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Free Gaza Movement Seeks Help
Wed, 05/06/2009 - 7:11am | mal contends
Note: After a lifetime of fighting bigotry I have been called anti-Semite and Jew Hater (at Daily Kos yesterday). Such is the mindset of those dedicated to war and militarism. Stand up for innocent Palestinian families and you are a "Jew hater". [See The Politics of Anti-Semitism for a discussion of this repulsive tactic.]
An effective voice against Israeli militarism is the Free Gaza Movement, a "human rights group that in August 2008 sent the first international boats to land in the port of Gaza in 41 years ... (raising) international awareness about the prison-like closure of the Gaza Strip ... ."
Of course, militarists seeing Palestinians as less-than-human have said the effort to ship aid to starving families is inherently anti-Semitic or sympathetic to terrorists, yada, yada.
It's a lie. Support the Free Gaza Movement.
NYT: Israeli Troops' 'Thirst for Blood in Gaza'
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:14pm | mal contends
Ethan Bronner has what should be a blockbuster in the NYT, excerpted below.
[Shot below shows Israeli humanism at work, an all too typical photo from the Gaza Strip.]
How long are we going to support this hyper militarism and continuing war crime? What will Obama do?
[Shot below shows Israeli humanism at work, an all too typical photo from the Gaza Strip.]
How long are we going to support this hyper militarism and continuing war crime? What will Obama do?
Noam Chomsky;. "US Foreign Policy, Israeli Security, & Human Rights"
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:19am | mal contends
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Noam Chomsky; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Assessing the role of US Foreign Policy, Israeli Security, & Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories”
Orpheum Theater; 216 State Street; 7:30pm
A Dream Of Peace (WI Congresswomen Help To Ease Gaza Humanitarian Crisis)
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 12:05pm | Anonymous
In response to the recent Gaza War, a fundraising page was set up on ActBlue.com in order to contribute to elected officials who have been supportive of the peoples of Israel and Palestine. The page is called A Dream of Peace: Justice and Equality for The People of Israel and Palestine, and can be found here .
The mission of the page states "All of the people of the Holy Land need to live in peace and security. We need to support and elect candidates that are willing to stand up for the rights of the citizens of Israel and Palestine. These candidates support measures to stop violence, increase economic and humanitarian aid, actively engage in negotiation, and promote co-existence among these two Peoples."
On January 28th, Rep. John Olver (MA-01) sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton requesting that the State Department release funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for reconstuction and humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The letter was signed by a total of 63 Democratic House members, including two members of the Wisconsin Delegation.
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Tags: International, ActBlue, activism, Gaza, Gwen Moore, Israe, Palestine, Peace, Tammy Baldwin
On The View From Egypt, Part Four, Or, Gaza, We Have A Problem
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 3:18am | fake consultant
What had been a truce between Israel and the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip seems to have abruptly come to a halt; with the Israelis blaming Hamas and Hamas blaming Israeli oppression of the displaced Palestinians for the simmering hostilities that are now boiling over into military-scale violence.
Before the recent holidays and an immoderate amount of snow buried me in things that could not be done on the computer we had been having a conversation about the strategic importance of our relationship with Egypt.