STOP ISRAELI WAR CRIMES - SUPPORT PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS

The Green Party USA has been advocating a boycott of Israel, today at least support this vigil.


STOP ISRAELI WAR CRIMES - SUPPORT PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
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> Vigil in Parliament Square Friday 30 th June 2006 5:30 - 7pm.
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> The Israeli government have amassed troops on the outskirts of Gaza and
> are
> moving into Rafah, threatening invasion to rescue one Israeli soldier
> taken
> hostage on Sunday 25th June.
>
> There are currently 300 Palestinian children (under 18's) and 100
> Palestinian women being held hostages in Israeli prisons. They are among
> over 9,000 Palestinians being held, many of whom are in administrative
> detention - i.e. without trial or charges. However Israeli leader Ehud
> Olmert says negotiations 'are not on the agenda'.
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> The Israeli army have killed 50 Palestinians since the beginning of this
> month. Any invasion will inevitably lead to many more Palestinians
> casualties. Since last night the Israeli army has destroyed the
> electricity
> supplies of over half of the Gaza Strip and is tightening its closure and
> strangulation of the area, thus committing an illegal act of collective
> punishment on the Palestinian Population. The situation is sure to get
> worse as Israeli tanks move into densely populated civilian areas, that
> have already suffered heavily from several months of daily shelling and
> closures.
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> The PSC is calling for a vigil against Israeli War Crimes and in support
> of
> Palestinian Human Rights this Friday (30th June) from 5:30 to 7pm in
> Parliament Square. We call on all supporters of Palestine to make their
> presence known in this current emergency.
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> We would also like to ask you to please contact you MPs and ask them to
> protest at the attack on Gaza, to ask questions in Parliament and to the
> Foreign Office. The FO can be contacted directly too, as the actions of
> the
> Israeli State contravene International Law and the UK must stop these war
> crimes from happening.
>
> For your MP:
> http://www.upmystreet.com/commons/l/
> and: 0207 219 3000
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> Foreign and Commonwealth Office
> King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH
> Tel: 020 7008 1500
> Fax: 020 7008 2144
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> IMPORTANT: PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY!!
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> SIGN THE PETITION ONLINE NOW:
> http://www.palestinecampaign.org/petition.asp
>
> Stop starving the Palestinians!
>
> To the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street:
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> We note that the decision of the European Union and the United States to
> withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority together with the Israeli
> government's regular closure of trade routes in and out of Gaza gravely
> threatens the health and well-being of the Palestinian people. Poverty and
> malnutrition have increased, and Palestinians have died as a result of a
> blockade on medical supplies. We note that this decision was taken
> following the elections in Palestine which were declared free and fair by
> international observers. The Palestinian people are being punished for
> exercising their democratic right to choose their own representatives. We
> oppose this act of collective punishment against the already impoverished
> Palestinian people in contravention of international human rights
> conventions. We call upon the government to :
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> * Demand the immediate reinstatement of all funding, as well as for the
> return of the withheld revenues collected by the Israeli government which
> belong to the Palestinian people.
> * Recognise Palestinian democracy.
> * Ensure Israel abides by international law, including a complete
> withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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> http://www.palestinecampaign.org/petition.asp
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> Sign the Online Petition Now!! And Please Forward it Widely!
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> EDM 2041- SUSPENSION OF EU AID TO PALESTINE
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> EDM 2041 on the suspension of aid to Palestine has 90 signatures. Please
> make sure you circulate the information and get your MP to sign it. Please
> visit this website to find out if your MP has signed EDM 2041:
>
http://edmi.parliament.uk/edmi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=30539%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&SESSION=875
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> Corbyn, Jeremy
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> That this House notes the decision of the European Union to withhold
> funding to the Palestinian Authority; recognises that this decision,
> together with both the Israeli government's regular closure of trade
> routes
> in and out of Gaza, and similar funding decisions taken by the United
> States, Japanese and Canadian governments gravely threatens the health and
> well-being of the Palestinian people, and quite possibly the jobs of
> approximately 150,000 Palestinian employees who have in total an estimated
> seven dependants per employee; expresses its opposition to this act of
> collective punishment against the already impoverished Palestinian people
> in contravention of international human rights conventions; and calls upon
> Her Majesty's Government to work with EU and national governments for the
> immediate reinstatement of funding, as well as for the return of the
> withheld revenues collected by the Israeli government which belong to the
> Palestinian people.
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> For a full list of events, news and protests about Palestine in the UK
> please visit:
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> www.palestinecampaign.org
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> Palestine Solidarity Campaign
> info@palestinecampaign.org
> www.palestinecampaign.org
> Tel: 020 7700 6192
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