[Peace-discuss] 15 minute twitter storm for Gaza in 35 minutes: #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo

Sat Aug 2 11:26:04 EDT 2014

Hashtag:
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo

Results on the hashtag so far:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EndGazaBlockadeInCairo

Just Foreign Policy's new page for the Twitterstorm with sample tweets:
*http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/end-gaza-blockade-in-cairo
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Note that the Just Foreign Policy page has a *new feature*: buttons. You
don't need to copy and paste the tweet. You just click on the button. You
can still edit the tweet if you want.

See you on Twitter!

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From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM
Subject: Gaza Ceasefire Collapses. What Now?
To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org

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Dear Robert,
 Tell Kerry: Keep pushing to end the Gaza war and end the Gaza
blockade. 1. Sign
the petition
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2.
Participate in the daily Twitter Storm at noon ET
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The Gaza ceasefire, which seemed less than 24 hours ago to offer great
promise for ending the violence in Gaza and addressing the underlying
causes with diplomacy, has collapsed. [1]

But the fact that a ceasefire and real diplomacy were so close should give
us concrete reasons for hope that escalating public pressure can end the
violence and support a diplomatic resolution of the underlying issues,
including the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of Gaza. [2]

*Take one or both of these actions to help push for an immediate ceasefire
and an end to the blockade:*

   1. *Sign and share* our petition at MoveOn calling on Secretary of State
   Kerry to keep pushing for a ceasefire and an end to the blockade:

    *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza*
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   2. Starting Saturday at 12 noon eastern US time (11 AM Central, 9 AM
   Pacific), *participate in our daily 15 minute Twitter storm* to push for
   the Cairo talks to conclude with an agreement to end the blockade of Gaza.
   Go to this page for instructions and sample tweets:

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Because diplomacy got so close, we now have an even clearer idea how this
is going to end. It’s going to end with a ceasefire and talks in Cairo, in
which everything will be on the table. So – as we’ve said all along – the
key questions are how many people are going to be killed before a
ceasefire, and whether the ceasefire will last, and a key determinant of
whether the ceasefire will last will be whether it *ends the
Israeli-Egyptian economic blockade of 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza.*

That’s why, together with our partners in Gaza’s Ark and the Freedom
Flotilla Coalition, we are organizing a daily, 15 minute Twitter storm at
12 noon ET until the Cairo talks conclude with an agreement that ends the
blockade. *We want to make sure that when the talks start, “end the
blockade” is on the top of the international agenda.*

   1. *Sign and share* our petition at MoveOn now. When you sign the
   petition, it will be automatically delivered to your representatives in
   Congress. When you share the petition on Twitter, it will automatically be
   tweeted to Kerry.

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   2. *Participate in our daily twitter storm at noon ET* every day until
   the Cairo talks conclude with an agreement to end the blockade.
   Instructions and sample tweets are here:

   *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/end-gaza-blockade-in-cairo
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Thanks for all you do to help us turn U.S. policy in the Middle East
towards peace,

Robert Naiman and Megan Iorio
Just Foreign Policy

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References:
1. “Gaza Ceasefire Collapses; What Should We Do Now?” Robert Naiman,
Huffington Post, 8/01/2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/gaza-ceasefire-collapses-_b_5641634.html
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2. “End the Gaza blockade to achieve peace,” Representative Keith Ellison,
Washington Post, July 29,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/keith-ellison-end-the-gaza-blockade-to-achieve-peace/2014/07/29/e5e707c4-16a1-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html
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