Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: [AntiWarMN] Emergency Response Protest: Say NO to US Military Aid to Israel! Say NO to Israel's Attack on Gaza!

[Patty Guerrero (pattypax]

I have been asked to forward this to people.   Thanks, patty

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> From: sarah martin <scsrn [at] yahoo.com>
> Date: November 14, 2012 8:54:21 PM CST
> To: WAMMDirector WAMM <wammdirector [at] mtn.org>, WAMMOffice Manager 
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> Subject: Fw: [AntiWarMN] Emergency Response Protest: Say NO to US Military 
> Aid to Israel! Say NO to Israel's Attack on Gaza!
> Reply-To: sarah martin <scsrn [at] yahoo.com>
> 
> Distribute widely!!
> Say NO to U.S. Military Aid to Israel! Say NO to Israel’s Attack on Gaza!
>  
> Israel started “Operation Pillar of Cloud”, a new war on Gaza, on Wednesday.  
> The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has declared that all options are on the table 
> and that they are ready for a ground operation. Israel's Brigadier-General 
> Yoav Mordechai confirmed that today’s 20 air strikes are only part of a 
> longer-term escalation, "We are in the midst of an attack that will continue 
> and grow. There is no hourglass."
>  
> Operation Pillar of Cloud – like previous attacks on Gaza – will target and 
> kill a significant amount of civilians.  On Wednesday Gaza’s health ministry 
> said 10 civilians have been killed, including two young children – an 
> 11-month-old and a six-year-old – while at least 45 people were wounded, 10 
> of them in critical condition from the first day of this attack.
>  
> The U.S. State Department issued a statement which it said the U.S. 
> "support[s] Israel's right to defend itself." From 2009 to 2018, the United 
> States is scheduled to give Israel--the largest recipient of U.S. 
> assistance--$30 billion in military aid.  U.S. tax dollars are paying for 
> this attack on Palestinian civilians. 
>  
> TAKE ACTION:
> Protest at the weekly Palestine Vigil on Friday, November 16th from 4:15- 
> 5:30 pm at the intersection of Snelling & Summit Avenues in      St. Paul.  
> Join with people from across the U.S. this week to protest this attack and 
> U.S. military aid to Israel.  As of Wednesday night there are already 14 
> actions being called for the end of this week! 
>  
> Call the State Department and demand that our government insist that Israel 
> stop the attack on Gaza NOW! 1- 202-647-4000. This is the main line. Ask for 
> the comment line (the public of inquiry/public affairs line) and speak out. 
> STOP the Attack on Gaza NOW!
>  
> Initiated by the Anti-War Committee
> antiwarcommittee.org
> 
> -- 
> Peace with Justice,
> Meredith Aby
> antiwarcommittee.org
> 
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