{"id":12300,"date":"2009-12-28T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T20:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=12300"},"modified":"2009-12-28T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T20:22:34","slug":"urgent-action-from-just-foreign-policy-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=12300","title":{"rendered":"URGENT ACTION from Just Foreign Policy in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just Foreign Policy
\n28 December 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

JFP’s Robert Naiman is in Egypt this week participating in the International Gaza Freedom March<\/a>. But the Egyptian government has blocked the marchers from even approaching the Egyptian border with Gaza. Egypt is also blocking an aid convoy that has the support of the Turkish government from entering Egypt at Nuwieba. <\/p>\n

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Even a peaceful protest at UN offices in Cairo was largely walled off from public view by Egyptian police. 1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there is largely a U.S. press blackout of these striking developments. A search of the New York Times<\/em> and the Washington Post<\/em> only turns up a tiny AP story on the websites of the Times and the Post. 2<\/a><\/sup> 3<\/a><\/sup> Would you email the editors at the New York Times<\/em> and the Washington Post<\/em> and ask them why they are not covering these incredibly important events?<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.justforeignpolicy.org\/act\/gaza-march-press<\/a><\/p>\n

As has frequently been the case, Agence France-Presse<\/em> (AFP) is paying more attention to these developments. Today, AFP reported that Hedy Epstein and other members of the Gaza Freedom March have begun a hunger strike to press the Egyptian government to allow them to enter Gaza. 4<\/a><\/sup> On Sunday, AFP reported on the efforts of the Viva Palestina aid convoy to enter Egypt, with the support of the Turkish government. 5<\/a><\/sup> The British-initiated aid convoy has at least been mentioned by the BBC, 6<\/a><\/sup> but no major US news outlet has provided any significant reporting on the U.S.-initiated Gaza Freedom March.<\/p>\n

You can write to the Public Editor at the New York Times<\/em> and the Ombudsman at the Washington Post<\/em> by following the link below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.justforeignpolicy.org\/act\/gaza-march-press<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for all you do to help bring about a just foreign policy,<\/p>\n

Robert Naiman, Megan Iorio, Chelsea Mozen and Sarah Burns
\nJust Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Please support our work. Donate for a Just Foreign Policy.<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.justforeignpolicy.org\/donate.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Photo, “Confined Protests Outside UN Office,” 28 December 2009 http:\/\/husseini.posterous.com\/confined-protests-outside-un-office<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. “Activists Push Egypt to Grant Access to Gaza,” AP, 26 December 2009 http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2009\/12\/26\/world\/AP-ML-Egypt-Gaza.html<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. “Activists Push Egypt to Grant Access to Gaza,” AP, 26 December 2009 http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/26\/AR2009122601153.html<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. “Holocaust survivor stages hunger strike for Gaza,” AFP, 28 December 2009 http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20091228\/wl_mideast_afp\/mideastconflictgazaegyptdemo_20091228141344<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. “Gaza aid stuck in Jordan amid Turkish mediation,” AFP, 27 December 2009 http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20091227\/wl_mideast_afp\/mideastconflictgazajordanaid_20091227205342<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. “Ban Ki-Moon: Gaza reconstruction not being address,” BBC News, 27 December 2009 http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/8431652.stm<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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