Protest Israel’s killing of peace activists

The following action alert was sent by World Can’t Wait:

Protest! Tuesday, June 1
Federal Building, 3-6pm
Condemn the Killing of Unarmed Peace Activists!
End All U.S. Support for Israel!

As many as 19 activists in a flotilla carrying 700 activists and tons of emergency supplies to Gaza have been murdered by Israeli commandos! (ABC and US news reports 9; Al Jazeera reports “as many as 19”.) The flotilla was in international waters. Netenyahu as announced he supports Israel’s action; he says he’ s spoken with Obama since it happened. Protests are happening around the world.

As many of you know, Ann Wright was on the flotilla. It has been reported that she was not on the ship that was boarded, and where people were killed. All communication with people on the flotilla has been cut off. The satellite beaming Al-Jazeera news (which was on board) has been blocked. Activists have been taken into Israeli custody; some are being deported and others are remaining in Israeli prisons. News is breaking fast.

There will be a protest in front of the Federal Building tomorrow afternoon from 3-6pm. We urge everyone to be there! Spread the word and organize your friends. If you can’t make it at 3pm, come as soon as you can. We’ll have some signs, along with blank cardboard and pens, but bring your own if you can.

Because it is a holiday, the Federal Building will be shut down today. However, there’s lots you can do. Send letters to the editors. Send message to politicians (Djou is an outspoken Israel supporter!).

Following is a national press release from World Can’t Wait. It provides news links for the latest information.

We condemn the Israeli military attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters last evening. Al Jazeera’s most recent report says 19 international solidarity activists were killed, and dozens injured on 6 ships attempting to deliver humanitarian aid, and to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. There were 700 activists in the six ship flotilla, withmany journalists and Arab and European members of parliaments on board. All were unarmed, part of a non-violent effort to awaken world public opinion to the desperate state of the people of Gaza.

Find reports at witness. Adam Shapiro of the Free Gaza Movement, speaking at 3:30 am EST, told Democracy Now from New York what he had learned. The FGM supporters rep orted live to Adam during the attack that the IDF forces came about the ship firing. CNN and the Israeli government are reporting that activists came after the heavily armed IDF commandos with “axes.”

Our friend, and advisor to War Criminals Watch, Ann Wright had been on the largest ship attacked, but moved to another ship in the flotilla before 1,000 Israeli commandos boarded the ships, and began shooting, according to news sources. The AP reports that 9 were killed in the IDF’s “botched raid” and that Israel had taken all 700 activists — presumbly including the injured — into custody, jailing some and preparing to deport others from Beersheba.

The attack has already brought protests and condemnation in Turkey and across the globe. The world condemns the killing of unarmed peace activists, and knows that the number one supporter, financially and politically, of Israel is the United States.

World Can’t Wait calls on you to join protests wh erever you are!”

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