Now, is the time for Jewish Americans to put pressure on our government to help Israel make the tough choices, it is the time for Arab Americans to work with their Jewish counterparts to resolve the Middle East crisis through honest dialogue, and coordinated pressure on their congress representatives.  But most of all, it is the time for all Americans to reject the notion that their own tax dollars can be used to buy weapons to demolish the lives and properties of civilians living under siege, or to provide grants to expand settlements in the occupied land.