"Max"imum Potential shares his thoughts, Max Kleinman is the Executive Director of the United Jewish Communities of Metrowest NJ

Honeywell, Get Out of Iran!

Avi Posnock, Ferne Hassan, Nancy Kislin Flaum, Max Kleinman, Julia Silverstein, Rabbi Eric Lankin, Melisa Rayvid, David Ibsen, Danielle Flaum, Jim Daniels, Michelle Bauer, Banefesh Zand-Bonzzi, Chandler Benzini, Melanie Roth-Gorelick

As we raised our posters demanding that Honeywell leave Iran, we were

 greeted by passing cars honking their horns in support of the cause. 

The cause is very simple, the United Nations joined by the European 

Union and the United States Congress have all approved sanctions 

which are hoped to persuade Iran to stop its nuclear program resulting in 

building nuclear bombs. We credit the EU and the United States Congress 

have imposed more severe sanctions than the relatively modest Security

 Council resolutions, which gave diplomatic cover for the U.S. and our allies

 to be more aggressive in our efforts to impede Iran’s progress towards

 making a bomb. But companies like Honeywell stand in the way of this 

unified effort. Because it is currently aiding Iran in the development of the

 Iraqi refinery which will aid Iran’s capacity to refine its own oil. One of the

 major vulnerabilities of the Iranian economy is its dependence on imported

 petroleum and Honeywell is helping them overcome this deficiency. 

Honeywell is also a major U.S. government contractor. Of all the companies 

that do business in Iran, Honeywell does the greatest amount of business

 with the U.S. Government, more than $12.9 billion over the past decade. 

Honeywell must choose between doing business in Iran and doing with the 

United States.

I lived in the Twin Cities for seven years and Honeywell was a major corporate

 icon and great corporate citizen, known for many philanthropic initiatives. 

Honeywell bought Allied-Signal and moved its corporate headquarters to

 Morristown, New Jersey, which was the sight of our demonstration. We 

were over sixty strong, involving our Stop Iran Task Force of our 

Community Relations Committee, chaired by Jim Daniels, 

No Nukes for Iran, teen advocacy group, led Danielle Flaum, 

Amir-Abbas Fakhrabar, Secretary General of the Confederation 

of Iranian Students, and Eagle’s Wings representatives of the 

Christians United for Israel and Rabbi Eric Lankin of the

 Jewish National Fund.

Most poignantly stated, the plea of teens who, G-d forbid, would have

 to live with a nuclear-armed Iran, as part of their future if our efforts

 fail. Quoted in her letter to Mr. David Cote of the Honeywell Corporation

 that, “We are committed to confronting the biggest threat to peace 

in our lifetime, we call upon the free citizens of the world to mobilize 

and do their part to end Iran’s nuclear program. Our group has been 

instrumental in educating and motivating the youth of America to

 stand up and speak out against nuclear Iran. We are involved in 

communities in twenty-five states and twenty college campuses. 

To date, we have taken our message to Trenton and to Washington, D.C. 

and throughout the country.”

The Danielle’s of the world, founder and chair of No Nukes for Iran, 

teen advocacy program, have the most legitimate claim for our attention

 as their long-term future depends upon our success in addressing this 

most important issue in writing Honeywell at Mr. David Cote, 

Honeywell Corporation, 101 Columbia Turnpike, Morris Township, NJ 07960 

and calling Honeywell offices at 973-455-2000 to register your outrage 

about Honeywell’s concern for profits over doing the right thing for one 

of the most serious issues confronting our country.

Honeywell, get out of Iran now!