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Cousins Club of Orange County
P.O.Box 5891
Orange, California 92863-5891
www.cousinscluboc.org
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HISTORY
The Cousins Club of Orange County was formed in 1988 by
Orange
County residents, Jews and Palestinians, who are concerned about
Israeli
- Palestinian problems. Everyone who has an interest in peace in the
Middle
East is invited to join us.
We meet monthly to educate ourselves, sponsor public educational
meetings,
counter cliches and misinformation in local newspapers, and to give our
legislators a reasoned view of mid-Eastern affairs.
POINTS OF AGREEMENT
The following Points of Agreement form a basis for our
activities:
We, the members of the Cousins Club of Orange County,
believing that war is not an acceptable solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, adopted the following seven “Points of Agreement" at a
meeting
held on October 23, 2000:
1. We continue to favor a
two-state
solution: a viable Palestinian state with peace and security for
both Israel and Palestine.
2. The two-state solution can
only be implemented by ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza,
including East Jerusalem.
3. There can be no peace without
justice
for the Palestinians. This includes the right of return or a just
compensation.
4. Israeli settlers on the West
Bank may choose to live under Palestinian rule or return to
Israel
with fair compensation.
5. Encourage Israel to end its
internal
discrimination policies against the Arab Israeli minority.
6. The United States should be
evenhanded
when mediating between Israel and Palestine. This includes comparable
economic
aid and the protection of human rights.
7. Holy sites should be accessible
to all.
We established the 501(c)3 Orange County Middle East
Peace Fund to support groups working for peace. Click
for more info.
ACTIVITIES
Cousins Club of Orange County
P.O. BOX 5891, ORANGE CA 92863-5891, www.cousinscluboc.org
We meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Neu, Executive
Director of Friends of UNRWA headquartered in Washington DC.
He is currently in Jerusalem and plans
to visit Gaza. UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is the
largest UN operation in the Middle East, helping Palestinian refugees.
We meet at the Irvine Ranch Water
District Offices 15600 on Sand Canyon Ave between the 5 freeway and the
405. Get off the 5 freeway at Sand Canyon and go south to
Waterworks Drive. Or exit the 405 freeway at Sand Canyon and go north
to Waterworks Drive.
Annual Cousin Club dues are $10. We
would appreciate your support for 2009. (Note: this is a change in our
announced program for May.)
TELL ME MORE
Send us an email and we will let you know of our next public
meeting. email: info@cousinscluboc.org
Updated April 2009