STOP THE WAR COALITION
30 May 2010
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EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION
MONDAY 31 MAY 2:00PM
DOWNING STREET

Four Israeli war ships have surrounded the international flotilla of seven ships bringing aid to Gaza. Satellite signals from the flotilla are being intermittently jammed.

The Gaza Freedom Flotilla is 90 miles from the Gaza shores; sailing in international waters where Israel has no jurisdiction.

Once again Israel is breaking international law and committing piracy.  It has long threatened this peaceful Flotilla, and is now determined to stop it from reaching its destination.

Approximately 700 civilians are on board the seven ships, of whom 28 are British citizens.

An emergency demonstration has been called for Monday 31 May, 2.00pm, at Downing Street, demanding that the British government protest against Israel’s violation of international law.

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CONTACT FOREIGN SECRETARY WILLIAM HAGUE & YOUR MP

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By Jamal Elshayyal, AlJazeera.net, 27 May 2010

As the much anticipated departure of the Freedom Flotilla nears, Israel has been busy issuing statements and press releases as how it intends to deal with the humanitarian aid convoy of ships bound for Gaza.

Israel’s military says it has completed the construction of a mass detention centre in Ashdod where it plans to hold the 800 or so activists, humanitarians and journalists on board the nine ships.

Tel Aviv has declared the waters off the shores of Gaza a military zone, deeming any unauthorised entry tress passing.

But the problem is, Gaza’s waters are just that – waters belonging to Gaza. Israel’s navy has no right under any law to enter those waters let alone declare the area a military zone. In fact ask any of Gaza’s one and a half million residents and you will find that anything related to Israel is not welcome.

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Expressing Outrage At Their Decision To Ban The Flotilla
27 May 2010 at 6:09pm
Gaza TV News

In light of the Government in Cyprus banning the Flotilla from entering it’s coastal waters, please find a template letter that you can send to the Government in Cyprus, and to their officials.

Copy and paste this letter, copy and paste the e mail addresses which are below the letter. Then add your name, and send.

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For his part, head of the Turkish IHH relief foundation Bulent Yildirim described the Israeli threats as “ridiculous,” and said that Israel’s high alert state against an aid convoy organized by civil institutions is considered a victory for all participants.

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FreeGaza.org
27 May 2010

Please pass these links to your contacts. They will be invaluable in the next few days.

http://gazafreedommarch.org/cms/en/flotilla.aspx
www.witnessgaza.com

Greta Berlin, Co-Founder
witnessgaza.com
www.freegaza.org
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