Over the past 24 hours, Israel has intensified its massacre of the people of Gaza. The attacks continue from the air, navy and ground assaults.
Friends of Al-Aqsa calls upon everyone to intensify protests against this barbarity.
While the Israeli war machine is murdering Palestinians; governments around the world are still failing to condemn Israel and assert international pressure on the aggressive state to stop this war. The media is allowing Israeli narratives to go unchallenged and the Israeli economy is being boosted while Gaza lies in ruins.
TAKE ACTION today and every day until these attacks stop.
1] Politicians
Write to the Prime Minister; Foreign Minister and your local MP demanding they call upon Israel to immediately withdraw from Gaza and stop the bombing. An example letter can be found at the bottom of this message.
Rt Hon. Prime Minister Gordon Brown
10 Downing Street
London
SW1 2AA
You can fax the Prime Minister on 020 7925 0918
Right Hon David Miliband MP
Foreign Secretary
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Tel: 020 7008 1500 (switchboard)
Find and contact your local MP:
http://www.writetothem.com/
2] Media
Write to the Media and request balanced reporting of this conflict and a challenge to the Israeli government for not allowing foreign journalists into Gaza to report on the humanitarian situation on the ground:
BBC News
020 8743 8000 / 0870 0100 222
news24.comments@bbc.co.uk
ITN
0207 833 3000
Sky News
020 7705 3000 / 08702 403000
3] Boycott
It is now more important than ever to boycott Israeli goods and contact all stores and supermarkets that stock Israeli goods requesting that they remove them from their shelves in protest at Israeli actions. Picket shops like Marks and Spencer who are long time supporters of Israel.
A boycott list can be found here
http://aqsa.org.uk/Portals/0/Leaflets/LF_24_Boycott.pdf
4] Protest
Attend protest rallies in your localities and nationally to make your voice heard.
Attend the next national demonstration:
London
Saturday 10 January 2009
(details to follow)
5] Prayer
It is time we prayed as individuals and in congregation for the people of Gaza. Request your mosque and religious institutions to hold collective prayers.
DON’T STOP UNTIL THE KILLING STOPS
Remember to phone/email/write DAILY until the killing stops. We can help bring about a change.
Sample letter:
[Name of MP]
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Dear [name of MP]
Re: Massacre of innocent civilians in Gaza
I am writing as your seriously concerned constituent with regard to the latest barbaric actions of Israel. On Saturday 27th alone, the first day of bombing, over 250 individuals lost their lives, many of them children and women. Although Israel has claimed that it attacked military targets in Gaza, the reality is that it attacked one of the most densely-populated regions in the world and destroyed housing as well as police centres.
This relentless attack against innocent Palestinian civilians is yet another example of Israel's violent and inhumane policy towards the occupied territories, in the midst of an enforced siege on Gaza forcing its residents into extreme poverty and misery. Such brutal measures not only show a complete disregard for human life but flaunt all understanding of international law, including the Hague Convention and the Fourth Geneva Convention. Images of the massacre will inevitably send shockwaves throughout the entire world. This will create further hostility towards Israel and, I fear, those who support such horrific actions.
I call upon you to demand that Israel immediately stops its bloody campaign in the Palestinian territories in general and the Gaza Strip in particular. I urge you and your party to condemn such barbarity and put pressure upon the Israeli government to allow vital humanitarian aid to reach the impoverished Gazan population. I also ask you to dissociate yourself from any Friends of Israel group, if indeed you are a member or supporter, until Israel stops committing war crimes and massacres against the Palestinians, and until Israel fulfils the over 100 UN resolutions it is in violation of and abides by International Law.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly regarding the immediate action you have taken in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]