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Seattle Peace Activist Visits Palestine
by Linda Bevis and Ed Mast
John Reese, a long-time Seattle peace activist, recently joined the
International Solidarity Movement (ISM), an international peace-making
campaign in Occupied Palestine. Others plan to follow from the Seattle
area. John wishes to demonstrate his solidarity with the Palestinian
people, to act as a witness to the persecution of the Palestinians,
and to provide an accurate and reliable source of information about
the atrocities taking place. He joins other peace activists from the
US and around the world in demanding that the US government:
- Increase pressure on the Israeli government to withdraw from the
occupied territories, beginning with the immediate and unconditional
withdrawal of military force from the West Bank
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Initiate sanctions against Israel for its repeated violations of
the 4th Geneva Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and its own national laws
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Stop blocking the implementation of the UN Security Council and
General Assembly resolutions.
- Cease US financial support of the Israeli military
- Promote the accurate unbiased reporting that has yet to be seen
from the US press
In the occupied Palestinian territories there are severe shortages of
food, water and a desperate need for medical supplies. Food, water and
medicine deliveries via medical teams have been halted by the Israeli
military. Some members of the ISM have already been arrested and
deported for the solidarity work with the Palestinian people. Others
have been intentionally fired upon and injured, some critically, by
Israeli soldiers.
"We appeal to the world not to remain silent and to come to the
Occupied Palestinian Territories to help protect the Palestinian
people. We are witnessing war crimes and must work to stop this. We
will continue our attempts to help the Palestinian people, despite the
danger to our lives," said a spokesperson for the US contingent of the
International Solidarity Movement.
For more information contact 206-633-1086. For related coverage see
pages 10 and 11.
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