ADC Commends and Supports Calls in Congress for an Independent Inquiry into Israel's Attack on the Aid Flotilla to the Gaza Strip

ADC Commends and Supports Calls in Congress for an Independent Inquiry into Israel's Attack on the Aid Flotilla to the Gaza Strip	Take Action!
Washington, DC | June 10, 2010 | www.adc.org | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) commends and supports calls by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, for an independent inquiry into the Israeli commando raid on the aid flotilla destined to Gaza.  "There should be an impartial inquiry to determine exactly what took place," Feinstein said in a statement following the flotilla attack, which occurred in international waters about 80 miles from Gaza's coast. Please contact Sen. Feinstein's office and thank her for her efforts in calling for an independent inquiry. Please email your Members of Congress and ask them to support an independent inquiry into the May 31, 2010, killings of the civilian humanitarians onboard. Take Action Now! Contact the White House and ask the President to support an independent inquiry into the deaths of the peace activists on the flotilla and demand an immediate end to the blockade of Gaza. -and- Contact your Members of Congress and urge them to protest the Israeli action against the flotilla, support an independent inquiry, and demand an immediate end to the siege of Gaza.

The Opinion Makers: Debate, Discussion and Analysis on the Israeli assault on the Flotilla of boats seeking the break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip

Columnists Ali Younes and Ray Hanania discuss and debate the controversy surrounding the Israeli assault on the flotilla of boats seeking to bring food and medicine to the 1.5 million besieged civilians living in the Israeli occupied Gaza Strip which resulted in the murder of nine civilians killed by Israeli storm troopers who dropped in on the boats in the dead of night from attack helicopters.

The world is calling for an independent investigation but Israel insists on conducting the investigation themselves. View this episode of the weekly online video program "The Opinion Makers" at:

http://vimeo.com/user3471011/videos

Or get more information at the web site

www.TheOpinionMakers.com

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Egyptian Government joins Israelis in starving Palestinians to death in gaza Strip

Press Release

EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES DETAIN 50 AMERICAN CITIZENS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(PALOS HILLS, IL 07/11/2009) — The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) has just learned Egyptian authorities have stopped four busloads of American citizens and are preventing them from entering the Gaza Strip with the Viva Palestina convoy, headed by British MP George Galloway.

Kevin Ovenden, director of Viva Palestina – US, told AMP at about 6:15 p.m. EST the Egyptian authorities stopped the buses on the Mubarek Peace Bridge at the Suez Canal and have confiscated the keys from each bus driver.

“The people on this convoy should be praised for their steadfastness, their patience and their dedication in the face of the obstacles posed by the Egyptian authorities,” Ovenden told AMP. “They are going to sleep on the buses overnight and proceed to Gaza tomorrow.”

The busloads are part of the Viva Palestina – US convoy, which departed on July 4, for Gaza with Galloway and Vietnam Vet Ron Kovic, whose story inspired the movie “Born on the Fourth of July.”

The buses were to meet up with truck loads of medical supplies to distribute to hospitals in Gaza, which are facing severe shortages because of Israel's two-year blockade against the Gaza Strip. Gaza's hospitals have been running mainly on generators since Israel has cut electricity to Gaza and medicines and other supplies are in high demand. Many of Gaza's hospitals sustained major damage during Israel's three-week assault in January.

American Muslims for Palestine is a national grassroots organization whose mission is to educate the American public about the issues pertaining to Palestine and its rich cultural heritage.

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