Re: [Marxism] http://www.petitiononline.com/freegaza/petition.html

[Bashiru Abubakar <bashbangala@xxxxxxxxx>]

in addition we should also be prayerfull to the people GAZA

--- On Tue, 1/6/09, Mark Lause <markalause@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Mark Lause <markalause@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Marxism] http://www.petitiononline.com/freegaza/petition.html
To: "abubakar" <bashbangala@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 3:00 AM

Forwarded from Bruce Levine....

ML

> From: "Marilyn B. Young" <my1@xxxxxxx>
> Date: January 5, 2009 6:28:19 AM CST
> Subject: Fwd: What to do about Gaza?
>
>
>
> Best petition around, written by Israeli personalities and human
> rights activists like Jeff Halper (ICAHD):
> http://www.petitiononline.com/freegaza/petition.html
>
> Follows, press release from the few international human rights
> activists that stayed in Gaza, to protect ambulances that otherwise
> get targeted.
> This must stop,
> Martina
> www.unponteper.it
>
>
> Australian Human Rights Volunteer reports: Five Palestinian medics
> were killed today by Israeli forces
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
> January 4, 2009
>
>
> International Solidarity Movement activists spent the night
> accompanying ambulances in Gaza. They were working with medical
> personnel during the Israeli occupation forces ground invasion into
> northern Gaza.
>
>
> "In addition to the doctor and medic that the Israeli military
> murdered on the 31st of December, they have killed five more medics
> today. One was shot in Jabaliya, one in Al Sheikh Ejleen. Three
> have just been killed when a missile directly hit their ambulance
> in the Tal Hawye neighborhood in Gaza City. The medics are
> constantly in contact with the Red Cross for them to negotiate
> passage with the Israelis. The Israelis constantly refuse."
>
> Sharon Lock (Australia) – International Solidarity Movement
>
>
> "The Israelis dropped a bomb in front of our ambulance to prevent
> us accessing wounded people. However a donkey cart emerged carrying
> a wounded family: a mother and father and three teenage brothers.
> One of the teenagers was attempting to shield the other two with a
> blanket. They were both horrifically injured; I could see the lungs
> of one of them. As I assisted the medics to move him off the cart I
> found my hand inside his body."
>
> Alberto Arce (Spain) – International Solidarity Movement
>
>
> "I got a call 30 minutes ago, on a poor phone line, saying that
> Arafat is dead – killed while working – by Israeli fire. He was one
> of the emergency medics I met two nights ago, compassionate,
> emotionally strong, and with an unabashedly wacky sense of humor.
> I'm more saddened by his death than I can express."
>
> Eva Bartlett (Canada) – International Solidarity Movement
>
>
> "Israel is claiming that there is no humanitarian crisis because
> they do not consider us as humans."
>
> Natalie Abu Shakra (Lebanon) – International Solidarity Movement
>
>
> "Israel continues to violate international conventions by attacking
> medical personnel. They are massacring the people of Gaza. With the
> swelling number of civilian casualties, Israel must ensure that
> medical assistance is available. Instead, they are intentionally
> targeting the medical teams that are protected by the Geneva
> Conventions. Israel's disregard for international law must be
> confronted by the international community."
>
> Vittorio Arrigoni (Italy) – International Solidarity Movement
>
>
> "The ground invasion of last night has lead to Beit Lahiya and Beit
> Hanoun being shut down. We managed to get into Beit Hanoun to
> collect bodies of some of the dead. We are now headed to Jabaliya
> to continue our work with ambulance accompaniment. There is nowhere
> for the Gazan people to escape to, civilians cannot leave for
> safety because of the siege. These prolonged attacks on Gaza are
> horrific and last night's ground invasion by the Israeli occupation
> forces has led to a swelling amount of civilian casualties."
>
> Ewa Jasiewicz – Free Gaza Movement
>
>
> Please Contact:
>
> Ewa Jasiewicz - Poland/Britain (Polish, English and Arabic) +
> 447749421576k
>
>
> Other Human Rights Activists now in Gaza:
>
> Alberto Arce Spain - (Spanish) - +972 59 8786094
>
> Dr. Haider Eid - South Africa (English and Arabic) - + 972 59 9441766
>
> Sharon Lock - Australia (English) - +972 59 8826513
>
> Fida Qishta - Palestine (English and Arabic) +972 599681669
>
> Jenny Linnel - Britain (English) - +972 59 8765377
>
> Natalie Abu Shakra - Lebanon (Arabic and English) +972 59 8336 328
>
> Vittorio Arrigoni - Italy (Italian) - +973 59 8378945
>
> Eva Bartlett - Canada (English) - +972 59 8836308
>
>
> For More General Information, Please Contact:
>
> Adam Taylor - ISM media office in Ramallah - +972 598 503 948
>
>
>
>

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