From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Fri Jun 13 19:38:30 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:38:30 -0700 Subject: Support church divestment from Israel's occupation & other actions & events Message-ID: <013f01cf8779$ba9da580$2fd8f080$@org> This weekend, the Presbyterian Church USA will consider divestment from Israeli occupation at their annual conference: ? Please Sign the petition supporting the Presbyterian Church divesting from companies that participate in Israel?s occupation of Palestine including Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett Packard. Petition direct link: http://org.salsalabs.com/o/1439/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15843 ? Please also Sign the petition asking Hewlett Packard to cancel its contracts with the Israeli government. Petition direct link: http://org.salsalabs.com/o/703/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=11587 ? And please Sign the petition asking the Rolling Stones to cancel their show in Tel Aviv. Petition direct link: http://www.change.org/petitions/the-rolling-stones-the-rolling-stones-please-cancel-your-show-and-boycott-apartheid-israel Please sign other petitions for Palestine at: www.sacbds.org/petitions Upcoming events: Monday, June 23, 2014, 6:30pm, Fulfilling United Nations Resolutions in Israel/Palestine. Members of the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights, including Jewish voice for Peace, will address the current situation and efforts to bring compliance with international law and human rights. Following the panel?s presentation, the audience will be invited to ask questions and engage in discussion. SMUD, 6301 S St, Sacramento. Hosted by Sacramento UNA Chapter . FMI: kate.unausa at gmail.com Thursday, June 26, 2014, 12 - 2pm, Myths & Realities Through Palestinian Eyes: Tarek Abuata, director Christian Peacemaker Teams, and Ghassan Tarazi, founding member Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave., Sacramento. Lunch $5 (pre-order required) or bring your own. SabeelSacramento at gmail.com Saturday bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream continues this summer. For locations and times: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com. Check out the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation?s new list of boycott SodaStream victories: www.endtheoccupation.org/sodastreamwins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Thu Jun 19 10:51:45 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:51:45 -0700 Subject: Take action to stop Israel's attacks; Sat demo; upcoming events Message-ID: <00d801cf8be7$26b0a210$7411e630$@org> Please take action and share this alert, including about upcoming events (see below). This Saturday, June 21, 2014, 1pm join the demonstration against the U.S. attacking Iraq and protesting U.S. support for Israel?s violations of international law and human rights. Arden & Heritage, Sacramento. Take Action Tell Congress, Pres. Obama & Sec. of State John Kerry to condemn Israel?s current wave of attacks on Palestinians. (Contact info at end of message). 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. Background: Israel has stepped up its already egregious violations of the human rights of the Palestinians since the alleged disappearance last week of 3 teenage Jewish Israelis who attend school in an illegal Israeli colony inside the West Bank (all Israel?s colonies/settlements in the West Bank are a violation of international law). It is not known if these teenagers got lost, ran away, were kidnapped by Israel, Palestinians or someone else, or if this is a hoax. Jewish Israeli journalist Gideon Levy stays: ?The abduction of three yeshiva students in the West Bank last Thursday was ordered in advance - by Israel.? http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.598719 A UN spokesperson has been quoted saying that the UN is unable to verify the three Israeli youth were kidnapped: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/181871#.U6KDPvldXbT ?Israel is using this disappearance as an excuse for a new wave of terror across the West Bank,? Joe Catron, with the International Solidarity Movement, told Press TV in a Wednesday interview. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/19/367622/israel-kidnapping-claim-terro r-excuse What is clear is that Israel is routinely abducting Palestinians whom it illegal tortures and imprisons. In the week BEFORE the three Israelis became missing, Israeli forces had abducted at least 28 Palestinians, including four children. Israel currently holds 5,000 Palestinians in prison. Many are children, who are often kept in solitary confinement . Approximately 200 Palestinian prisoners have never even been charged with a crime; dozens are on hunger strikes that began almost two months ago. The media has ignored Israel?s abduction of Palestinian teens: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/amena-saleem/international-media-ignore- israels-abduction-palestinian-teens Israel?s attacks against Palestinians are a violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibiting reprisals against protected persons and their property, as well as collective punishment. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=705499 More Actions: ? Sign petitions for Palestinian rights: www.sacbds.org/petitions ? See www.Sac4Palestine.org Upcoming Events: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 11am-1pm, Boycott SodaStream bannering. Front of Arden Mall, Arden Way & Heritage Ln. Sacramento - followed by demonstration, see below. FMI: 916-572-9680, Sac at ANSWERCoalition.org Saturday, June 21, 2014, 1pm, Protest to demand: No New U.S. War on Iraq! It has become increasingly likely that the U.S. government will once again take military action in Iraq. All anti-war forces must mobilize to tell Obama that we completely oppose any new war on Iraq. Demonstration will include demanding an end of US support for Israel?s violations of international law and human rights. Front of Arden Mall, Arden Way & Heritage Ln. Sacramento. FMI: 916-572-9680, Sac at ANSWERCoalition.org Monday, June 23, 2014, 6:30pm, Fulfilling United Nations Resolutions in Israel/Palestine. Members of the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights, including Jewish voice for Peace, will address the current situation and efforts to bring compliance with international law and human rights. Following the panel?s presentation, the audience will be invited to ask questions and engage in discussion. SMUD, 6301 S St, Sacramento. Hosted by Sacramento UNA Chapter . FMI: kate.unausa at gmail.com Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Celebrating Mission: Stories about Palestine. United Methodist Missionary Liaison Janet Lahr Lewis who has lived and worked for freedom for the oppressed in Palestine for 20 years, including with the West Bank Palestinian community of Wadi Foquin that is fighting for its existence. 5:30pm Soup & sandwich supper; 6pm program. Fireside Rm. Knoles Bldg, Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave., Stockton. For supper RSVP gwfearn at mac.com or 209-464-2246. Thursday, June 26, 2014, 12 - 2pm, Myths & Realities Through Palestinian Eyes: Tarek Abuata, director Christian Peacemaker Teams, and Ghassan Tarazi, founding member Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave., Sacramento. Lunch $5 (pre-order required) or bring your own. SabeelSacramento at gmail.com Contact info White House: 202-456-1111; http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact State Department: http://www.state.gov/contact/ Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787 ; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; https://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 https://matsui.house.gov/email-representative-matsui Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; http://bera.house.gov/contact Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; https://mcclintockforms.house.gov/forms/contact-form.shtml Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947 http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list serve, email: Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights at SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Thu Jun 19 12:43:29 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:43:29 -0700 Subject: Today please sign petition for divestment by Preby. Church Message-ID: <017c01cf8bf6$bedd65f0$3c9831d0$@org> Sorry for the two messages in a row, but please sign the petition below if you have not already done so to encourage the Presbyterian Church to divest from companies profiting from Israel?s occupation of Palestine. They will be making this decision very shortly at their national conference which ends this Saturday. Over 15,000 have signed, please add your name and forward this message: http://org.salsalabs.com/o/301/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15716 From: Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:52 AM To: PalestinianRightsSacRegion at list.omsoft.com Subject: Take action to stop Israel's attacks; Sat demo; upcoming events Please take action and share this alert, including about upcoming events (see below). This Saturday, June 21, 2014, 1pm join the demonstration against the U.S. attacking Iraq and protesting U.S. support for Israel?s violations of international law and human rights. Arden & Heritage, Sacramento. Take Action Tell Congress, Pres. Obama & Sec. of State John Kerry to condemn Israel?s current wave of attacks on Palestinians. (Contact info at end of message). 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. Background: Israel has stepped up its already egregious violations of the human rights of the Palestinians since the alleged disappearance last week of 3 teenage Jewish Israelis who attend school in an illegal Israeli colony inside the West Bank (all Israel?s colonies/settlements in the West Bank are a violation of international law). It is not known if these teenagers got lost, ran away, were kidnapped by Israel, Palestinians or someone else, or if this is a hoax. Jewish Israeli journalist Gideon Levy stays: ?The abduction of three yeshiva students in the West Bank last Thursday was ordered in advance - by Israel.? http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.598719 A UN spokesperson has been quoted saying that the UN is unable to verify the three Israeli youth were kidnapped: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/181871#.U6KDPvldXbT ?Israel is using this disappearance as an excuse for a new wave of terror across the West Bank,? Joe Catron, with the International Solidarity Movement, told Press TV in a Wednesday interview. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/19/367622/israel-kidnapping-claim-terro r-excuse What is clear is that Israel is routinely abducting Palestinians whom it illegal tortures and imprisons. In the week BEFORE the three Israelis became missing, Israeli forces had abducted at least 28 Palestinians, including four children. Israel currently holds 5,000 Palestinians in prison. Many are children, who are often kept in solitary confinement . Approximately 200 Palestinian prisoners have never even been charged with a crime; dozens are on hunger strikes that began almost two months ago. The media has ignored Israel?s abduction of Palestinian teens: http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/amena-saleem/international-media-ignore- israels-abduction-palestinian-teens Israel?s attacks against Palestinians are a violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibiting reprisals against protected persons and their property, as well as collective punishment. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=705499 NGOs have condemned condemn collective punishment of Palestinians in response to disappearance of three Israeli settlers: click here. More Actions: ? Sign petitions for Palestinian rights: www.sacbds.org/petitions ? See www.Sac4Palestine.org Upcoming Events: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 11am-1pm, Boycott SodaStream bannering. Front of Arden Mall, Arden Way & Heritage Ln. Sacramento - followed by demonstration, see below. FMI: 916-572-9680, Sac at ANSWERCoalition.org Saturday, June 21, 2014, 1pm, Protest to demand: No New U.S. War on Iraq! It has become increasingly likely that the U.S. government will once again take military action in Iraq. All anti-war forces must mobilize to tell Obama that we completely oppose any new war on Iraq. Demonstration will include demanding an end of US support for Israel?s violations of international law and human rights. Front of Arden Mall, Arden Way & Heritage Ln. Sacramento. FMI: 916-572-9680, Sac at ANSWERCoalition.org Monday, June 23, 2014, 6:30pm, Fulfilling United Nations Resolutions in Israel/Palestine. Members of the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights, including Jewish voice for Peace, will address the current situation and efforts to bring compliance with international law and human rights. Following the panel?s presentation, the audience will be invited to ask questions and engage in discussion. SMUD, 6301 S St, Sacramento. Hosted by Sacramento UNA Chapter . FMI: kate.unausa at gmail.com Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Celebrating Mission: Stories about Palestine. United Methodist Missionary Liaison Janet Lahr Lewis who has lived and worked for freedom for the oppressed in Palestine for 20 years, including with the West Bank Palestinian community of Wadi Foquin that is fighting for its existence. 5:30pm Soup & sandwich supper; 6pm program. Fireside Rm. Knoles Bldg, Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave., Stockton. For supper RSVP gwfearn at mac.com or 209-464-2246. Thursday, June 26, 2014, 12 - 2pm, Myths & Realities Through Palestinian Eyes: Tarek Abuata, director Christian Peacemaker Teams, and Ghassan Tarazi, founding member Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave., Sacramento. Lunch $5 (pre-order required) or bring your own. SabeelSacramento at gmail.com Contact info White House: 202-456-1111; http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact State Department: http://www.state.gov/contact/ Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787 ; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; https://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 https://matsui.house.gov/email-representative-matsui Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; http://bera.house.gov/contact Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; https://mcclintockforms.house.gov/forms/contact-form.shtml Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947 http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list serve, email: Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights at SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Fri Jun 27 11:49:22 2014 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:49:22 -0700 Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Stop_Israel=E2=80=99s_Escalating_Attacks?= =?utf-8?Q?_on_Palestinians?= Message-ID: <004101cf9238$82a8fb10$87faf130$@org> Following Israel?s announcement of two ?suspects? in the reported June 12 disappearance of the three Israeli students , hundreds of Israeli soldiers are raiding homes in Hebron in a massive assault and illegal collective punishment. See: http://mondoweiss.net/2014/06/hundreds-soldiers-crackdown.html What you can do: ? Call the Sacramento Bee and demand that they report on Palestinians deaths as a result of Israel?s rampage. The June 27 print version of the Bee?s article about Israel naming suspects in kidnapping of teens (text below) says nothing about Israel?s killing and abducting of Palestinians. Write a letter to the editor countering the June 27 Bee letter: Don?t Expect Israel to negotiate, (text below). ? Contact Congress, Pres Obama & the State Dept. and demand that the US condemn Israel?s actions and exert pressure to stop their assault on Palestinians. 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; http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact State Department: http://www.state.gov/contact/ Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov (Contact info for local representatives is below.) ? Sign this petition to the European Parliament, United Nations: Stop Israeli collective punishment perpetrated against the Palestinians ? Contact your CA State Assembly member and tell them you oppose State Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 121, which gives the Legislature?s support for the memorandum of understanding for strategic partnerships for joint innovation, exchanges, and cooperation between California and Israel. Until Israel respects stops violating international law and the human rights of the Palestinian people, California should NOT be partnering with them. This resolution, which has past the State Senate and is now in Assembly Committee is a follow-up to an agreement signed by Gov. Brown in February this year. Click for contact info or see below. ? Share this alert with your friends, family and colleagues. ? Sign petitions for Palestinian rights: www.sacbds.org/petitions More info: Israel resorts to murder, mass terror, and lies against Palestinians Let?s Stop Pretending Israel?s Crackdown Has Anything To Do With the Missing Teens Pressure on Firing Zone 918 residents continues Two more Palestinians Killed in West Bank Siege Military operation in Hebron leaves 8-year-old hospitalized Background: Israel has stepped up its already egregious violations of the human rights of the Palestinians since the alleged disappearance last week of 3 teenage Jewish Israelis who attend school in an illegal Israeli colony inside the West Bank (all Israel?s colonies/settlements in the West Bank are a violation of international law). It is not known if these teenagers got lost, ran away, were kidnapped by Israel, Palestinians or someone else, or if this is a hoax. A UN spokesperson has been quoted saying that the UN is unable to verify the three Israeli youth were kidnapped . ?Israel is using this disappearance as an excuse for a new wave of terror across the West Bank,? Joe Catron, with the International Solidarity Movement, told Press TV in a Wednesday interview . Jewish Israeli journalist Gideon Levy writes: ?The abduction of three yeshiva students in the West Bank last Thursday was ordered in advance ? by Israel.? What is clear is that Israel is routinely abducting Palestinians whom it illegal tortures and imprisons. In the week BEFORE the three Israelis became missing, Israeli forces had abducted at least 28 Palestinians, including four children. Israel currently holds 5,000 Palestinians in prison. Many are children, who are often kept in solitary confinement. Approximately 200 Palestinian prisoners have never even been charged with a crime; dozens are on hunger strikes that began almost two months ago. The media has ignored Israel?s abduction of Palestinian teens. Israel?s attacks against Palestinians are a violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibiting reprisals against protected persons and their property, as well as collective punishment. Contact info: White House: 202-456-1111; http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact State Department: http://www.state.gov/contact/ Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov Senator Barbara Boxer: Sacramento (916) 448-2787; Wash. D.C. 202-224-3553; https://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco (415) 393-0707 Wash DC (202) 224-3841; https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Rep. Doris Matsui Sacramento (916) 498-5600; Wash DC (202) 225-7163 https://matsui.house.gov/email-representative-matsui Rep. Ami Bera: Rancho Cordova: (916) 635-0505; Wash. DC (202) 225-5716; http://bera.house.gov/contact Rep. John Garamendi: Davis: 530-753-5301; Wash. DC (202) 225-1880; https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me Rep. Tom McClintock: Granite Bay (916) 786-5560; Wash. DC (202) 225-2511; https://mcclintockforms.house.gov/forms/contact-form.shtml Rep. Jerry McNerney: Stockton (209) 476-8552; Wash. D.C. (202) 225-1947 http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact California Legislature: To find out your state elected officials: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov - Assemblymember Roger Dickinson: 916-319-2007; assemblymember.dickinson at assembly.ca.gov - Assemblymember Ken Cooley: (916) 319-2008; assemblymember.cooley at assembly.ca.gov - Assemblymember Richard Pan: (916) 319-2009; assemblymember.pan at assembly.ca.gov - Assemblymember Mariko Yamada: (916) 319-2004; assemblymember.yamada at assembly.ca.gov Sacramento Bee June 27, 2014 6-27-14, World In Brief, Page A 14: Israel names suspects in kidnapping of teens JERUSALEM ? Israel on Thursday named two Palestinians it said had kidnapped three Jewish teenagers who disappeared while hitchhiking home from their religious schools in the West Bank two weeks ago. The Shin Bet security agency identified the Palestinians as Marwan Kawasmeh and Amer Abu Eisha, saying they were operatives of the militant Islamist group Hamas in the West Bank city of Hebron. Both have been missing since the night the teenagers vanished, and information on their disappearance was reportedly relayed to the Israelis by the Palestinian security services. Despite widespread searches in the Hebron area by Israeli army forces, there has been no evident progress in finding the teenagers and those believed to have seized them. Nor has there been a credible claim of responsibility by any Palestinian group. While Hamas leaders have welcomed the apparent kidnapping as a means to free Palestinian prisoners in an exchange, they have avoided any declaration of involvement. Along with the searches for the teenagers - Eyal Yifrah, 19, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, and Gil-Ad Shaer, 16 -Israeli forces have carried out a sweeping crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank, arresting nearly 400 Palestinians. 6-27-14 Letters to the editor, page A 16: Don?t expect Israel to negotiate The Middle East Quartet ? the United Nations, European Union, Russian and United States ? has set the conditions for what Hamas needs to do to be part of an accepted government: Renounce violence, recognize Israel and agree to abide by past agreements. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean has urged Hamas to comply. Hamas refuses. It continues to be a terrorist organization. Within just the last few days, its leaders have said they will continue to try to destroy Israel and never recognize it, despite possibly forming a government with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Neither Israel nor any other country is expected to negotiate with those who want to murder and destroy its people. We did not negotiate with Germans and Japan in World War II, and we did not negotiate with Osama bin Laden. We should not expect Israel to negotiate with those that want to destroy it. Alan Edelstein, Sacramento -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: