Begin forwarded message:From: Rita giacaman <giac...@googlemail.com>Subject: Fwd: FW: Your support is needed urgentlyDate: April 17, 2015 at 1:38:08 AM EDTTo: Rita giacaman <giac...@googlemail.com>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As you may know, the attacks against Richard Horton, the chief editor of the most prestigious international medical and public health journal, the Lancet, have continued unabated since July 2014, and against the journal's publication of an open letter in support of Gaza during the summer 2014 onslaught, which was signed by over 20,000 signatories.
At this stage, it is becoming necessary to go public with a response to the latest complaint to Reed Elsevier (the Lancet publisher) which summarizes the issue beginning July, in defense of Richard and the Manduca letter publication in the Lancet during the onslaught on the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014 (An open letter for the people of Gaza), and asserting the importance of not stifling medical journal editors and debates.
Our response, as Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance members, is now public, and we are soliciting supporting signatures.
Please go to the following website to read our response:
Should you be willing to endorse , please go to the indicated section on the website entitled SUPPORTING SIGNATORIES which follows immediately after the names of the Writing Group and click the word 'here' to access the page ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST OF SUPPORTING SIGNATORIES.
Please distribute widely as we would appreciate as many supporting signatures as possible soon.
Many thanks.
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