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So america’s enemies stand together. Wow, who’d-a thunk it?
End the Criminal Israeli Siege of Gaza NOW!
Stop the Collective Punishment of the Palestinian People!
Coalition Calls for Emergency Protests Jan. 25-26 in Washington, San Francisco, Anaheim and other cities
The A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, joins with the National Council of Arab Americans, Free Palestine Alliance, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, Palestinian American Women’s Association, Al-Awda Palestine Right of Return Coalition and other anti-war and progressive organizations in calling for emergency protests demanding an immediate end to the Israeli blockade and siege of Gaza. Protests will take place on January 25-26 at Israeli embassies, consulates, U.S. federal buildings and other locations.
More than 1.5 million Palestinian people living are suffering from life-threatening shortages of food, medicines, fuel and other vital necessities, caused by the Israeli military’s sealing-off of one of the most densely populated areas of the world. Gaza City is blacked-out at night, including hospitals. Doctors must examine patients by candlelight.
The crisis is growing more severe by the day. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme, which together supply food to more than two-thirds of the population, have stated that unless the blockade is lifted they will be forced to stop operations by this weekend. A cut-off in aid would threaten an already food-deprived population with mass starvation. The great majority of Gaza residents are from refugee families, driven out of other parts of Palestine when the state of Israel was created in 1948.
The Israeli government imposed a blockade on Gaza after the Hamas party was democratically elected in January 2006. The Bush administration backed Israel’s action. Last week, Israel tightened the blockade, sealing off Gaza, supposedly because of Palestinian attacks by the military wing of Hamas. Yet, on December 23, 2007, Israel rejected Hamas call for ceasefire negotiations. Since then, Israeli air and ground attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians and wounded hundreds more in Gaza, most of them civilians. In 2007, 373 Palestinians were killed in Gaza and the West Bank, compared to just 13 Israeli deaths.
The Israeli blockade is in clear violation of international law, which strictly forbids collective punishment and labels it a war crime. Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) states in part: “No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”
Collective punishment is a war crime. Imposing a blockade on the population in Gaza is undeniably a form of collective punishment. The U.S. government, which gives billions of dollars in military and economic aid to Israel every year, shares the guilt for this war crime.
This is no great surprise. Most all of the left’s positions are in direct conflict with the interest of the United States.
What a bunch of loathesome tools. Bomb Gaza!
"Washington DC: Friday, Jan. 25 (time tba), at the Israeli Embassy, 3514 International Dr. N.W."
Details as we get them.
Do you have a link?
Maybe, just MAYBE the “Palestinians” should trade in their AK-47’s for an electric plant of their own.
From yesterday’s WH press briefing:
(I don’t know who the reporter “Connie” is)
Connie.
Q Dana, thank you. To follow up on what you said about Gaza yesterday, today the situation seems to be easing a slight bit. But does the U.S. have any —
MS. PERINO: Say that again?
Q That the situation in Gaza is easing a slight bit today; there have only been three rockets strikes —
MS. PERINO: I think I would disagree. Well, it’s true that Israel has helped alleviate some of the blockade problems, but the situation on the border with Egypt and Gaza is quite serious today, and we are very concerned about it. We have been in touch with those parties, including many in the Egyptian government. The State Department has made those connections, and so I’d refer you to them.
Our focus right now should be on restoring the situation. And we note that the genesis of this problem is something I’ve mentioned over the past couple of days, which is Hamas sending in — sending over to Israel about — upwards of 150 rockets a day that are landing in their territory. And so Israel is defending itself. And we think the situation is quite serious and not alleviated at all.
Q Does the U.S. have any contact with anyone in Hamas? Is there any pressure, direct pressure the U.S. can put on?
MS. PERINO: As you know, we’ve had a policy of not talking with Hamas.
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Ms Perino does such a graceful smackdown!
Time is 4 PM
That should give us enough time to get to WR for 7.
BufordP's Map. Metro looks good.
I'll be making some posters. Any suggestions will be appreciated, especially if you will be there to hold your suggestion.
More HERE if you want other places.
[Mr] T
To these dummies, everything is a “War Crime”.
Like a broken record.
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Please put this thread in Activism/Chapter
We are planning a Support Israel Rally
Thanks and have a good evening.
[Mr] T
Most ANSWER people have a weird smell.