My original letter

The Senators response:

Dear Mr. Westbrook:

Thank you for contacting me about the recent United Nations report detailing evidence of war crimes by Hamas and Israel during the Israeli military's operation in Gaza last winter. I appreciate hearing from you and apologize for the delay of my response.

10/22: Stephen M. Walt: The Israel Lobby and the Prospects for Middle East Peace
Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM

Exerpt:
AMER SHURRAB: He was shot in his leg just under the knee. And while he was getting out of the car, upon the orders of the soldiers, he got shot, and he screamed, "I have been injured!" And he tried to call the ambulance, but the soldiers ordered him to drop the phone, or they would shoot him.

But they would allow my father to use a cell phone. My father tried to call the emergency number several times. And Ibrahim would tell him, every five minutes, "I’m hurt. I’m injured. I’m in pain. Call an ambulance." And he was bleeding all the time. And after sunset, he started shivering and trembling, telling my dad he was cold.

And after my dad found out that Kassab was dead, Ibrahim asked my dad, "Were you pleased with him, Daddy?" And he said, "Yes, I’m pleased with him."

After the attacks on the People of Gaza by Israel, Reubilding has become very difficult due to the Seige used to Collectively Punish the population for engaging in acts of Democracy.