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Stop the Seige of Gaza
Hundreds gathered in front of the Israeli Consulate to demnand an end to the siege of Gaza and Lebanon
Several hundred people gathered today in front of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco to demand an end to the siege of Gaza and the new attacks on Lebanon.
From a press release from ADC-SF (the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee)
“Bay Area Arab-Americans Demand an End to the Israeli Siege on Gaza and an End to U.S. Support of Israel”
On early Wednesday morning, July 12, a U.S.-made Israeli F-16 dropped two-quarter ton bombs on the home of Dr. Nabeel Abu-Selmeya, killing him, his wife, and seven of their children, ages 7-19, while they slept.
The attack on the Abu-Selmeya home is nothing new. Israel has a long-standing policy of attacking civilians both in Gaza and the Middle East. Since the start of Israel’s “Operation Summer Rain,” the Israeli occupation army has wantonly destroyed hundreds of acres of Palestinian farmland and demolished hundreds of Palestinian homes. In the three months preceding this latest Israeli operation, the Israeli army indiscriminately fired over 6,000 shells at the Gaza Strip from land, sea and air, resulting in the deaths of several dozens of civilians and ending a unilateral Palestinian cease-fire.
Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli leaders have vowed to continue attacking Lebanese civilian targets in response to an attack on the Israeli military. Several bridges and a power plant have already been destroyed. Innocent civilian deaths will follow if Israel is allowed to act without impunity.
“Israel has used U.S.-supplied Apache helicopters, F-16s, bullets and bombs to take Palestinian lives, destroy school buildings, bridges, homes, Gaza’s only power plant, and numerous other civilian targets,” said Ramiz Rafeedie, President of the American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee-San Francisco. “The Israeli offensive and siege has only exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, with no food, medicine or electricity reaching nearly 1.4 million Palestinians.”
Lebanese-American activist Rayan Elamine said, “Lebanese are bracing themselves for an all-out assault by the invading Israeli army. At least two civilians have been killed already, and the death toll is sure to rise given Israel’s propensity for targeting civilians.”
The US government, Israel’s closest ally and supplier of military equipment, is complicit in these war crimes if it does not act to stop Israeli aggression.”
From a press release from ADC-SF (the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee)
“Bay Area Arab-Americans Demand an End to the Israeli Siege on Gaza and an End to U.S. Support of Israel”
On early Wednesday morning, July 12, a U.S.-made Israeli F-16 dropped two-quarter ton bombs on the home of Dr. Nabeel Abu-Selmeya, killing him, his wife, and seven of their children, ages 7-19, while they slept.
The attack on the Abu-Selmeya home is nothing new. Israel has a long-standing policy of attacking civilians both in Gaza and the Middle East. Since the start of Israel’s “Operation Summer Rain,” the Israeli occupation army has wantonly destroyed hundreds of acres of Palestinian farmland and demolished hundreds of Palestinian homes. In the three months preceding this latest Israeli operation, the Israeli army indiscriminately fired over 6,000 shells at the Gaza Strip from land, sea and air, resulting in the deaths of several dozens of civilians and ending a unilateral Palestinian cease-fire.
Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli leaders have vowed to continue attacking Lebanese civilian targets in response to an attack on the Israeli military. Several bridges and a power plant have already been destroyed. Innocent civilian deaths will follow if Israel is allowed to act without impunity.
“Israel has used U.S.-supplied Apache helicopters, F-16s, bullets and bombs to take Palestinian lives, destroy school buildings, bridges, homes, Gaza’s only power plant, and numerous other civilian targets,” said Ramiz Rafeedie, President of the American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee-San Francisco. “The Israeli offensive and siege has only exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, with no food, medicine or electricity reaching nearly 1.4 million Palestinians.”
Lebanese-American activist Rayan Elamine said, “Lebanese are bracing themselves for an all-out assault by the invading Israeli army. At least two civilians have been killed already, and the death toll is sure to rise given Israel’s propensity for targeting civilians.”
The US government, Israel’s closest ally and supplier of military equipment, is complicit in these war crimes if it does not act to stop Israeli aggression.”
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It's not every day you get to watch the start of World War III.
What's Israel's real motivation? Ask yourself:
IF Israel and the U.S. were about to attack Iran or Syria, would Israel
keep all its military hardware in Israel (inside the Green Line), where
it would be an easier target for counterattack, or would it find excuses
to move its weapons into the occupied territories and Lebanon, where
Palestinians and Muslims would be de facto human shields?
IF Israel and the U.S. were about to attack Iran or Syria, wouldn't the
most strategic location for Israel's ground forces be in the occupied
territories, adjacent to many Muslim countries that might be tempted to
come to Iran's aid (Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia)?
While you're pondering these questions, consider-
-The invasion of Gaza was planned months ago
-Yesterday's invasion of Lebanon
-Israel's blaming Syria and Iran for events in Lebanon
-The US and Israel now blaming Iran and Syria for what happens in Gaza
and Beirut
-The US statement weeks ago that "Iran has weeks not months"
-The joint US-Israeli statement that Israel and the US agree on the same
timetable for Iran
-That the US naval attack groups reported steaming to the Middle East
weeks ago must be there by now
-The very fortunate timing for the US and Israel that Iran is right now
being referred to the UN Security Council
-Israel's recent unprovoked overflights of Syria's Presidential palace
-The recent conclusion of the US's largest continuity of government
exercise ever
-The many high-level meetings between US and Iraqi officials, and US and
Israeli officials
-The Israeli Ambassador to the US issued a statement today that Israel
may strike Iran over Gaza and Lebanon
And it wouldn't be a World War without Russia's participation:
http://www.khouse.org/enews_article/2006/1087/print/
World War III - prescripted for your viewing pleasure.
I hope all the insane failures we call leaders step back from the brink.
What's Israel's real motivation? Ask yourself:
IF Israel and the U.S. were about to attack Iran or Syria, would Israel
keep all its military hardware in Israel (inside the Green Line), where
it would be an easier target for counterattack, or would it find excuses
to move its weapons into the occupied territories and Lebanon, where
Palestinians and Muslims would be de facto human shields?
IF Israel and the U.S. were about to attack Iran or Syria, wouldn't the
most strategic location for Israel's ground forces be in the occupied
territories, adjacent to many Muslim countries that might be tempted to
come to Iran's aid (Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia)?
While you're pondering these questions, consider-
-The invasion of Gaza was planned months ago
-Yesterday's invasion of Lebanon
-Israel's blaming Syria and Iran for events in Lebanon
-The US and Israel now blaming Iran and Syria for what happens in Gaza
and Beirut
-The US statement weeks ago that "Iran has weeks not months"
-The joint US-Israeli statement that Israel and the US agree on the same
timetable for Iran
-That the US naval attack groups reported steaming to the Middle East
weeks ago must be there by now
-The very fortunate timing for the US and Israel that Iran is right now
being referred to the UN Security Council
-Israel's recent unprovoked overflights of Syria's Presidential palace
-The recent conclusion of the US's largest continuity of government
exercise ever
-The many high-level meetings between US and Iraqi officials, and US and
Israeli officials
-The Israeli Ambassador to the US issued a statement today that Israel
may strike Iran over Gaza and Lebanon
And it wouldn't be a World War without Russia's participation:
http://www.khouse.org/enews_article/2006/1087/print/
World War III - prescripted for your viewing pleasure.
I hope all the insane failures we call leaders step back from the brink.
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