To:
ZOA Executive Directors
ZOA Regional Leaders
Friends of Israel Around the U.S.
From:
Morton A. Klein, National President
Zionist Organization of America
Dr. Daniel Pipes, the eminent scholar of Islam and the Middle East, has been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, a government agency that studies and offers policy recommendations regarding conflicts around the world.
Dr. Pipess important research on Islamic extremism and supporters of terrorism has played a crucial role in educating Americans about the terrorist threat, especially in the wake of 9/11.
Some Muslim extremist groups are lobbying to block the nomination Dr. Pipes. Moderate Muslims, by contrast, have endorsed the nomination.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee will consider the nomination on July 23, 2003. Please call or fax these members of the committee as soon as possible to let them you know you support the Pipes nomination:
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chairman Ph: 202-224-3324 Fax: 202-224-4952
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) Ph: 202-224-3344 Fax: 202-228-1264
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) Ph: 202-224-3424 Fax: 202-228-0359
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Ph: 202-224-4944 Fax: 202- 228-3398
Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) Ph: 202-224-5721 Fax: 202- 224-8149
Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) Ph: 202-224-2315 Fax: 202-224- 6519
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Ph: 202-224-4774 Fax: 202-224- 3514
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Ph: 202-224-4124 Fax: 202-224- 3149
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Ph: 202-224-6244 Fax: 202-228- 2193
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Ph: 202-224-5972 Fax: 202-224- 1189
Sen. John Warner (R-VA) Ph: 202-224-2023 Fax: 202-224- 6295
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Ph: 202-224-4543 Fax: 202- 224-2417
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Ph: 202-224-2823 Fax: 202- 224-1083
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Ph: 202-224-3254 Fax: 202-224- 9369
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Ph: 202-224-4654 Fax: 202- 224-8858
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Ph: 202-224-2621 Fax: 202-224- 0238
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Ph: 202-224-5521 Fax: 202-224- 2852
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Ph: 202-224-4642 Fax: 202-224-4680
Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) Ph: 202-224-3154 Fax: 202-228- 1374
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Ph: 202-224-4451 Fax: 202-228- 0282
Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) Ph: 202-224-5141 Fax: 202-228- 0776