Mark Venzke

35 Southeast 5th Avenue

Gainesville, Florida 32601-670
!nited States "# A$eri%a
July 1, 2014
Mister Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
Knesset
Jerusalem
Israel
BNetanyahu@knesset.go.il
&'( &'S)"*S' +" +&,)-' M!&.'&
Mister Binyamin !Benjamin" Netanyahu #$ormerly, Mister Benjamin Mileike%sky&'
I am ery sa((ene( )y the mur(er o$ the three Israeli young men an( )y the (eaths o$ all Israelis an(
Palestinians that the ongoing iolen*e in your region has *ause(.
+he mur(er o$ three Israeli young men is a tragi* *rime $or %hi*h the ,er,etrators shoul( ,ay. -a%
en$or*ement o$$i*ials shoul( *on(u*t a thorough, la%$ul inestigation. I$ they i(enti$y sus,e*ts,
,rose*utors shoul( ,rose*ute them in a $air *ourt.
+he mur(ers o$ the young men I. N/+ an a*t o$ %ar. +hey are 01IM2.. Israel shoul( e3a*t no
*olle*tie ,unishment on Palestinians. +o (o so %oul( harm inno*ent ,eo,le IN0-45IN6 7/N/18B-2
8N5 P28029-/:IN6 P8-2.+INI8N. ;7/ 0/N52MN .407 M41521.. +o (o so %oul(
un(erstan(a)ly ,rooke )a( an( goo( Palestinian ,eo,le an( ,er,etuate the *y*le o$ iolen*e.
.ire%t the la/ en#or%e$ent a0en%ies o# 1our %ountr1 to %olla2orate to the e3tent 4ossi2le and
4rudent /ith the la/ en#or%e$ent a0en%ies o# the State "# )alestine to %ondu%t investi0ations that
are %onsistent /ith %ivilized standards o# %ri$inal-5usti%e 4ra%ti%es6 By *onsistently $ollo%ing su*h
stan(ar(s in the $uture, the inestigators o$ your *ountry %oul( likely gain in*reasing *oo,eration $rom
honora)le Palestinians %ho are as a,,alle( at senseless *rimes as honora)le Israelis are.
<our o)iously intentional ,er,etuation o$ the *y*le o$ humiliation an( iolen*e an( territorial the$t as
means to *ontinue to $ul$ill the state( o)je*ties o$ =ionists $rom the )eginning o$ the mo(ern =ionist
moement>to a*?uire all o$ Palestine>is only $ee(ing un(erstan(a)le hostilities that lea( some
Palestinians to engage in iolen*e.
8s %orl( eents are *ontinuing to make *lear, the international *ommunity is in*reasingly a%are o$ the
injusti*es that your *ountry is ,er,etrating against Palestinians an( is res,on(ing %ith in*reasing
)oy*otts, san*tions an( (iestments. +he momentous *all $or san*tions )y the 2uro,ean 4nion )y
mem)er nations last %eek an( the (e*ision o$ Pres)yterian 0hur*h 4. .. 8. in the 4nite( .tates last %eek
to (iest their *hur*h o$ inestments in *om,anies that hae )een ,ro$iting $rom the o**u,ation o$
Palestinian territories )y Israel are only the latest o$ %hat %ill )e an ongoing ,attern o$ eents that %ill
$urther *hasten an( %eaken Israel>non9iolently>i$ you (o not sto, the injusti*es an( atro*ities o$ your
*ountry.
7armony through enlightenment, ,rin*i,le, res,e*t, engagement, *ourage an( justi*e@
.in*erely,
Mark :enAke