{"id":9278,"date":"2009-06-29T20:53:52","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T01:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2009-06-29T20:53:52","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T01:53:52","slug":"gaza-friends-call-off-your-attack-dogs-cynthia-mckinney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=9278","title":{"rendered":"[Gaza Friends] Call off your attack dogs &#8211; Cynthia McKinney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Free Gaza Movement<br \/>\n357 99 081  767<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freegaza.org\/\">www.freegaza.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29205195@N02\/\">www.flickr.com\/photos\/29205195@N02\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We just spoke to the passengers. Everyone is OK, but the situation is still very  tense. They continue to be surrounded by Israeli warships which are threatening  to open fire. The Israeli Navy is actively jamming all navigation systems in  violation of international maritime law, endangering the people on board.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, speaking from on board the  SPIRIT, stated, &#8220;I am extremely angry. We demand that the Israeli government  call off their attack dogs. We are unarmed civilians aboard an unarmed boat  delivering medical and reconstruction aid to other human beings in Gaza. Why in  God&#8217;s name would Israel want to attack us and threaten our safety and welfare. I  call on President Obama and the international community to intervene now to  prevent this situation from escalating with potentially drastic results to the  civilians on board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the boat&#8217;s navigation equipment is being  jammed, it has turned westward in order to stay in international waters.The  Captain and crew are working from the most ancient of navigation equipment&#8230;the  compass to stay clear of Israeli waters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CALL or FAX Major Liebovitz from  the Israeli Navy at:<br \/>\nTel + 972 5 781 86248 or +972 3737 7777 or +972 3737  6242<br \/>\nFax +972 3737 6123 or +972 3737 7175<\/p>\n<p>CALL Mark Regev in the Prime  Minister&#8217;s office at:<br \/>\nTel +972 2670 5354 or +972 5 0620 3264<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mark.regev@it.pmo.gov.il\" target=\"_blank\">mark.regev@it.pmo.gov.il<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CALL Shlomo Dror in the  Ministry of Defence at:<br \/>\nTel +972 3697 5339 or +972 50629 8148<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mediasar@mod.gov.il\" target=\"_blank\">mediasar@mod.gov.il<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Gaza Movement 357 99 081 767 www.freegaza.org www.flickr.com\/photos\/29205195@N02\/ We just spoke to the passengers. Everyone is OK, but the situation is still very tense. They continue to be surrounded by Israeli warships which are threatening to open fire. 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