As Israel continues to blockade Gaza, as they halt food trucks on the border while children cry from hunger and babies die, as the Israeli military guns down frantic parents lining up for the pittance of aid available, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla has made another brave attempt to bring in needed food, baby formula and other humanitarian aid. Israeli forces intercepted them last night, and as of this moment, we don’t know their fate.
If you are in the U.S. you can pressure the State Department to assure the safety of American citizens who were on board the Handala. If you are from France, the UK, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Australia, Norway or Morocco, contact your government officials to protect their citizens.
It’s vital that we keep international pressure on the Israelis to end the seige, let aid into Gaza that can be distributed by the U.N. and other trusted organizations to distribute aid, stop the bombing and end the assault on the people of Gaza. No decent human being can justify the mass starvation of another people, and there are no excuses for denying food to hungry children. The pressure is working—they are now allowing in a trickle of aid but it is nowhere near enough. Now is the time to speak out and take action. Only justice can secure peace for the people of the Middle East.
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