FW: [brennenalumni] Fw: Thanks for taking action
Zainal Abid
From: brenne...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:brenne...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Zaheer Vazhayil
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:57 PM
To: brenne...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [brennenalumni] Fw: Thanks for taking action
Days ago the Israeli military began a bombing rampage in Gaza which has already killed an eleven month old baby. Gazan people have nowhere to hide from the missiles and mortars -- Gaza is a prison. All mothers can do is stay indoors, put mattresses against
windows, and pray for their children.
Israel’s attack may be a cynical move to drum up fear so that voters reelect Israel's right-wing extremist government. The massive suffering in Gaza will only increase unless global leaders step in to stop it.
With both Israel and Hamas threatening to escalate, it’s likely to get much worse unless the US, which has massive leverage over Israel, works with the EU and the Arab League to intervene. Click to call on them to take immediate steps to get a comprehensive
ceasefire and end the blockade that’s strangling Gaza. Then share this with everyone -- let's make a noise they cannot ignore:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_gaza_killings_a/?tmqsHbb
The international community has the power to turn this around. After Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, the US and Israel worked to delegitimize the vote and isolate Gaza from the rest of the world. Israel launched a ruthless blockade and
in 2008 a full scale military assault. Impoverished and overcrowded, Gaza’s isolation has fostered resentment and militancy.
No family, wherever they live, should live in fear of rockets or airstrikes. Gaza is already at a breaking point. The attacks by Israel -- coming, not by chance, weeks before Israel’s election -- are like throwing a lit match into a tinderbox. If the conflict
spirals it will see thousands more die and decades more of misery under occupation.
Only immediate action by the international community, led by the United States, can stop this mess and prevent an all-out ground assault. Click to add your voice now and share this with everyone:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_gaza_killings_a/?tmqsHbb
Deep-seated conflicts can only be resolved through courage and determination. And politicians only display that when peace-loving citizens come together in large numbers and demand it. The Avaaz community rallied with force the last time Israel pummeled Gaza
-- let’s do it again now, before it’s too late.
With hope,
Alice, Mais, Marie, Ricken, Wissam, Nick, Antonia, Pascal and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
Gaza conflict: world holds its breath for first Netanyahu war (The Week)
http://www.theweek.co.uk/middle-east/50108/gaza-conflict-world-holds-its-breath-first-netanyahu-war#ixzz2CIIujeKn
Egypt will no longer tolerate attacks on Palestinians: FJP (The Daily Star)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Nov-14/195047-egypt-will-no-longer-tolerate-attacks-on-palestinians-fjp.ashx#axzz2CHrWDNOp
Gaza-Israel conflict adds tension to Palestine UN bid (Times Live)
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/11/15/gaza-israel-conflict-adds-tension-to-palestine-un-bid
Israel killed its subcontractor in Gaza (Haaretz)
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-killed-its-subcontractor-in-gaza.premium-1.477886#
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