Hate to be a pessimist, but these e-petitions never accomplish anything, there are so many of them around and the issue they raise never seems to change. Also, many use the petition to raise comments IN FAVOUR of the thing they are against.

If I hated being a pessimist I'd try very hard to stop being one, and certainly wouldn't flaunt it in public.

Surely any peaceful expression of opposition to US military support for the Israeli occupation is worthwhile?

Or perhaps you seek to deter people from following the link, where they'll find a wealth of material and perspectives on the Mid East conflict normally invisible in the corporate media?

These online petitions do not accomplish a single thing. I am not discouraging people from finding out about the US-Israel ties, far from it, but this petition will go unheeded, just like the million or so that are being circulated on the net. 'Pessimist' was the wrong word, 'realist' applies more.

I don't even see what this is doing on the newswire, as it is far from being news.

1. Israel comply with United Nations Resolution 242, which notes the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war, and which calls for withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the Occupied Territories.
2. Israel comply with the United Nations Committee Against Torture 2001 Report, which recommends that Israel's use of torture be ended.
3. Israel cease the building of new settlements, and vacate existing settlements, in the Occupied Territories, in compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention. ("The occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into territories it occupies"; Article 49, paragraph 6.)
4. Israel acknowledge in principle the applicability of United Nations Resolution 194 with respect to the rights of refugees, and work towards a just and practical solution.