Subject: ALERT: AT&T BOYCOTT
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:47:09 -0500


ACTION ALERT--PLEASE ACT & FORWARD

AT&T SUPPORTS "ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES" AS KILLING OF PALESTINIANS CONTINUES

November 13, 2000

On October 26, 2000 The Israeli military ("IDF") announced that AT&T, the
American telecommunications giant, will host its website.

The decision follows an attack by computer hackers which knocked down the
IDF website. A statement issued by the Israeli military October 26 said
"In order to secure the availability and accessibility of the [IDF] site
at all times, the professional web masters in charge of the IDF site
turned to several other companies, from which AT&T was chosen as an
additional provider together with Netvision [an Israeli company]."
(Statement on http://www.idf.il) This was also reported in The Jerusalem
Post.

At this time, the IDF website is being used to propagate justifications
for the mass killings and repression of Palestinian civilians in the
occupied territories. For the past month, Israeli occupation forces
attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians including over 40 children,
and injured thousands. Israeli forces are surrounding most Palestinian
cities, causing shortages of food and denying people freedom of movement,
even to seek medical treatment.

These actions continue despite almost universal condemnation by the
international community, and the United Nations Security Council, General
Assembly, UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International, Human Rights
Watch and many other international and national organizations.

Persons who feel that they cannot in good conscience continue to do
business with a company that steps in to assist such a massive human
rights abuser as the Israeli military may decide to take their long
distance telephone, calling card and Internet provider business elsewhere.

AT&T is the largest provider of long distance telephone service, and makes
huge profits from international calls to the Middle East.

Customers who decide they want to change their long distance carriers can
do so by calling one of AT&T's competitors.

Some of them are:

ATX - A CoreCom Company
Call:  Greg Wood at  888-731-3421
http://www.atx.com

This company (ATX) will provide a bonus if you sign up by returning five
(5%) percent of your long distance charges to Al-Awda, The Palestine Right
to Return Coalition, in support of its educational efforts.  Businesses may
qualify for even lower rates based on current spending. ATX will be
competitive and can provide lower than current rates from any other carrier.
The contribution of 5% will still apply for
business accounts.

*Working Assets Long Distance
1-800-788-8588
http://www.workingforchange.com

*MCI Worldcom
1-800-444-3333
http://www.mci.com

*Sprint
1-800-PIN-DROP
http://www.sprint.com

YOU CAN SEND A PROTEST LETTER OR A LETTER WHICH EXPLAINS YOUR DECISION TO
SWITCH SERVICE TO:

Mr. Michael Armstrong
President and CEO
AT&T Corporation

by email: mikearmstrong-AT-ems.att.com
by fax: 908-221-1211

by mail:

295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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