freedom of speech worth if you cannot condemn genocide?

“When the Sky Is No Longer” from Something About Living a poem by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.

Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat dreamed of one day traveling beyond Gaza. Though he never had the chance, in the past few days, people around the world have marched and paid tribute to him. He never left Gaza, but his name echoed across the globe. [Toronto , Canada]

Old Photos of Historic Palestine - before The Nakba of 1948

 featuring true Christians- living links to a very precious heritage

9th Station of the Cross JERUSALEM – Jesus falls the third time

"We urge you to reconsider your stance and retract this endorsement. We need the Church’s voice to stand with justice and truth, not with narratives that conceal suffering and excuse oppression.

March 29: Happy Nameday to His Eminence Alexios, Archbishop of Tiberias in Gaza “As long as there is at least one Christian in the territory of Gaza, I will not go anywhere, because I can be a hope for them”

Orthodox Vespers in Gaza Saint Porphyrius Church March 29, 2025

We need to bring to life the values and principles of the UN Charter in every corner of the world

For over 75 years Palestine Refugees have endured loss and hardship- UNWRA- Until there is a just solution to their plight, a world where Palestine refugees thrive: Families newly displaced by the escalation in northern Gaza, including Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, are facing dire conditions. With limited food and water, some of them now live in makeshift tents on the main street near the UNRWA Gaza main compound. #CeasefireNow

This Week In Palestine [actually every week in Palestine] Exceptional Women: Hanan Daoud Mikhail Ashrawi Daughter of Palestine By Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison

Mike Hanini Odetalla: When I was a small child living in our ancestral village of Beit Hanina, Palestine, I used revel in the stories my late aunts and the elders used to tell... Kharareef... We would fall asleep after a night of kharareef, comforted in the knowledge that good always triumphed over evil, the monsters vanquished.

Don’t just blame Trump [and Republicans] – Democrats paved the way for this campus crackdow. Both parties are responsible for the mess facing Columbia and other institutions

Jewish Yale faculty sign letter denouncing attacks on pro-Palestine dissenters: The statement, which rejected “cynical” claims of antisemitism, urged universities across the U.S. to resist federal actions like the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and to protect university members’ right to free speech.

"Israel kills a child in Gaza every 45 minutes."... Gaza's stolen childhood: Who were the thousands of children Israel killed?

"Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour were the latest Palestinian journalists to be assassinated in Gaza. Responsibility for their killings rests in part on their Western colleagues who have failed to accurately cover Israel's genocidal assault. "

Sands of Sorrow. 1950 Dorothy Thompson speaks out about the people of Palestine... Palestine Diary "In spit of the efforts made in the documentary to bring attention to the humanitarian issues, it falls short of representing what these refugees needed most, their unquestionable right of return to their homes and towns, not a temporarily humanitarian relief while the Zionist settlers were colonizing and taking over the refugees' towns, farms and homes, and changing the geography and history books."

Dorothy Thompson: The journalist who warned us about Hitler... "There is a great quote, which she makes at the end of her life," says Walther. "She says, 'I had to speak out about this' — meaning attacks on Palestinian civilians — 'for the same reason I had to speak out about Hitler. But my Zionist friends do not seem to understand the universality of simple moral principles.' "

Please, let Golden Rule thinking and the rule of fair and just laws guide US all towards a better way forward.

No War Please 

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac  2025 book tour USA 'Christ In The Rubble' ... Now more than ever, we need to talk about the American Church's role in what is happening in your country and ours, as we all are waking up to terrible news day after day.

"The Holocaust did not start with gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes, and prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanisation and escalatin violence" Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

From USS Liberty to Rachel Corrie: Israel’s Attacks on U.S. You Probably Didn’t Know About - Israel’s violent history with US citizens reveals a shocking pattern of attacks and impunity.

"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear." ... I Am a Political Prisoner. A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana. Mahmoud Khalil March 18, 2025

State sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

“Far too many states are enabling the genocide of the Palestinians, while turning also repressive toward their own citizens. This is both revolting and scary. We must stop it now.” —UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese

Dear Hitler 2.0 [Trump], etc.: Please stop fueling corporate corruption, WAR, and escalating suffering for countless men, women, and children.

Dear Hitler 2.0 [Trump], etc.,

Please stop fueling corporate corruption, WAR, and escalating suffering for countless men, women, and children.

PLEASE stop being a bull in a china shop.

Greed is not good. 

Violating sovereign borders and international law is also not good.

AND FYI Israel does not need more weapons of war plus more time to inflict even more torture & starvation on prisoners living in Israeli made concentration camps and Apartheid situations.  

Might is not right.  Genocide is wrong.

The rule of fair and just laws is right.  

Respecting basic human rights is right.  

Diversity, equality, and inclusion empower a better way forward for everyone's sake. 

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Dr Martin Luther King Jr

United Nations Geneva #DisarmamentDay: For the 9th consecutive year, global military spending increased in 2023, reaching a record $2.4 trillion... military spending continues to soar while peace initiatives remain woefully underfunded.

Francesca Albanese: Imagine if people stopped telling the Palestinians what to do and instead focused on Israel's LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

Humanitarian aid should never be used as a tool of war. Doctors w/o Borders: "Israel is once again blocking an entire population from receiving aid, using it as a bargaining chip. This is unacceptable, outrageous, and will have devastating consequences," says MSF’s Caroline Seguin. "The news has created uncertainty and fear, causing food prices to spike."

ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES: NO OTHER LAND Accepts the Oscar for Documentary Feature Film !!!

Oscars 2025: The winner for best documentary feature [NO OTHER LAND] still has no U.S. distribution... ‘No Other Land’ Oscar winners call for a different path on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

We Defend Our Right To Protest

SEIZED, SETTLED, LET: How Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land... "Businesses should not enable, facilitate, or profit from serious violations of international law."

Photo by Palestinian Journalist Osama Abu Rabee أسامة أبوربيع : A rainbow this morning in Khan Yunis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Mar 1, 2025

United Nations: In this Holy Month, let us all embrace our common humanity to build a more just and peaceful world for all... as millions of people around the world begin to observe Ramadan.

Jewish Voice for Peace: Mazel tov to the Presbyterian Church (USA) on their historic vote to divest from Israel's occupation, one year ago! !!!!!!!!!

Israel, armed with American made weaponry and political support, invests in religious extremism and sets up families to be canon fodder for religious wars.... Israel claims to be Jewish, but what it really is is a cruel war machine that has been aggressively grabbing land, rights, and peace from the people of historic Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by Zionism to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

Please do not demonize and silence or destroy people who speak out peacefully against corruption, injustice, racism, bigotry, and violence of every type.

Building a Culture of Peace ...

"Whatever our nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status, the international community on December 10 1948 made a commitment to upholding dignity and justice for all of us..."

Building a Culture of Peace

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"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

In the aftermath of the ceasefire in Gaza, 1.9 million displaced people urgently need shelter, aid, and psycho-social support.⁣ ⁣UNRWA plays a vital role in fostering stability and resilience during this critical time.⁣

Dear Newly Elected Senator: The best idea is to start with full support for fair and just laws based on full respect for basic human rights.

Dear Senator McCormick,

You have an impressive resume. Going forward I very much hope you embrace the idea of real freedom, justice, and equality for all.... including the native non-Jewish men, women and children of historic Palestine.

Arming & funding Israel as Israel bombs impoverished refugees in tents and families sheltering in schools is crazy wrong.   Having & beating slaves was legal in America 170 years ago...  Just because something is technically legal and even widely accepted, does not make it right or good.

China used drones to create and choreograph a majestic dragon dancing in the sky.  Meanwhile Israel has been using drones as weapons of war to assassinate Palestinian journalists and aid workers.  Yes- journalists and aid workers.  Israel wants to silence, displace, torment, and destroy as many Palestinians as possible.

The best way to beat HAMAS, Hezbollah, and ISIS is with ideas, not violence. The best idea is to start with full support for fair and just laws based on full respect for basic human rights.  We already have the road map in place with international law. Don't let America's VETO destroy that.

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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Amnesty condemns Israel’s ‘genocidal intent’ as hundreds killed in Gaza over two days: "Most of them are women and children, they are all civilians..."

176 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza over the past two days, amid condemnation by the UN and Amnesty and ongoing ceasefire talks

ArabLit New Poetry: ‘The Tent Is Closing in on Us’ By Shaimaa Abulebda

New Year’s message from Palestine - Archbishop Atallah Hanna

CNN: Israel considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Trump’s inauguration & On Friday, the State Department informally notified Congress that it intends to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel

‘We’re dying from the cold’: Displaced Palestinians battle winter in Gaza- By Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN

Babies are dying in Gaza; we must do something to stop it | PennLive letters - "Let us return to decency and compassion as a nation." Ann Marie Judson

Dear America- Freedom, justice and peace: These ideals should be our New Year's resolution- for everyone's sake.

From Panama to Palestine, Jimmy Carter refused to let his moral voice be silenced: Carter signed treaties to hand over the Panama Canal and criticized Israel, drawing respect and fury past his one term - Chris McGreal 30 Dec 2024 in The Guardian

If Americans Knew: Warsaw 1944, Gaza 2024

Requiem for a Refugee Camp- In October, 2023, I could not imagine anything worse than the destruction in Jabalia refugee camp. But what is happening now outstrips anything I saw there. By Mosab Abu Toha December 31, 2024 in The New Yorker

FROM & for PALESTINE: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer... Emmanuel, you who were born in a stable and made your home among the oppressed. May your light pierce the darkness of violence and despair. Strengthen us to be bearers of that light, standing in solidarity with all who yearn for liberation and hope.

Feast of the Holy Innocents: Christian children in Bethlehem lay olivewood hearts, each representing a child killed in the Holy Land since October 7

The United Nations & The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Always, no matter what.... Even Wars Have Rules

"If the U.S. had held Israel accountable for the killing of other Americans like Rachel Corrie or Shireen Abu Akleh, perhaps Israeli soldiers would not feel so emboldened to kill Americans, and other civilians, today." Hamad Ali in The Hill 12/14/24

Dear America- Israel and its propagandists claim it is all about self-defense, but Israel is and has been the aggressor and the rule breaker.

Dear Elected Officials- Stop poisoning the land, and undermining international law.

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"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights