The violence between Israelis and Palestinians is spinning out of control. It threatens to kill thousands in Israel and the occupied territories, and to engulf the entire region in war. Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli civilians are already dead. In the words of President Bush, enough is enough. It's time to end this deadly stalemate and forge a lasting peace. Please join me in calling on the Bush Administration to maintain a strong role in the conflict until a permanent agreement is reached. Just go to: http://www.moveon.org/enoughisenough/ Prominent members of both sides agree that only a political solution will bring peace, but without the intervention of a strong third party, everything indicates that the violence will only escalate. Regional war is also a real possibility: already, the Israeli army has come under shell fire from the Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Egypt has suspended contact with Israel. As Israel's strongest supporter and as a champion of the Palestinian state, the United States may be the only country that can step in and stop the bloodshed for good. The Bush Administration is torn on how deeply to engage on this issue. It's good news that U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to Israel and work to secure a peace agreement. But the Administration is likely to come under heavy fire from both sides for taking this stance, and it lacks a firm policy for the region. President Bush needs to hear that people around the world support continued US involvement until a lasting peace has been achieved. You can let him know at: http://www.moveon.org/enoughisenough/ Every day, this situation grows more dire. Please act now for a peaceful Middle East. Thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~