[Peace-discuss] [Peace] AWARE on the Air // International Freedom Day for Gaza May 31st, 2014

[Karen Medina via Peace-discuss]

hear, hear.

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Carl G. Estabrook
<galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
> I would add only that we should address our protests to Washington rather than TelAviv. Absent Washington's economic, military, and diplomatic cover - which the US provides for its own geopolitical reasons - the Israeli government would be unable to continue is oppression of the Palestinians.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 27, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Karen Medina via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
>> I meant to have the subject be:
>> AWARE on the Air // International Freedom Day for Gaza May 31st, 2014
>>
>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear Peace,
>>>
>>> AWARE has its own television show, "AWARE on the Air." This week's
>>> episode caught me saying the following:
>>>
>>> "International Freedom Day for Gaza 2014
>>>
>>> "Many people criticize Palestinians for violent acts against Israel,
>>> their violent oppressor. Those same people seem completely unaware of
>>> all the peaceful demonstrations for Palestinian human rights.
>>> Palestinians are often joined by human rights activists around the
>>> world -- and I will note that many Israelis stand side by side with
>>> the Palestinians -- in these peaceful demonstrations.  To point out
>>> how little media coverage occurs here in the United States, I will
>>> share the following story.
>>>
>>> --
>>> "Human rights activists have called for an International Freedom for
>>> Gaza Day on May 31 to mark the fourth anniversary of the attack on the
>>> Mavi Marmara.
>>>
>>> "The Mavi Marmara was one of the ships carrying humanitarian aid to
>>> Gaza as part of a flotilla of ships – all carrying very needed
>>> humanitarian aid to Gaza – also with the intent to peacefully confront
>>> Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The people on the ships included peace
>>> activists and journalists from 37 countries around the world,
>>> including a good friend of mine.
>>>
>>> "The Israeli military boarding of the ship started at 2 am on May 31,
>>> 2010 and was completed by 8 am.
>>>
>>> "Reports from journalists on the ship said that the Israeli military
>>> opened fire with live rounds BEFORE boarding the ship. The United
>>> Nations investigation into the incident concluded that these reports
>>> were accurate and that the ship was attacked before it was boarded.
>>>
>>> "The attack was made by the Israeli military in International waters.
>>> The attack killed nine human rights activists -- the tenth died this
>>> week after four years in a coma.
>>>
>>> "International Freedom for Gaza Day will draw attention to the
>>> continuing siege on Gaza. Events will take place in Gaza, Turkey, and
>>> around the world.
>>>
>>> "Israel claimed that it relatively eased the blockade for non-military
>>> goods in June 2010, in direct response to the international outcry
>>> about the attack on the flotilla. The Israeli NGO “Gisha Legal Center
>>> for Freedom of Movement” asserted in a July 2010 report that Israel
>>> continues to prevent normal functioning of the Gazan economy – an
>>> Israeli group says that the blockade is still too restrictive. Israel
>>> continues to severely restrict and/or prevent people from entering or
>>> exiting Gaza according to Gisha. The United Nations Office for the
>>> Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) conducted an assessment
>>> of the humanitarian impact of the easing of the blockage in January
>>> and February 2011 and concluded that the easing did not result in a
>>> significant improvement in Gazan people’s livelihoods.
>>>
>>> "So, join the activities of International Freedom for Gaza Day on May
>>> 31. Provide peaceful pressure on the Israeli government to ease the
>>> blockade on Gaza. Or at least read up on the issue – read material on
>>> all sides -- read material by the Israeli government, by Israelis, by
>>> groups like Jewish Voices for Peace, by people on the Mavi Marmara, by
>>> Palestinians, and by the international presses."
>>>
>>> -karen medina
>>>
>>>                                # # #
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> -- karen medina
>> "The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain
>>
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-- karen medina
"The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain