"Gaza
cannot sleep! The people are suffering unbelievably. They are hungry,
thirsty, have no electricity or clean water. They are suffering
constant bombardments and sonic booms from low flying aircraft. They
need food: bread and water. Children and babies are hungry...people
have no money to buy food. The price of food has doubled and tripled
due to the situation. We cannot drink water from the ground here as it
is salty and not hygienic. People must buy water to drink. They have no
income, no opportunities to get food and water from outside and no
opportunities to secure money inside of Gaza. They have no hope.
"Without electricity children are afraid. No light at night. No oil or candles...Thirsty children are crying, afraid and desperate...Many children have been violently thrown from their beds at night from the sonic booms. Many arms and legs have been broken. These planes fly low over Gaza and then reach the speed of sound. This shakes the ground and creates shock waves like an earthquake that causes people to be thrown from their bed. I, myself weigh 120 kilos and was almost thrown from my bed due to the shock wave produced by a low flying jet that made a sonic boom.
"Gaza cannot sleep...the cries of hungry children, the sullen faces of broken men and women who are just sitting in their hungry emptiness with no light, no hope, no love. These actions are War Crimes!"
I wonder how so called Christian leaders of our world can sleep with themselves when Gaza hasn't slept in years.
"Our
society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're
being run by maniacs for maniacal ends...I believe that as soon as
people want peace in the world they can have it. The only trouble is
they are not aware they can get it. The struggle is in the mind. We
must bury our own monsters and stop condemning people. We are all
Christ and Hitler. We want Christ to win. We're trying to make Christ's
message contemporary. What would he have done if he had advertisements,
records, films, TV and newspapers! Christ made miracles to tell his
message. Well, the miracle today is communications, so let's use
it."-John Lennon
Viva Palestina, the Fast for Gaza and The Long Mile March for Gaza were all coordinated via the 'miracle' of the borderless World Wide Web. These efforts-and many more- have united people of faith with atheists and agnostics to do something to arouse the conscience of the world regarding the humanitarian crisis and misery in the Gaza Palestine.
"In Jewish tradition a communal fast is held in times of crisis both as an expression of mourning and a call to repentance. In this spirit, Ta'anit Tzedek Jewish Fast for Gaza is a collective act of conscience initiated by an ad hoc group of rabbis, Jews, people of faith, and all concerned with the ongoing crisis in Gaza. [3]
"This water-only fast will take place every third Thursday of the month, from sunrise to sunset. In addition to signing on to the statement above [3], participants are asked to donate the money they save on food to the the Milk for Preschoolers Campaign of the American Near Eastern Refugee Aid (ANERA). This important relief campaign combats malnutrition among Gazan preschool children through daily provisions of fortified milk and high energy biscuits.
On May 14, 1948, The Declaration of the establishment of Israel promised: "On the day of the termination of the British mandate and on the strength of the United Nations General Assembly declare The State of Israel will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel: it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion it will guarantee freedom of religion [and] conscience and will be faithful to the Charter of the United Nations."
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?" -Isaiah 58:6
"Let JUSTICE roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream."- Amos 5:24
"What does God require? He has told you o'man! Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord." -Micah 6:8
"The Peacemakers shall be called the daughters and sons of God."-Jesus
Eileen Fleming, A Feature Correspondent for The Palestine Telegraph and Arabisto
Founder of WeAreWideAwake.org
Author of "Keep Hope Alive" and "Memoirs of a Nice Irish American 'Girl's' Life in Occupied Territory"
Producer "30 Minutes with Vanunu" and "13 Minutes with Vanunu"
"Without electricity children are afraid. No light at night. No oil or candles...Thirsty children are crying, afraid and desperate...Many children have been violently thrown from their beds at night from the sonic booms. Many arms and legs have been broken. These planes fly low over Gaza and then reach the speed of sound. This shakes the ground and creates shock waves like an earthquake that causes people to be thrown from their bed. I, myself weigh 120 kilos and was almost thrown from my bed due to the shock wave produced by a low flying jet that made a sonic boom.
"Gaza cannot sleep...the cries of hungry children, the sullen faces of broken men and women who are just sitting in their hungry emptiness with no light, no hope, no love. These actions are War Crimes!"
I wonder how so called Christian leaders of our world can sleep with themselves when Gaza hasn't slept in years.
Viva Palestina, the Fast for Gaza and The Long Mile March for Gaza were all coordinated via the 'miracle' of the borderless World Wide Web. These efforts-and many more- have united people of faith with atheists and agnostics to do something to arouse the conscience of the world regarding the humanitarian crisis and misery in the Gaza Palestine.
"In Jewish tradition a communal fast is held in times of crisis both as an expression of mourning and a call to repentance. In this spirit, Ta'anit Tzedek Jewish Fast for Gaza is a collective act of conscience initiated by an ad hoc group of rabbis, Jews, people of faith, and all concerned with the ongoing crisis in Gaza. [3]
"This water-only fast will take place every third Thursday of the month, from sunrise to sunset. In addition to signing on to the statement above [3], participants are asked to donate the money they save on food to the the Milk for Preschoolers Campaign of the American Near Eastern Refugee Aid (ANERA). This important relief campaign combats malnutrition among Gazan preschool children through daily provisions of fortified milk and high energy biscuits.
On May 14, 1948, The Declaration of the establishment of Israel promised: "On the day of the termination of the British mandate and on the strength of the United Nations General Assembly declare The State of Israel will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel: it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion it will guarantee freedom of religion [and] conscience and will be faithful to the Charter of the United Nations."
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?" -Isaiah 58:6
"Let JUSTICE roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream."- Amos 5:24
"What does God require? He has told you o'man! Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord." -Micah 6:8
"The Peacemakers shall be called the daughters and sons of God."-Jesus
1. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=528434
2. http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/onward-to-victory/
3. http://www.fastforgaza.net/statement
Eileen Fleming, A Feature Correspondent for The Palestine Telegraph and Arabisto
Founder of WeAreWideAwake.org
Author of "Keep Hope Alive" and "Memoirs of a Nice Irish American 'Girl's' Life in Occupied Territory"
Producer "30 Minutes with Vanunu" and "13 Minutes with Vanunu"
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