[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Israel attacks a Gaza Freedom Flotilla boat, kills 10 or 19 civilians; call by UFPJ and ANSWER for demonstrations

[David Green]

Yes, of course! I think that the "timely" protest next Wednesday (6/9) against Caterpilllar in Chicago should help to generate such a coalition. 



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From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
To: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 2:16:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace] Israel attacks a Gaza Freedom Flotilla boat, kills 10 or 19 civilians; call by UFPJ and ANSWER for demonstrations

I'd be astonished if we got anything other than a conventional expression of
support from either of them - something along the lines of Obama's statement
this morning. ("President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu he deeply regretted the loss of life...")

How about a coalition to demand that our Congressional representatives support 
instead an immediate suspension of US aid - economic and military - to Israel?


On 5/31/10 2:03 PM, David Green wrote:
> I think we need to organize a broad local coalition--religious, secular,
> ecumenical, political--to meet with Tim Johnson about this issue, most
> fundamentally denial of U.S. funds; and to find out where Dr. Gill stands. Of
> course, the local subordinates of the corporate parties will be useless. DG
>
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> *From:* C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> *To:*
> peace-discuss at anti-war.net *Cc:* peace at anti-war.net *Sent:* Mon, May 31, 2010
> 1:36:29 PM *Subject:* Re: [Peace] Israel attacks a Gaza Freedom Flotilla
> boat, kills 10 or 19 civilians; call by UFPJ and ANSWER for demonstrations
>
> Without the support of the US government, Israel would not have been able to
> commit piracy and murder against the flotilla of peace demonstrators today.
> We pay for the bullets that kill civilians.
>
> All American aid, economic and military, to Israel must end immediately. The
> US must insist that the blockade of Gaza end.
>
> Write/call the White House; the State Department; our senators, Durbin &
> Burris; our Congressional representative, Tim Johnson (and his Democratic
> opponent, David Gill); and the local media - press, radio, & TV.
>
> Our demands for actions should be directed to the US government. It doesn't
> do much good simply to note that Israel is committing crimes.
>
>
> On 5/31/10 1:04 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:
>> The confrontation between the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ships and the Israeli
>> military came last night -- while the ships were still well out in
>> international waters -- as Israeli forces boarded one of the boats, and
>> used live fire, ending up killing 10 or 16 or 19 of the civilians aboard
>> (reports vary) and injuring many more.
>>
>> One of the best reports I've seen is:
>>
>> http://www.truthout.org/israeli-commandos-kill-gaza-aid-volunteers60003
>>
>>
>> And, both United for Peace and Justice and ANSWER are calling for protests
>> to the White House, to our ambassador to the UN, and for demonstrations --
>> there will be some at least in Washington, New
> York, and Boston.
>> Here's the call from UFPJ:
>>
>>
>> Protest Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla
>>
>> Last night the Israeli navy attacked humanitarian ships in international
>> waters in the middle of the night. Reports indicate that 10-16 humanitarian
>> activists were killed and 50-60 were injured. The ships were seized by the
>> Israeli navy and taken to Haifa to avoid press at Ashdod. UFPJ condemns the
>> Israeli Government for their brutal attack on unarmed civilians. Protests
>> have taken place across the world and a number of Governments are taking
>> action.
>>
>> The U.S. arms Israel to the tune of billions of dollars a year and hence
>> shares responsibility for this atrocity. How many more must die before the
>> Obama Administration cuts off the aid we give to Israel each year?
>>
>> On board were 750 people of conscience from 40 different countries,
>> including 35 international politicians intent on breaking the
>> Israeli-Egyptian blockade. We offer our sincerest condolences to family and
>> friends who have lost loved ones in the attack. One of the boats was named
>> after Rachel Corrie, to honor this strong young woman killed by the Israel
>> Defense Forces in April 2003.
>>
>> Demonstrate!
>>
>> Demonstrations are being organized in Washington DC, New York, and Boston.
>> Please join in where you can or organize your own. It is time to end the
>> blockade of Gaza and the Israeli occupation of Palestine by ending US
>> support for Israeli slaughter.
>>
>> New York - 3pm today (Monday, May 31), Times Square
>>
>> Washington, DC - 3pm today, Israeli Embassy, 3514 International Drive NW
>> (Van Ness metro) - Moving on to the White House at 5pm
>>
>> Boston - 4pm today, Park Street Station
>>
>> Use Memorial Day to memorialize all the brave activists, show our
> outrage,
>> and let the world know we are not sleeping!
>>
>> Contact the White House!
>>
>> Call or email to demand an immediate cutoff of U.S. aid to Israel. Email
>> the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact. Comments: 202-456-1111
>> Switchboard: 202-456-1414
>>
>> Contact the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and demand that U.S.
>> Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice vote to support a UN Security
>> Council resolution condemning Israel's action and initiating an
>> investigation. 212-415-4062
>>



      
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