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From: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:24 PM Subject: End the Starvation and Siege of Gaza; Rally Outside White House Tomorrow <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EhO4GjoVgqhvgNFQKkmG kZQSpbLBgQ4u> End the Starvation and Seige of Gaza; Rally Outside White House Tomorrow Take Action With Gazans already impoverished and struggling to survive, on November 5, Israel completely sealed Gaza's border crossings. This followed an unprovoked Israeli attack on Gaza that killed six Palestinians, despite a ceasefire, and Palestinian rocket fire in response. As a result of Israel's closure, the United Nations has been forced to stop food distribution <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=M7I%2BUcQP%2FR3gH%2B 8vG6S9d5QSpbLBgQ4u> to 750,000 needy people, and 70% of Gaza is now without power <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nZlCRhp8H3DwyxBO9yWy 15QSpbLBgQ4u> due to a lack of fuel. According to reports <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VTcVsUTQOrxTJm%2B%2F mbFpCJQSpbLBgQ4u> , even candles are now in short supply. "Let's see this for what it is." said UN spokesman Chris Gunness <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sqL044RXrFl4llu%2FTf Q%2FKJQSpbLBgQ4u> . "Fifty-six percent of the Gaza Strip are children. Let us not cause suffering of innocent children." Blocking witnesses, on November 13, Israel denied the entry to Gaza of 20 senior EU diplomats <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2%2FFfGzLchx5vmL940% 2FAlrJQSpbLBgQ4u> . Israel also has refused to allow foreign journalists to enter <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ySmXUPaxVH%2Fbrs5JjY Vex5QSpbLBgQ4u> Gaza. Foreign Press Association chairman Steven Gutnik called the ban "a serious violation of freedom of the press <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KPEHQHtIqj7mMrGhAbBd 3pQSpbLBgQ4u> " and said "it is essential that journalists be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip since it is the foreign media that serves as the world's window into Gaza. Israel allowed a trickle of aid <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=P05TJY6rjI0dKbYRS5DB ypQSpbLBgQ4u> to enter Gaza today. Gaza has 1.5 million residents, the large majority of whom are displaced refugees from 1948. In response to calls <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QNtku2ak1Vr4LCsx3ZLj uZQSpbLBgQ4u> from Gaza <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XA5Px%2BtwWucfD8iaoD t%2FdZQSpbLBgQ4u> , we urge you to take one or more of the following actions: 1) Contact Your Political Representatives: Contact your congressional representatives (http://capwiz.com/fconl/directory/leadership_list.tt <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TpGae4g0l9azq364jVLm x5QSpbLBgQ4u> ) and demand that the US government pressure Israel to stop starving Gazans, end the siege, and respect basic Palestinian rights. Tell this directly to the U.S. Mission to the UN: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad Phone: (212) 415-4053 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 2) Organize a Protest: Organize public protests and educational events calling for an end of Israel's abuse of Palestinian rights in Gaza. 3) Boycott the Occupier, Not the Occupied: Take action for long-term change and join the growing international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Qrw3SEJxnGwMMvTZ0OoT 15QSpbLBgQ4u> . Organize a BDS campaign in your community, in response to the call by over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RDTs1Ko0mec8twvpwtgg RZQSpbLBgQ4u> , until Israel ends its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands, dismantles the Wall, recognizes the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, and implements the right of return for Palestinian refugees as stipulated in UN resolution 194. Impacts of Israeli Actions The latest measures are the culmination of a long-term Israeli policy and strategy of displacement and oppression that started in 1948, when Israel expelled Gaza's current refugees from their original villages. According to Oxfam, CARE and Save the Children <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8IHXGLUpxftTOCaapL5z kJQSpbLBgQ4u> , "The rise of poverty in Gaza relates to the crippling impact of the Israeli blockade within the broader context of a long-term pattern of economic degradation in Gaza stemming from Israeli-imposed closures since the early 1990s and, more recently, the eighteen-month international aid embargo on the Palestinian Authority that was in place until June 2007." According to the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DaiRy61rMBHmg%2BnUKT lN0ZQSpbLBgQ4u> in Gaza, 257 Palestinians have died in Gaza in the last year because they have been unable to leave for necessary advanced care. Israel's Obligations Israel's claim that it no longer occupies the Gaza Strip has been rejected by the international community and rights organizations <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uSpCrMb8pcAvfxhurkwd jpQSpbLBgQ4u> because "it still maintains effective control over the territory via its control of Gaza's land borders, airspace, territorial waters, tax collection, and population registry." Because Israel is occupying the Gaza Strip, it is morally and legally responsible for protecting the human rights of Gaza's citizens. Yet Israel's siege violates international law and basic human rights like the rights to healthcare <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=R%2BQwkDWPUDoqss6Q7o MqAZQSpbLBgQ4u> , education, freedom of movement <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jYCb4L8uLnwKeXw7rFIx yZQSpbLBgQ4u> , and employment, as well as broader rights like the right to self-determination. Israel's siege also violates its most basic obligations as an Occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=baqpiywATJxBPJM0cvOj xJQSpbLBgQ4u> , including the "duty of ensuring the food and medical supplies of the population," and the prohibition against collective punishment. Thank you for taking action and please spread the word. Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East (www.adalahny.org <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uSpCrMb8pcD6%2BkY1sU NuZJQSpbLBgQ4u> ) Network of Arab-American Professionals of NY (www.naaponline.org/ny <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KwhTPKxMY1BzLqZUF78l D1COExsxZAnX> ) Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee of NY (www.adcnewyork.org <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5AeTkeWc4QGei4%2FNJh sJgpQSpbLBgQ4u> ) Brooklyn For Peace (www.brooklynpeace.org <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8LIj7gOykV0NuyaPYevJ IpQSpbLBgQ4u> ) US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (www.endtheoccupation.org <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FKlgf9HgQGTS5mgEPDRu CZQSpbLBgQ4u> ) _____ ACTION ALERT "Mercy for Palestinian Children" What: Rally to "End the Siege On Gaza" Where: NW corner of Lafayette Park, on the corner of 16th and H, Washington, DC Nearest metro is: Farragut West (orange/blue) and Farragut North (red). When: Wednesday 11/26/2008 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM On Wednesday November 26, 2008, President George W. Bush will provide a Presidential pardon to two yet-to-be-named turkeys. The turkeys will be housed the night before in a suite at the Willard Hotel and, following the ceremony, taken by motorcade and flown first-class to Disneyland. The day will also mark nearly the fourth week that Israel has completely sealed crossings into the Gaza Strip for even the most basic humanitarian shipments, despite desperate appeals by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and others that Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinians are potentially facing one of the largest man-made humanitarian catastrophes. Half of Gaza's population is under the age of 15. Organized by the Coalition for Justice and Accountability, a demonstration is scheduled outside of the White House grounds during the Presidential Turkey Pardoning Ceremony to highlight the contrast in American policy between fowl livestock and starving children. 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