Correspondences World Leaders

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• Open letter to President Juncker

  
  
  Open letter from Abraham A. van Kempen to Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission
  January 22, 2016 14:29

  By: Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Dear Mr. President,

   

  Mr. President, what would you want to do if you could do anything that you could do to work towards a paradigm shift in the Israeli – Palestinian struggle towards peaceful coexistence? How could Europe forestall the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to recruit young Palestinians, especially from Jordan but also from all over the Middle East and the Global Diaspora, to regain their land and dignity from Israel? If you believe a military solution might obliterate ISIS, you’ve got another think coming. The more we bomb, the more we kill, the more will join ISIS, and the more determined, the blow back. ISIS is a direct consequence of the 115,000 innocent civilians, indiscriminately slaughtered and dismissed as ‘collateral damage’, during America’s tenure in Iraq, according to official government figures.

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• I want to see peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians

  
  
  Open letter from Heer Jannsen to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands
  July 27, 2015 15:11 I'd like for the leadership in Europe to take the peace process in the Middle East seriously. Read More

• In reply to Abraham van Kempen's letter to president Juncker

  
  
  Open letter from Abraham A. van Kempen to Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission
  April 03, 2015 13:07

  Reply to: Abraham van Kempen 

   

  Dear Mr Van Kempen,
  
  Thank you for your letter of 28 February.
  Please find attached the answer signed by Mr Leonello Gabrici on behalf of President Juncker.
  
  My best Regards,
  
  
  
  Catherine De Keukeleire
  Assistant Israel
  Middle east Division II
  European External Action Service (EEAS)
  
  Tel: +32 (0)2 584 8771, MOB +32 497038619
  Office: EEAS/PARC 02/255, Rond Point Schuman, 9A
  Postal Address: EEAS/PARC 02/255, 1046 Brussels BELGIUM

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• Open letter to President Abbas

  
  
  Open letter from Abraham A. van Kempen to Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
  February 18, 2015 13:02

   By: Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Dear Mr. President,

   

  Right now it would be presumptuous to even suggest: “Help is on the way”. But I promise you, the people at www.buildingthebridge.eu (in the air since yesterday) are going out of their way to mobilize the leadership of the European Union together with the United States to, once and for all, help you effectuate a comprehensive sustainable peace settlement. My attached letter to President Barack H. Obama outlines our thoughts. We, the simple people on the streets of Europe, expect you and others in responsible positions to step up to the plate, to accomplish what matters most in your region.

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• Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

  
  
  Open letter from Abraham A. van Kempen to Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
  February 18, 2015 13:02

   By: Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

   

  I hold you personally responsible for jolting me out of my retirement. You’re to blame. I was in the region when Israel went on a killing spree last summer. My reaction: “Not again? … Enough is Enough! NEVER AGAIN! And so, now I’m wrestling, trying to learn social media.

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• Open letter to President Obama

  
  
  Open letter from Abraham A. van Kempen to Mr. Donald Trump, President of the USA
  February 18, 2015 13:02

   By: Abraham A. van Kempen

   

  Dear Mr. President,

   

  The ‘Sadness Silence Can’t Touch,’ as so eloquently expressed by the American Poet, Dario Robleto, has got to be the defining feud of our time, the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle for Co-existence. The players are stuck with one foot in the stirrup, the other in the sand. “Today’s status quo absolutely, to a certainty, I promise you 100 percent, cannot be maintained. It’s not sustainable,” says Secretary of State John Kerry. Instead of heading toward an American Indian model, with Palestinians on reservations amid a sea of Israeli settlements and security zones, why not open borders with freedom of movement? Mr. President, many people around the world would like to hear you say: “Mr. Netanyahu, tear down those walls”.

   

  Living Apart Together

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