“Remember the solidarity shown to Palestine here and everywhere... and remember also that there is a cause to which many people have committed themselves, difficulties and terrible obstacles notwithstanding. Why? Because it is a just cause, a noble ideal, a moral quest for equality and human rights.”

Prof. Edward W. Said (1935-2003)

Palestinian American Congress
3905 Windrose Place- Antelope, CA 95843
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March 12, 2012

City of Sacramento Mayor and City Council
Sacramento Sister City Council
915 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Mayor, Council members and Sacramento Sister Cities:

We are writing regarding the proposal by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) that Ashkelon, Israel become a Sister City with Sacramento. 

We write as Palestinian-Americans who live and work in Sacramento and are concerned about not only Ashkelon’s history of ethnic cleansing but also the current discriminatory treatment of Palestinians, who are today second-class citizens of Israel and include those who do or might want to live in Ashkelon.  Below is more detailed information which we feel it is important for the City Council and Sacramento Sister Cities to know in considering the JCRC’s proposal.