Bombings of Gaza
• Condemn U.S.-Israeli War Crimes Against Palestine! End All U.S. Funding for Israel!
All Out to Support the Resistance!
• Protests Defend Palestine and Condemn U.S.-Israeli Crimes Against Gaza
Condemn U.S.-Israeli War Crimes Against Palestine! End All U.S. Funding for Israel Now!
All Out to Support the Resistance!
The U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organization vigorously condemns the U.S.-Israeli war crimes against Palestine, including their genocidal siege and now massive bombing against Gaza targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. It is a vicious and illegal effort to crush the resistance and will surely fail, as the firm stand and numerous demonstrations in Palestine are already showing. Israel could not carry out its actions without U.S. backing, shown directly by the use of U.S. planes and bombs to carry out this latest crime. It is U.S. political and military backing and protection that organizes and defends these Israeli actions and the illegal occupation of Palestine — making the U.S. the worst criminal. We demand the immediate end to the bombings and siege and an immediate end to all U.S. funding and backing of Israel.
In the face of massive killings of civilians and attacks on civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, pharmacies, ambulance stations, a university and more, the U.S. issued a statement saying, “In order for the violence to stop Hamas [the elected government in Gaza] must stop firing rockets into Israel, and agree to respect a sustainable and durable ceasefire. That is the objective to which all parties need to be working, and that is what the United States is working towards.” In this manner, the U.S. once again says war crimes are legitimate, while resistance is not. The people here and worldwide are standing firm: Collective punishment is not legitimate against the peoples of Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else — it is a crime of state terror that has no place in today’s world.
The Palestinian people are an occupied people and have the right to resist occupation by any means necessary — a right sanctioned by the United Nations and international law. The Palestinians have the right to elect their own government without interference and the U.S. has no right to decide who is and is not legitimate in Palestine.
The U.S. claimed that “We also remain concerned about the humanitarian situation for the people of Gaza. We ask that all parties involved allow food and medical supplies to reach the people there.” It said this being directly a part of the siege against Gaza and guaranteeing that it continue even now. The siege has imposed a massive humanitarian crisis with hundreds of people dying from lack of medicine and food. Now that it is clear that the siege cannot stop the resistance, massive bombings are used instead. The people of Palestine are standing up to these crimes with increased resistance and the world’s people are standing with them. We say All Out to Support the Resistance! The U.S. and Israel are the Terrorists!
In this vital situation where defending the rights of the peoples are at stake, President-elect Barack Obama has remained silent. He is said to be “monitoring" the situation. He has given no indication that he has changed previous statements, which justified the U.S.-Israeli state terrorism in the name of "defending Israel." Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying: "When Israel is attacked, the United States must continue to stand strongly with its friend and democratic ally." She said "Peace between Israelis and Palestinians cannot result from daily barrages of rocket and mortar fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza. Hamas and its supporters must understand that Gaza cannot and will not be allowed to be a sanctuary for attacks on Israel." Pelosi is thus an accomplice to the war crimes.
Now is the time to step up organized resistance to the U.S. government and demand that it act to end the occupation and end all support for Israel. It is the U.S. and Israel that are war criminals and terrorists.
All Out to Support the Resistance!
Stop the Gaza Bombing, End the Siege, End the Occupation Now!
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Protests Defend Palestine and Condemn U.S.-Israeli Crimes Against Gaza
Demonstrations have erupted around the world and across the country to denounce the U.S.-Israeli crimes of bombing and siege against Gaza and all Palestinians. Demonstrations took place in Palestine in both Gaza and the West Bank in various towns and refugee camps. Ramallah saw a large united action demanding an end to the siege and denouncing the U.S.-Israeli crimes. A three-day strike was called in the West Bank in support of Gaza. Demonstrations also took place in Israel, including in the capital, Tel Aviv. People poured into the streets in support of Palestine in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Egypt and elsewhere. All demanded an end to the siege and supported the Palestinian resistance. Demonstrations also took place in Europe, including in Paris and London, Canada and elsewhere.
In the U.S. demonstrations are being organized across the country by many organizations targeting the U.S. government and Israel for their genocide against Gaza and the Palestinians as a people. The actions are demanding an immediate end to all U.S. funding of Israel. Below is a partial list of actions, listed alphabetically by city.
12/30: Albuquerque, New Mexico: Rallies
Tuesday, December 30, 12- 2:00pm
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: 1801 Mountain Rd, NW
Called by Stop the War Machine
Contact: 505-401-4808, stopthewarmachine@comcast.net
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00 pm
Pete V. Domenici Federal Courthouse, 333 Lomas Blvd. NW
Sponsored by many groups, led by the Middle East Peace & Justice Alliance
Contact: 505-842-0535
12/30: Ann Arbor, Michigan: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 12-1:00pm
Federal Building: Liberty and Fifth Ave.
Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Coalition Against the War
12/28: Anaheim, California, Peace Vigil for Gaza Massacre
Shura Council extends its most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the Israeli massacres in Gaza. Shura Council calls upon the outgoing and incoming U.S. administrations to demand Israel cease its violent operations in the interest of peace. Shura Council calls upon people of all faiths and conscience to hold the perpetrators responsible for the death & destruction in Gaza. Stand in solidarity for peace and be a witness to injustice. Silence is not an option!
Tel: (714) 239-6473; Fax: (714) 239-6493
www.shuracouncil.org
email: info@shuracouncil.org
12/28: Atlanta, Georgia: Rally
Sunday December 28, 2pm-4pm,
Israel Consulate 100 Spring St N W
Contact: mike hearington mikehear2000@yahoo.com
12/29: Austin, Texas: Protest
A protest called by UT's Palestine Solidarity Committee will take place at 5pm on Monday, December 29 in front of the State Capital (11th and Congress).
Contact: contact@palestineonlinestore.com
Initiated by a number of local organizations
12/30: Baltimore, Maryland: Rally
Tuesday, December 30 4:00-5:00pm
War Memorial Plaza: N. Gay & E. Lexington Streets
12/30: Bellingham, Washington: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 12 noon
Federal Building: corner of Magnolia and Cornwall
Organized by members of the local peace community
12/31: Boston, Massachusetts: Rally
Wednesday, December 31, 2:00pm
Copley Square
Contact: Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights,
info@bcpr.net , (617) 491-2313
12/30: Buffalo, New York: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elmwood Ave & Bidwell Pkwy
Organized by: Lackawanna Discussion Group Commission on Rights, Organization of Arab Students, United Nations SA
Email: zasaeed@buffalo.edu; ldgcor@gmail.com
12/28: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Protest
Protesting at Coolidge Corner Brookline corner of Harvard and Beacon Streets December 28, 3-5pm Bring your own signs
12/30: Cincinnati, Ohio: Rally
Tuesday, December 30 5:00 pm
Clifton Ave & Martin Luther King Dr W
Contact: 513-484-9116
12/30: Colorado Springs, Colorado: Protest
Tuesday, December 30, 4:30-5:30pm
Meet downtown at Acacia Park, corner of Nevada Ave and Bijou St
Sponsored by a PROTEST COLORADO antiwar coalition.
Contact: 719.460.2836, info@protestcolorado.org
12/31: Columbia, South Carolina: Vigil
Carolina Peace Resource Center and the Muslim Student Association at the University of South Carolina will join Columbia Women in Black at their Wednesday Vigil for Peace at 5:00pm, December 31, in front of the State Capitol building at Gervais and Main Streets.
Phone: (803) 446-2772
12/28: Columbus, Ohio: Rally
Sunday December 28, 5:00pm
Ohio State University, 15th and High St., Columbus, Ohio
Committee for Justice in Palestine
12/29 & 12/30: Dearborn, Michigan: Meeting and Protest
The Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) - Michigan, strongly condemns the current Israeli massacre in Gaza, in which more than 225 Palestinians have been murdered in the bloodiest one-day death toll in 60 years of conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
1) CAAO will hold a community leadership meeting to discuss further actions. The meeting will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 6:00 PM at the Lebanese American Heritage Club, 4337 Maple Road in Dearborn.
2 ) CAAO calls on all community members to participate in a (human chain protest) which will be held on Warren Avenue on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 4:00 PM. Gathering at corner of Warren and Chase in Dearborn. Following the protest a memorial service will be held at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258 Chase Road in Dearborn at 5:15 PM. Program will end at 6:30 PM.
For more information, please contact Delia Habhab at 313-581-1201, or dhabhab@adc.org .
12/30: Dallas, Texas: Rallies
Tuesday December 30, 12:00- 3:00pm
Grassy Knoll near Kennedy Museum, Elm St.
Contact: Raed Sbeit 214-798-7624, muslim1976@yahoo.com or Obaida Hitto 214-274-1687, obaida.hitto@hotmail.com
Friday, January 2, 2009 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Dallas, 1100 Commerce St.
Contact: drsuha@tmo.blackberry.net
12/30: Denver, Colorado: Protest
Tuesday, December 30, 3:00-6:00 pm
West side of the Capitol (Colfax & Broadway)
Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Islamic Center of Colorado, the Al-Mahdi Youth Foundation of Colorado, and other Muslim organizations, Friends of Sabeel-Colorado, Colorado Muslim Council, MAS Freedom Foundation- Colorado Chapter, Colorado Progressive Jewish News, other groups
For more information: 303-829-5848
12/30: Flint, Michigan: Rally
Tuesday, December 30 1:00-3:00pm
Gather at University of Michigan-Flint Pavilion, 303 S Saginaw St
12/30: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00 pm
Federal Building: 299 E. Broward Blvd.
Contact: 954-707-0155 , FtLauderdale@answerfl.org
12/30: Honolulu, Hawai’i: Protest
Tuesday, December 30 4:00-6:00pm
Prince Kuhio Federal Building: 300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel—Hawaii
12/30: Houston, Texas: Protest
Tuesday, December 30 4:00-5:30 pm
Gather at Mandell Bridge (Mandell St. at Hwy. 59)
Contact: 713-771-9439, rwcsr1@yahoo.com
12/30 Kalamazoo, Michigan: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 4-5pm, Federal Building on Michigan Avenue.
The Kalamazoo Non-Violent Opponents to War, KNOW, the Kalamazoo Women in Black, WIB, and other peace minded groups and community members.
Contact: Shadia Kanaan KNOW and WIB, Skanaan245@aol.com
12/30 Knoxville, Tennessee: Vigil
Tuesday, December 30 12:00 noon ET
Duncan Federal Building: corner of Cumberland and Locast, downtown
Sponsored by Knoxville Area Women In Black
For more information call: Brenda Bell, 865-681-4588, Carol Nickle, 865-523-0203 (Women In Black meets at this same time and place every Tuesday in Knoxville)
12/30: Los Angeles, California: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd.
Contact: 213-251-1025 , answerla@answerla.org
12/30: Los Angeles, California: Demonstration
LA Jews for Peace in a Demonstration to Protest the Israeli Siege of Gaza
Tuesday, December 30, 3-5:30 PM
Westwood Federal Building
The situation is Gaza has been intolerable, but with the full support of the U.S. government has gotten worse. This morning Israel launched a massive air attack on Gaza that killed close to 200 people. This attack was carried out using American supplied F-16s, Apache helicopters, and guided missiles. Now besides a blockade causing shortage of food, medicine, fuel, electric power, and commercial goods, there has been a massacre. The UN Secretary General, the Swiss government, and other groups have called the situation a humanitarian crisis and a violation of the 4th Geneva Convention. It is surely a violation of Jewish and international law. The massacre and blockade are not only cruel and inhumane, but also counter-productive in that they fuel violence against Israel and work to undermine efforts to achieve peace through negotiations.
LA Jews for Peace urges everyone to speak out against the attack and blockade, including our own government's support of it. We call for an immediate cease-fire and a resumption of shipments of food and medical supplies to the people of Gaza, a hold of U.S. aid to Israel until the blockade is ended, and admittance of journalists to Gaza to report on the desperate conditions.
12/30: Louisville, Kentucky: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 12 noon
Federal Building: 6th and Broadway
Sponsored by Louisville Committee for Peace in the Middle East
12/30: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Protest
Protests at Senator Amy Klobuchar and Congressman Keith Ellison's offices
Tuesday December 30, 10 am-closing
No "holding their feet to the fire" but instead hold them accountable.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Keith Ellison office
2100 Plymouth Ave North
Main Line: 612-727-5220
Main Fax: 612-727-5223
Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043
For directions call, 612-522-1212
12/30: New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rally
Tuesday, December 30 4:00-6:00 pm
Gather at corner of Albany and George Streets
12/31: New Haven, Connecticut
Wednesday, December 31, 12 noon
Federal Building: 141 Church St. (between Chapel and Elm St)
Sponsored by Middle East Crisis Committee, ANSWER-CT and other local organizations
Contact: 203-606-0319, connecticut@answercoalition.org
12/28 New York City, New York: Protest
Emergency Protest to Stop the Massacre in Gaza
Sunday, December 28 2 pm
50th St. & 5th Ave. NYC
contact: International Action Center
We must act now, before the massacres continue! Over 200 people were killed in Gaza on Saturday, December 27 in a series of Israeli attacks — with US-made and paid for weaponry — upon the Palestinian people. These cold-blooded killings come on top of a siege on Gaza that has killed hundreds by depriving them of medical care, deprived Gazans of electricity, power and fuel and attempted to strangle the life of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
The people of Gaza are standing steadfast in the face of these massacres but our voices must be heard to demand an immediate end to the massacres and an end to US aid to Israel! The Israeli military is promising more massacres - we must say no NOW!
All Out to Protest the Massacres in Gaza!
Called by: Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition, NY, Arab Muslim American Federation, International Action Center, Brooklyn for Peace, USPCN-NY and the General Union of Palestinian Students
12/29: NYC, NY: Leafleting
Join Adalah-NY on Monday, Dec 29 as we raise awareness of and protest Israel's attacks against Gaza and ongoing war crimes Adalah-NY will be leafleting on Monday, from 5:00 to 6:00 at Union Square and Herald Square. We will then meet up in Herald Square for a funeral procession up 6th Ave to Bryant Park.
We will be posting our flier on our website, www.adalahny.org by Sunday morning. It will be both an informational flier and will announce the funeral procession. We encourage all concerned organizations and individuals to distribute the flier widely to the general public and to join the procession on Monday at 6:30.
We welcome you to join us and we encourage other organizations to choose their own locations to flier and then to join the procession.
12/30: NYC, NY: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00pm
Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Contact: 212-694-8720 , nyc@answercoalition.org
1/3/09: New York, NY: UN Protest
Saturday January 3 at 1:00pm
Protest for Gaza: Join al-Awda in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the U.N.
info@al-awdany.org
1/3/09: Northampton, Massachusetts: Rally
Saturday, January 3, 12 noon
Courthouse on Main Street
12/30: Ocala, Florida: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 12 noon
Gather near the Ocala Lockheed facility, located in the southeast quadrant of the county just off Maricamp Road (route 464) near Emerald and Oak
Sponsored by Marions for Peace, CFCC students and Iraqi Veterans Against the War
12/30: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Protest
Tuesday, December 30, 3:30 pm
City Hall at 15th and locust
Contact: 215-724-1618, phillyiac@action-mail.org
Sponsored by International Action Center
12/30: Phoenix, Arizona, Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:30pm-6:00pm
Light Rail station at Thomas and Central Phoenix, AZ
The End The War Coalition and CODEPINK
Phone:6026283344, Email: lisabgotpeace@yahoo.com
12/30: Portland, Oregon: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 4:30pm
Federal Building, Downtown Portland, SW 3rd & Madison
This emergency action is being organized by Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights and the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition. The action is endorsed by American Jews for a Just Peace, International Socialist Organization, War Resisters League Portland, Oregon Community of War Tax Resistance, Pacific Green Party, American Friends Service Committee, Sean Slattery Chapter of Veterans For Peace, Living Earth, and others.
12/30: Rochester, New York: Protest
Tuesday, December 30 4:00-5:00pm
Federal Building, State Street
Contact: peaceactiontaskforce@lists.riseup.net , 585-271-2678
12/30: San Diego, California: Rally
Tuesday 12/30 starting 4 PM
The Federal Building in San Diego
12/29 San Francisco, California: Vigil
Emergency Action! Stop The Attack On Gaza
Silent Vigil at Feinstein's Office
Monday, December 29, 5pm, Montgomery and Market
Bring candles, posters, and banners; wear black.
Co-Sponsored by Direct Action to Stop the War; the Middle East Children's Alliance; Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism; SF Women in Black
12/30: San Francisco, CA: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00pm
Israeli Consulate:456 Montgomery St.
Contact: 415-821-6545 , answer@answersf.org
1/3/09: Seattle, Washington: Rally
Saturday, January 3, 12:00 noon
Westlake Park, 4th and Pine
Initiated by Voices of Palestine
Contact: general@voicesofpalestine.org
12/30: Tacoma, Washington: Protest
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00pm
In front of the Courthouse at Pacific Avenue and 19th Street.
Protesters are asked to bring signs, candles, and flashlights
12/30: Tampa, Florida: Rally
Tuesday, December 30, 4:3 pm
N Dale Mabry Hwy and W Spruce St.
12/30: Washington DC: Protest
Tuesday, December 30, 4:30pm
State Department: 22nd St & C St NW
Contact: 202-544-3389 x14, dc@answercoalition.org
1/9/09: Washington DC: March
Friday, January 9, 12:00pm
Lafayette Square and March to Upper Senate Park
Contact: National Association of Muslim Women, namaw01@gmail.com
12/29 & 12/30: Youngstown, Ohio: Vigil & Demonstration
Monday, December 29, 5:00-9:00pm, Vigil
Arab American Community Center: 15 Belgrade Ave, Youngstown, OH 44505 (off Belmont between Gypsy & Colonial)
Tuesday, December 30, Demonstration
1:00-3:00pm
Thomas D. Lambros Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse: 125 Market Street,
Sponsored by the Arab American Community Center of Greater Youngstown