[statecom-discuss] Fwd: Do Not Withhold Electricity, Water, and Goods from the People of Gaza!

[Merelice]

Gaza is an ongoing tragedy!
I have no idea if sending a letter of protest will do anything, but
it's worth a try.
Merelice


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amy Hendrickson <amyh at texnology.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2007 11:09 PM
Subject: [brookline-announce] Do Not Withhold Electricity, Water, and
Goods from the People of Gaza!
To: brookline-announce at lists.riseup.net

Dear PeaceWorkers ,

Send a letter of protest

<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/jvfp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=13362>

 condemning the decision of the Israeli government to begin
withholding electricity, water and goods from the Gaza Strip. These
actions are inhumane and illegal under international law.

In a Cabinet decision announced Tuesday, the Israeli government
responded to ongoing rocket attacks from Hamas militants in Gaza into
northern Israel by declaring all of Gaza a 'hostile territory'. This
opens the door to cutting off all passage into Gaza and to halting the
supply of services on which Gaza depends. An Israeli government
official said, "We will reduce the amount of megawattage we provide to
the Strip, and Hamas will have to decide whether to provide
electricity to hospitals or weapons lathes."

U.S. Secretary of State, Ms. Condoleezza Rice, refused to condemn the
Israeli move, despite her pronouncement that the U.S. "will not
abandon the innocent Palestinians in Gaza, and indeed will make every
effort to deal with their humanitarian needs." Remind her that cutting
the utilities to the whole civilian population in the Gaza Strip makes
a mockery of her promise.

Remind Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, that these measures amount
to collective punishment, and instead of making the citizens of
southern Israel safer, will only increase the frequency of the firing
of rockets from Gaza into Israel.

Thanks!