Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: END THE SIEGE OF GAZA NOW! Friday, Jan. 25 Emergency Protest

[patty (pattypax]

Wamm wanted me to pass this on.  thanks, patty

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> From: "wamm [at] mtn.org" <wamm [at] mtn.org>
> Date: Tue Jan 22, 2008  6:04:19  PM US/Central
> To: Recipient List Suppressed: ;
> Subject: END THE SIEGE OF GAZA NOW! Friday, Jan. 25 Emergency Protest
>
> EMERGENCY RESPONSE
>
> End the Israeli Siege of Gaza NOW!   
> Stop the Collective Punishment of Palestinians
> End US Military Aid to Israel!
>
> FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
> 4:15-5:30 P.M.
> Corner of Summit and Snelling Aves, St. Paul
> The Coalition for Palestinian Rights  (CPR) joins the
> international  call for emergency protests Jan 25 and
> 26 demanding an immediate end to the Israeli blockade
> and siege of Gaza. 
>
> More than 1.5 million Palestinian people living in
> Gaza are suffering from life-threatening shortages of
> food, medicines, fuel and other vital necesities
> caused by the Israeli military’s sealing off of Gaza.
> The Israeli occupation is in clear violation of
> international law, which strictly forbids collective
> punishment and labels collective punishment a war
> crime.
>
> Israel is continuing to excalate its attack on Gaza,
> killing more than 40 Palestinians just this past week
> and wounding scores more.
>
> Israel’s announcement, under international pressure,
> that it would allow one day’s worth of fuel to
> re-starrt Gaza’s only power generating plant does not
> mean an end to the crisis;  Gaza will remain desparate
> as Israel continues to use the access to vitally
> needed fuel and other products as a weapon of
> occupation.
>
> US miitary aid supports Israel’s occupation and
> enables the current escalating punishment.  We call on
> the US govt. to end political and monetary aid to
> Israel. 
> for info. call 612-379-4716
>
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