ACTION ALERT: Israeli Invasion of Gaza Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
01 January 1998
ACTION ALERT: Israeli Invasion of Gaza Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Since Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and stepped up military actions in the West Bank last week, a series of US organizations have sent out Action Alerts to ask Americans to take action. See below for three of these alerts.
If you need additional information you can click here for a document outlining the heightened humanitarian emergency faced by Gaza’s residents.
- The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
- Churches for Middle East Peace: Urgent Action on Gaza Crisis
- A Jewish Voice for Peace distributed this message through its e-mail list:
As the news from Gaza grows worse by the hour, we urge you to take action now to help bring international pressure to bear to stop the situation. While we all hope for the safe return of Corporal Gilad Shalit, his kidnapping can never justify Israel’s massive destruction of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure.
Please take a few minutes to take one of our suggested actions below. Your voice truly matters.
1. Get the facts and spread the word
Register for a special 1-hour briefing with JVP’s Director of Education and Policy, Mitchell Plitnick, on Sunday, July 9 at 1 pm PST, 4 pm EST. Space is limited, so make your reservation now.2. Write a letter to the editor
People in and around your home town need to hear from you. Israel has been demolishing the civilian infrastructure in Gaza. Targeting power plants and bridges cannot be construed as targeting combatants. Your neighbors are probably as appalled by this as you are, and they need to see your words in print so they know they are in step with their own community. Click here to send a letter to the editor at your local paper.3. Write to the U.S. Congress
Tell Your Congressional representatives and the President that America cannot continue to stand idly by while the situation in Israel-Palestine continues to deteriorate. Demand that our leaders press for the release of Palestinian political prisoners as well as Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Tell them that we insist that diplomacy and negotiations, not violence, be employed to resolve these issues. Demand that Israel stop its invasion and shelling of Gaza and that Palestinians stop firing their largely ineffective rockets at Israeli towns.You can enter your zip code and get their phone and fax numbers by clicking here.
Or click here to send an e-mail to your representatives and to the President.
