From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Tue Jul 1 14:54:12 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 14:54:12 -0700 Subject: =?iso-2022-jp?B?TmV3cyBjb25mLiBXZWQuIEp1bHkgMiAtIEVuZCAgSXNyYWVs?= =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCIUcbKEJzIFJhbXBhZ2U=?= Message-ID: <013f01cf9576$fed3b2c0$fc7b1840$@org> ? Press Conference calling for an End to Israel?s Rampage Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 9am, Federal Building, 501 I St, Sacramento FMI: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com 916-769-1641 - 916-448-7157 Please bring letters to deliver to Rep. Matsui and Senator Boxer, whose offices are in the building. ? If you have not done so, please: Contact Pres. Obama and Congress and tell them to demand that Israel respect international law and immediately end its rampage against the Palestinian people. Obama 202-456-1111 or email. Congress: 202-224-3121. Email Reps: Matsui; Bera; Garamendi; McClintock; others. Email Senators: Boxer; Feinstein FMI: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com Also contact the Israeli consulate 415-844-7500, email info at SanFrancisco.mfa.gov.il . Although Israel has announced that it found the bodies of the 3 missing teens, it cannot use their tragic deaths to continue inflicting collective punishment by murdering, arresting, torturing, and home demolitions. FMI: http://sacbds.org/take-action-2/ ? And if you have not contacted your state assembly person on SCR 121, please do that: http://sacbds.org/stop-scr-121/ Organizational statements regarding Israel?s rampage: [Statement from American Muslims for Palestine, www.ampalestin.org] The American Muslims for Palestine, a national education and advocacy organization, holds that all life is sacred. And while the world marks the deaths of the three Israeli settlers, AMP asserts that Palestinian life is no less important. We call upon western media and President Barack Obama to recognize the more than one dozen Palestinians who have been killed since Israel launched ?Operation Brothers? Keeper? on June 12 in response to the settlers? disappearance. [Statement from Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem, http://www.btselem.org] ?B'Tselem renews its call to the Israeli government to refrain from acts of vengeance for the abduction and killing of the three Israeli teens. B'Tselem cautions the security forces to avoid harming the innocent Palestinian population, or abusing the public atmosphere in Israel with the discovery of the bodies, to impose collective punishment, as was done in the past two weeks as part of the searches. The deliberate harming of an entire civilian population as punishment for the actions of individuals is both illegal and immoral. Additionally, the security forces must prepare for possible acts of revenge by settlers.? IMEU Fact Sheet on Israel?s rampage as of June 27: http://imeu.org/article/israels-west-bank-crackdown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Sun Jul 6 14:31:54 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 14:31:54 -0700 Subject: Protest this Monday, 7-7-14: Stop Israel's killing and brutalizing Palestinians Message-ID: <005001cf9961$b5278fe0$1f76afa0$@org> . Israel must end ALL its violent attacks on ALL Palestinians, including children now! The Israeli regime continues it sadistic attacks on the Palestinians with the brutal beating of 15-year old Tarek AbuKhdeir, an American citizen whom is being charged by Israeli authorities. Tarek's cousin 16 year old Mohammad AbuKhdeir, who has family in Sacramento, was abducted, beaten and burden alive in a suspected lynching by Israeli settlers. Another group of settlers tried to kidnap a 7 year old Palestinian child. Meanwhile the Israeli regime's police arrested 11 Palestinian children; all Palestinians arrested by the Israeli regime are routinely tortured. . Come & bring others to the protest, Monday, July 7, 4pm at the Federal building, 501 I St, Sacramento. Monday, July 7, 2014, 4pm, Protest to demand that Israel immediately stop ALL its attacks on all Palestinians, including children, and end its ethnic cleansing and occupation. On July 2, 16-year old Mohammad AbuKhdeir whose family lives in Sacramento, was abducted and tortured and his burned body dumped in suspected retribution by Israeli settlers. Federal Building, 501 I St., Sacramento. Click for facebook. Take Action. FMI: 916-213-4784; SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com . Demand that the U.S. end its complicity and support for Israel's violence against the Palestinians. Contact Congress, Pres. Obama, and the State Dept. and demand that the U.S. condemn Israel's actions and exert pressure on Israel to respect international law and immediately end its rampage against the Palestinian people. Tell them you want all U.S. aid to Israel stopped as these latest attacks are a continuation of Israel's violations of human rights and international law that you do not want supported by our tax dollars. White House: 202-456-1111; FAX: 202-456-7890 State Department: 202-647-4000 Fax: (202) 647-3344 Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; fax 202-224-0454 Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841; fax (202) 228-3954 Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 FAX: (202) 225-0566 Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; Fax: (202) 226-1298 Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; Fax: (202) 225-5914 Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; Fax: (202) 225-5444 Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947; Fax (202) 225-4060 Click for other Representatives . Share this alert with your friends, family, colleagues. . Learn more & educate others: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 6pm, potluck, 7pm program: Occupation Eyewitness Update. Jewish Voice for Peace and National Lawyers Guild (NLG) activist David Mandel will report on his recent visit to Israel-Palestine, including: NLG delegation on political prisoners, Rachel Corrie court hearing, anti-wall protests, threatened villages, expulsion of Bedouin, illegal settlement construction, accompaniment and more. Food set aside for Ramadan observers. Southside Cohousing common house, behind 440 T, Sacramento. sacramento at jvp.org; 530-868-6587. . More actions: see www.sacbds.org/actions . Support Palestinian rights: don't buy SodaStream and sign peitions for Palestine at: www.sacbds.org/petitions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Thu Jul 10 22:01:19 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:01:19 -0700 Subject: Your calls are needed now to save lives in Gaza! Message-ID: <027201cf9cc5$26ee5e40$74cb1ac0$@org> Your calls are needed now to save lives! Call and ask others to call. As of July 10, 2014, over 90 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in three days of intensified bombing by Israel ? more than 22 of those killed are children. No Israelis have been killed. Israel is now poised for a deadly ground invasion . Please tell Congress & Pres. Obama: As a taxpayer and moral human being, you want them to demand that Israel ends its attacks on Gaza and that all U.S. funding and support for Israel?s occupation of Palestine stop immediately. https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7NMn5vN22iSKXo9_f9tGDclJ1x59H3f8duttQ5RqaY1pRss4dV_mcbNA ? Israel?s aerial bombing of Gaza is a war crime because it targets a civilian population, it is disproportionate force and it is collective punishment. Israel has the 4th most powerful military in the world; Palestinians have no army, no navy, no air force. They have been subjected to a deadly blockade and periodic bombing by Israel for over 8 years. ? US law demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians, exactly what Israel did in June in the West Bank and is doing now in Gaza. Call or fax NOW: (Please call DC offices if before 2pm) ? White House: 202-456-1111; Fax: 202-456-7890 ? State Department: 202-647-4000 Fax: (202) 647-3344 ? Sen. Barbara Boxer: Wash D.C. 202-224-3553; Fax 202-224-0454; Sacramento office 916-448-2787 ? Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 202-224-3841; Fax 202-228-3954; SF 415-393-0707 Your representative: ? Rep. Doris Matsui: Wash D.C. 202-225-7163 Fax: 202-225-0566 Sacramento office 916-498-5600 ? Rep. Ami Bera: Wash D.C. 202-225-5716; Fax: 202-226-1298; Rancho Cordova office: 916 635-0505 ? Rep. John Garamendi: Wash D.C. 202-225-1880; Fax: 202-225-5914; Davis office 530-753-5301 ? Rep. Tom McClintock: Wash D.C. 202-225-2511; Fax: 202-225-5444; Granite Bay office 916-786-5560 All other Congressional reps: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov More info: www.SacBDS.org/Actions ? More Actions: ? ? ? Sign one or more of the online petitions calling for an end to Israel?s assault and in support of Palestinian rights: www.sacbds.org/petitions ? ? Contact news media ? ask them to provide fair and balanced reporting of the Palestine/Israel conflict, including: Palestinian deaths & wounded; attacks & abuses of Palestinian children; violations of international law and human rights. Email Sacramento Bee?s Executive Editor Joyce Terhaar jterhaar at sacbee.com and Cheryl Dell, President and Publisher cdell at sacbee.com ? Don?t buy Israeli products or invest in companies that profit from Israel?s illegal occupation of Palestine. See www.SacBDS.org/products ? Learn more and educate others: www.SacBDS.org ? Get involved: Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com ? Local action & events: see calendar:www.sacpeace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Tell Senator Barbara Boxer that she should NOT be supporting S.Res. 498 ? remind her that targeting civilians, which is what Israel is doing in its bombing of Gaza, is a WAR CRIME. Reminder her that US law demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians. Boxer: 202-224-3553; Fax 202-224-0454; Sac 916-448-2787. Click for email. ? Tell Senator Dianne Feinstein NOT to sign on to S.Res 498 because Israel?s targeting civilians is a war crime and because US law demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians. Feinstein: 202-224-3841; Fax 202-228-3954; SF 415-393-0707 ? Tell your representative that you strongly oppose (H.Res. 657 ) because Israel?s targeting civilians is a war crime and because US law demands that no military aid be granted to governments that uses its weapons against civilians. Tell them you want them to introduce a resolution which calls on Israel to stop targeting civilians, to end its bombing and deadly blockade of Gaza, and its occupation and attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. ? Rep. Doris Matsui: 202-225-7163 Fax: 202-225-0566 Sac 916-498-5600 ? Rep. Ami Bera: 202-225-5716; Fax: 202-226-1298; Rancho Cordova: 916 635-0505 ? Rep. John Garamendi: 202-225-1880; Fax: 202-225-5914; Davis: 530-753-5301 ? Rep. Tom McClintock: 202-225-2511; Fax: 202-225-5444; Granite Bay 916-786-5560 All other Congressional reps: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov ? Don?t buy Israeli products or invest in companies that profit from Israel?s illegal occupation of Palestine. See www.SacBDS.org/products. ? Contact news media ? ask them to provide fair and balanced reporting of the Palestine Israel conflict, including: Palestinian deaths & wounded; attacks & abuses of Palestinian children; violations of international law and human rights. ? Sign petitions in support of Palestinian rights: www.sacbds.org/petitions ? Learn more and educate others: www.SacBDS.org ? Get involved: Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com ? Local action & events, see calendar:www.sacpeace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Thu Jul 17 23:02:24 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:02:24 -0700 Subject: Stop Gaza attacks, upcoming events, new petitons Message-ID: <005a01cfa24d$d8a53180$89ef9480$@org> As Israel continues it?s sickening assault on the people of Gaza, more pressure is needed on: companies that are invested in Israel?s occupation, Obama & Congress, and media. And more people need to know what is going on. Here are 7 things you can do: 1) Contact Pres. Obama (202-456-111) and Congress (202-224-3121) (House ? Senate ) every week and tell them the U.S. needs to end its complicity in Israel?s war crimes. 2) Sign and share petitions for Palestine ? these are continually updated, here are the most recent: ? Sign the letter to six key banks asking them to pull out of Israel. ? Sign the letters to Obama & Congress from US Campaign to End Israeli Occupation demanding they hold Israel accountable for brutality towards Palestinians and U.S. citizens. ? Sign the Code Pink petition to Obama & Congress demanding a ceasefire now. ? Sign the Move-On petition calling for a ceasefire now. ? Sign the petition to the White House to Freeze all aid to Israel until it complies with International Law and human rights. ? Sign open letter from Jewish Voice for Peace to be published in Ha?aretz that Israel?s occupation of Palestine is the root cause of the crisis. ? Sign petition to the U.N. and European parliament demanding that Israel stop collective punishment against Palestinians. 3) Come to local events & bring others: Monday, July 21, 2014, 9:15 - 10:30pm, Candlelight Vigil for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza. Central Park 401 C St, Davis. FMI: nmradwan at ucdavis.edu Thurs, Jul 24, 2014, 6pm, Palestine Report Back from Tufts Univ. Prof G.A. Thomas, who recently traveled to Palestine as part of a solidarity university contingent. Along with many pictures this talk is a great first-hand report from the Occupied Territories facing more and more repression everyday with the support of what Malcolm X dubbed ?dollarism?. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St. Sacramento sac at ANSWERcoalition.org; 916-572-9680. Friday, July 25, 2014, 4pm, Rally for Al-Quds Day, an internationally observed day of protest intended to bring people together, regardless of their background, to stand up against the injustices being perpetrated all over the world, and specifically in Palestine. 16th & J Sts. Sacramento. FMI: sac4quds at gmail.com 4) Stay current with alternative news sources and challenge corporate sources to provide complete and objective coverage. 5) Be public: talk to your co-workers and others about this issue, wear a Got Human Rights Palestinians Don?t t-shirt; put a bumper sticker on your car. Click for ordering info. 6) Don?t buy products or invest in companies that support Israel?s illegal occupation. 7) Get involved locally: SacReg4PaletinianRights at gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the list serve of the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights. For more information, to subscribe or unsubscribe, email SacReg4PaletinianRights at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Tue Jul 22 19:35:32 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:35:32 -0700 Subject: Urgent action Thur 7-24 at Fed Bld - call for arms embargo - other events Message-ID: <023801cfa61e$c6cf7c70$546e7550$@org> As Israel continues to bomb and kill Palestinians in Gaza, as of now over 600 have been killed - 75% are civilians including 160 children, an Urgent Call has been issue for this Thursday, July 24 to be a National Day of Action to End the Assault on Gaza and Lift the Blockade . ? In Sacramento on Thursday, we will have a Die-in at the Federal Building, 501 I St at 9am. Please come if you can and bring others. Also, please: - Bring a red cloth to lie on or next to and an image of the attacks on Gaza - people, buildings, etc. and/or the name of someone who has been killed: www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/gaza-under-seige-naming-dead-20147 10105846549528.html - Be prepared to say one sentence before you lie down, for ex why you oppose the attacks, etc. - Bring a written message to Senators Boxer & Feinstein and Rep. Doris Matsui about their recent vote for the Resolutions (H Res 657 and S Res 498) that give Congressional support to Israel?s attacks. ? Please respond to the special call from the BDS Movement in Palestine to sign the Stop Arming Israel petition initiated by Nobel Laureates. ? Please call once a week to Obama and Congress and please sign petitions (new ones are added regularly). ? Please share this information, encourage others to call and to take action. If you haven?t already, please read Dr. Mads Gilberts letter. ? Upcoming actions/events this week: Thursday, July 24, 6pm, Palestine Report Back from Tufts Univ. Prof G.A. Thomas, who recently traveled to Palestine as part of a solidarity university contingent. Along with many pictures this talk is a great first-hand report from the Occupied Territories facing more and more repression everyday with the support of what Malcolm X dubbed dollarism. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St. Sacramento sac at ANSWERcoalition.org; 916-572-9680. Friday, July 25, 4pm, Rally for Al-Quds Day, an internationally observed day of protest intended to bring people together, regardless of their background, to stand up against the injustices being perpetrated all over the world, and specifically in Palestine. 16th & J Sts. Sacramento. FMI: sac4quds at gmail.com Saturday, July 26, Leafleting at State Fair calling for an end to the attacks on Gaza, lifting the blockade and an end to U.S. aid to Israel. FMI: sacramentobds at gmail.com. Saturday, July 26, 1pm, Protest: End Israel's War on the Palestinian People! United Nations Plaza, Civic Center BART Station, San Francisco. FMI: answersf.org, 415-821-6545. Carpools from Sacramento: 916-572-9680. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Fri Jul 25 11:35:14 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:35:14 -0700 Subject: Hopstial just bombing in GAZA - Calls needed now Message-ID: <00aa01cfa837$2d0f2a70$872d7f50$@org> Urgent update from International Solidarity Movement: At 19:00 Beit Hanoun Hospital was hit by an Israeli tank shell. Inside the hospital are 61 medical staff, civilians, three patients and two ISM volunteers, Charlie Andreasson and Fred Ekblad, both from Sweden, who are all trapped inside. Israeli soldiers are close to the hospital. Gunfire can be heard in the area. A thick smoke is rolling into the hospital. We need you to call your own representatives to demand that they fulfill their obligation to insure that Israel adheres to international law and immediately cease to target medical staff and facilities. Some phone numbers are provided below. Right now please call the State Department, White House, your Senator and Representatives ? see contact info below. (Upcoming events at end of message.) White House: 202-456-1111; Fax: 202-456-7890. Tweet: @WhiteHouse State Department: 202-647-4000 Fax: (202) 647-3344 Israel Foreign Service Desk Israel Foreign Service Desk: 202-647-3672 Tweet: @StateDept Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; Fax 202-224-0454. Tweet: @SenatorBoxer Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841; Fax (202) 228-3954 @DianneFeinstein Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 Fax: (202) 225-0566. Tweet @DorisMatsui Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; Fax: (202) 226-1298. Tweet @RepBera Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; Fax: (202) 225-5914. Tweet: @RepGaramendi Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; Fax: (202) 225-5444. Tweet: @RepMcClintock Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947; Fax (202) 225-4060. Tweet: @RepMcNerney Click for all other Representatives. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: International Solidarity Movement Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:52 AM Subject: [ISM] Urgents: Trapped Palestinian medical staff and ISM volunteers need your help To: International Solidarity Movement Dear friends, At 19:00 Beit Hanoun Hospital was hit by an Israeli tank shell. Inside the hospital are 61 medical staff, civilians, three patients and two ISM volunteers, Charlie Andreasson and Fred Ekblad, both from Sweden, who are all trapped inside. Israeli soldiers are close to the hospital. Gunfire can be heard in the area. A thick smoke is rolling into the hospital. We need you to call your own representatives to demand that they fulfill their obligation to insure that Israel adheres to international law and immediately cease to target medical staff and facilities. Some phone numbers are provided below. Background: Medical teams under fire International volunteers, including some from Sweden, the U.S., and the UK, went to Beit Hanoun in North Gaza to accompany ambulances fallowing the targeting of an ambulance in Beit Hanoun this afternoon by Israeli forces. The Israeli attack on the ambulance killed one paramedic and the critical injury of another. The attack on the hospital in Beit Hanoun is the second Israeli attack on Gazan medical facilities and personnel in the last 24 hours. The first resulted in the destruction of Al Durrah Children?s Hospital in Gaza City last night. A two year-old child in the Intensive Care Unit was killed, and 30 others injured. Due to shelling nearby, Beit Hanoun hospital has evacuated most of its patients to al-Shifa Hospital. Three patients remain in the hospital. Since Israel began its attack on Gaza, 13 ambulances have been completely destroyed and two paramedics have been killed. Throughout the massacre, medical staff and facilities have been repeatedly targeted. "Israel's attacks on Gaza hospitals are ongoing, with those in areas by the separation barrier forced to evacuate their patients, paramedics and other rescue workers are doing what they can under conditions of great risk." Stated Joe Catron, U.S. International Solidarity Movement activist. According to the Gazan Ministry of Health, six out of Gaza?s 13 hospitals have already been severely damaged. One, el-Wafa rehabilitation hospital, has been completely destroyed. Two medical clinics have been completely destroyed, seven other clinics have been damaged, 13 medical staff members have been injured, and five have been killed. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has demanded, "the immediate cessation of Israeli occupation military attacks against medical facilities and personnel in Gaza, and demands that the international community soundly condemn this latest Israeli atrocity, and hold Israel accountable for these war crimes." In solidarity, ISM Palestine http://palsolidarity.org Friday, Jul 25, 4pm, Rally for Al-Quds Day, an internationally observed day of protest intended to bring people together, regardless of their background, to stand up against the injustices being perpetrated all over the world, and specifically in Palestine. 16th & J Sts. Sacramento. FMI: sac4quds at gmail.com Saturday, Jul 26, Boycott SodaStream Bannering and leafleting. SodaStream is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land in violation of international law. Don't buy it; ask stores not to sell it. Location: sacramentobds at gmail.com. Sign petitions for Palestinian rights at: www.sacbds.org/petitions Saturday, Jul 26, 1pm, Protest: End Israel's War on the Palestinian People! United Nations Plaza, Civic Center BART Station, San Francisco. FMI: answersf.org, 415-821-6545. Carpools from Sacramento: 916-572-9680. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Mon Jul 28 21:11:00 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:11:00 -0700 Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Vigil_Tuesday_July_29:__Human_rights_for_All_-_Genocide_for_?= =?us-ascii?Q?None?= Message-ID: <01e201cfaae3$1b09d100$511d7300$@org> Human rights for All - Genocide for None Stop Israel's killing Palestinians in Gaza & West Bank Vigil to protest the: "We Stand with Israel Community Solidarity Gathering" Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 5:30pm On sidewalk outside 4746 El Camino, Carmichael Corner of El Camino & Midland (east of Mission The local Israel lobby's Jewish Federation, whose mission includes to "protect" Israel has invited the Israeli General Counsel to speak and send "a clear message . of Israel's right to defend herself" with it current assault on Gaza. (see below) As of July 28, Israel has been heavily bombing Gaza for nearly 3 weeks, at least 1072 people have been killed of whom at least 75% are civilians, among them over 200 children. Israel is targeting civilians and hospitals - a war crime. Israel has been holding Gaza under a deadly blockade and constant siege since 2006 - keeping Gazans locked in and restricting live necessities. Gazans are in an open air prison , trapped like Jews were in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi regime. Israel is not acting in self defense, it is using its extremely powerful military and weapons to ethnically cleanse Gaza - another war crime. FMI: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com Here is the email that the Jewish Federation sent to its members and the media: Sent: Fri, Jul 25, 2014 10:43 am Subject: WE STAND WITH ISRAEL! Join Us for a Community Solidarity Gathering! http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=fb569903-4846-4ec7-829c-e6d6d9fa5e3c&a=11025431 92483&d=1118031905084&r=3&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif&c= 0a4bc2c0-d2ce-11e3-b784-d4ae527b79b7&ch=0b302f50-d2ce-11e3-b7f0-d4ae527b79b7 Federation LogoIsraeli Flag WE STAND WITH ISRAEL! COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY GATHERING July 29, 2014 at 6:00pm Congregation Beth Shalom 4746 El Camino Ave., Carmichael Update by Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Andy David (invited) The Jewish Federation invites our community to come together in support of Israel and each other as Operation Protective Edge continues. Heed our call to action as we provide opportunities to: * Write a Letter to the Editor * Sign a letter of solidarity to be sent to our brothers and sisters in Sacramento's Sister City of Ashkelon and Partnership 2Gether region of Hof Ashkelon and Kiryat Malachi * Write letters to our congressional delegation and local officials * Learn about other ways to show your support to the Jewish State in her time of need Keep your eye out for an ad in Sunday and Monday's Sacramento Bee and its Monday online edition. These ads will be seen by more than 800,000 readers sending a clear message of our community's support of Israel's right to defend herself! For more information, contact Federation Executive Director Melissa Chapman at 916-486-0906 ext. 301 or mchapman at jewishsac.org . https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image010.png Type: image/png Size: 167 bytes Desc: not available URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Wed Jul 30 17:01:13 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:01:13 -0700 Subject: Calls needed now abt Aug 1 briefing - attend protest - other actions Message-ID: <01b401cfac52$8b113450$a1339cf0$@org> Please take these five actions to help save lives in Gaza & the West Bank: 1) Make a phone call, send an email or fax: Ask your Congressional Reps to attend the Aug 1 Briefing: Is Israel Complying with US & International law this Friday: Examining Israel?s impunity in injuring and killing civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem. See below for more info about the briefing. Capitol Hill Briefing, Friday, August 1st, 2014, 2- 3:30pm, 2103 Rayburn House Office Building. If you can, please call individually, see contact numbers at the bottom of this message. You can also click to sign this letter to: Invite your Congressional representatives to briefing on Israel?s violence against Palestinian civilians. In the same call, please - Ask your Reps to oppose HCR 107 , which utterly distorts the horrific events occurring in the Gaza Strip and fails to condemn Israel?s crimes against the Palestinian people under international law. If you are in Ami Bera?s district, ask him to immediately remove his name as a co-sponsor of HCR 107. (Matsui, Garamendi and McClintock have not co-sponsored. Click to see all co-sponsors .) - Then call Senators Boxer and Feinstein and ask them to oppose SCR 41 , which is the companion to HCR 107. If you are not able to get through on the phone, you can also email and fax, see below. 2) Attend the bannering and rally this Friday, August 1, 4pm at the Federal Building, 501 I Street, downtown Sacramento. Please bring others. 3) Sign these petitions recently posted at: www.sacbds.org/petitions: ? Tell CBS to Fire Bob Schieffer for his outrageous tirade against Palestinians. ? Sign petition directing Obama and Congress to use all means at their disposal to end the war and lift the economic blockade in Gaza. ? Sign petition calling on jazz musicians to boycott Israel. Please sign any others at www.sacbds.org/petitions that you have not already signed. 4) Share the above with your contacts and lists. 5) Whenever you have the opportunity, talk to people about what is going on in Gaza and the West Bank. Over 1300 people have now been killed, overwhelmingly civilians including nearly 300 children. Israel is continuing to kill and terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank as well. If you are attending any upcoming events and would like to leaflet, contact SacramentoBDS at gmail.com for a template you can use. Contact for Sacramento Area Representatives and Senators: Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; Fax 202-224-0454. Click to email through website . Twitter: @SenatorBoxer Chief of Staff: Laura.Schiller at mail.senate.gov Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841; Fax (202) 228-3954. Click to email through website. Twitter: @DianneFeinstein Chief of staff: Jennifer.duck at mail.senate.gov Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 Fax: (202) 225-0566. Click to email through website. Twitter: @DorisMatsui Chief of Staff: Julie.Eddy at mail.house.gov Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; Fax: (202) 226-1298. Click to email through website . Twitter: @RepBera Chief of staff: Chad.Obermiller at mail.house.gov Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; Fax: (202) 225-5914. Click to email through website. Twitter: @RepGaramendi Chief of staff; Christopher.Austin at mail.house.gov Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; Fax: (202) 225-5444. Click to email through website. Twitter: @RepMcClintock Chief of Staff: Igor.Birman at mail.house.gov Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947; Fax (202) 225-4060. Click to email through website. Twitter: @RepMcNerney Chief of staff: Nicole.Alioto at mail.house.govD Click for all other Representatives. ******************* More information about August 1, 2014 Congressional briefing: Is Israel complying with U.S. and international laws? Examining Israel?s impunity in injuring and killing civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem Capitol Hill Briefing Friday, August 1st, 2014 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. 2103 Rayburn House Office Building This briefing will examine whether Israel complies with U.S laws, such as the Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act, and international law in its use of force against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem. Does Israel conduct thorough, credible, and transparent investigations into human rights violations? Is Israel capable of holding itself accountable? What actions should the United States take to hold Israel accountable for its violations of U.S. laws? Through personal experience and professional expertise, members of the panel will address the extent to which Israel uphold its obligation to investigate human rights abuses and hold those responsible accountable. Panelists: Tariq Abu Khdeir - Palestinian-American teenager from Tampa, Fla. who was brutally beaten by Israeli security forces while restrained and unconscious Suha Abu Khdeir - Palestinian-American, mother of Tariq Hassan Shibly, Esq. - Council on American-Islamic Relations - Florida Sunjeev Bery - Amnesty International Brad Parker - Defence for Children International - Palestine Laila El-Haddad - Author of Gaza Mom and former journalist for Al Jazeera Moderator: Josh Ruebner - US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Briefing Sponsors: American Muslims for Palestine Council on American-Islamic Relations Defence for Children International - Palestine Jewish Voice for Peace National Lawyers Guild US Campaign to End the Occupation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: