Letters For Palestine

How to write an email to a Politician

Format of letter
  •  Firstly - Be Respectful. We are trying to gain their support
  •  Use their email address
  •  Put the Topic in the “Subject Line”
  •  If you don’t have a Direct Email, put "Attn <persons  name and title>"
  •  Use Name and Title
  •  Make a statement about the issue you are covering (one per email or letter so the message doesn’t get diluted)
  •  Add in References highlighting the issue
  •  Ask a question(s) so they have to reply to you

Using this website
  1. Open the email system you use and click on "New" mail message
  2. Find the email address of the person you want to write to under the tab "Politicians Email Addresses" based on your country then copy and paste it into your email "To" field. OR - Try clicking on the email address listed on this site as it may open an email in your email system.
  3. Highlight and then Copy the Subject of the email you will write into the "Subject" Line of your email system
  4. Choose an issue in the "issues to be covered" tab then Highlight and Copy the text of the email you will be sending and past it into the body of your email
  5. Edit the sections denoted by <xxxx> to reflect the information required. Your name and address, Country, etc. Delete the < > from the text after editing
  6. Put your own thoughts into the email and make it your own
  7. Send the email
  8. Post the fact you sent an email to your Facebook page including this website address to help other people to write emails
  9. Tweet the fact you sent an email and include this website address to help other people to write emails

See an Example email below:
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To:     Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister  ([email protected]) 

Subject - Transfer of Palestinians from the Occupied Territories into Israel – Attn Prime Minister Ardern

Dear Ms Ardern - Prime Minister - New Zealand

It has come to my attention that the Israeli Military and Israeli Police often transfer  Palestinian prisoners from the Occupied Palestinian Territories into Israel.
http://www.addameer.org/publications/deportation-policy-palestinian-prisoners-detainees-israeli-detention 

Please note the 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49: "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive.”
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=AE2D398352C5B028C12563CD002D6B5C&action=openDocument 

This seems to me to make Israel's action there Illegal.

My questions are:
  • Does New Zealand support the Geneva Conventions – Specifically the 4th Geneva Convention?
  • Does the New Zealand government consider Israel's actions in transferring Palestinians under arrest from the Occupied Palestinian Territories into Israel, Legal or Illegal under 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49?
  • If Israel's actions are Illegal, what steps/actions will the New Zealand government take to bring Israel to task on this issue?

I look forward to receiving  answers to the questions asked above.


Kind regards

Bruce Blogs
Somewhere Suburb
Auckland
New Zealand 1111
email:   [email protected]

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