Your advocacy on this letter, together with Jewish and Arab-Americans guided by our collegial organizations including Americans for Peace Now, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, Israel Policy Forum, the American Task Force on Palestine and the Arab American Institute, made a real impact. This show of Congressional support for U.S. efforts to reinvigorate the peace process and for providing aid to the Palestinians is an important message ahead of the meeting in Annapolis, likely to take place on Nov 26th or 27th. See "Capitol Hill's Breaking Iceberg", the Nov 16th column by M.J. Rosenberg of Israel Policy Forum, for further analysis of this positive initiative.

Sample Message: Thank you for signing the Ackerman-Boustany letter to Sec. Rice in support of the upcoming Annapolis conference and U.S. aid to the Palestinians that can help create a climate conducive to peacemaking. As an American Christian, I strongly support U.S. efforts to resolve the conflict, including sustained diplomacy following Annapolis, and I appreciate your leadership on behalf of peace.