1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

N Dear Senator/Congressman: I have lived in Ohio for the last 60 years. I am 80years old and have seen much despair and tragedy in my lifetime. But Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians is one of the cruelest acts ever. Yes Hamas was responsible for a horrific day in Israel but killing and mistreating all Palestinians is not the answer. I am writing regarding the denial of the Nassar family’s land registration by the Israeli Civil Administration’s land registration committee on October 8th, 2026. The family has been engaged in a 35 year long non-violent, legal struggle to register their 100-acre farm located in Area C outside of Bethlehem in the West Bank: as is required by Israeli law. The committee rejected the family’s application requiring that the Nassar family must register not only its own 427 dunams of land but also all surrounding land belonging to neighboring owners, encompassing approximately 1,000 dunams in total. This is impossible for them to do as the owners of the other 573 dunams are unknown to them. I am asking that you contact the US Department of State about the Nassar land cases (#, 3714/2 and 3715/2) and communicate your dismay about this decision and ask them to advocate with the Israeli government for the following: The family’s right to access and work their land without fearing encroachment from settlers or the military, and their right to have their legally documented farm land registered without newly introduced and impossible to meet conditions being imposed. Please do something to help these people.