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Emergency Demonstration to Stop the Massacre in Palestine

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ACTION REQUIRED

Protest Against Israeli Attack on Gaza

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(WASHINGTON DC - December 29, 2008) IIC announces
Emergency Demonstrations on Tuesday, December 30 and other days (listed below) to protest the massacre of innocent Palestinians.

The ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, National Council of Arab Americans, and Al-Awda, International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and Islamic Information Center are calling for Tuesday, December 30 to be a National Day of Action to show solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and to demand an immediate end to the murderous attacks carried out by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza.

In Washington, D.C., there will be a demonstration at the State Department at 4:30 pm.

Demonstrations will also be held in cities around the country.

See below for an initial list. If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails.

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have been massacred and wounded this week as Israel has launched a massive bombing campaign against the people of Gaza. The bombing rampage took place as thousands of Palestinian children were in the streets on their way home from school. Palestinian parents were running frantically in the streets looking for their children as U.S.-provided F-16s and Apache helicopters rained down more than 100 bombs and missiles on Gaza.

The U.S.-backed Israeli Occupation Force destroyed every security station in Gaza. AFP reported: "There was no space left in the morgue and bodies were piled up in the emergency room and in the corridors, as many of the wounded screamed in pain."

Because of the U.S.-backed Israeli blockade and strangulation of the people of Gaza for the past 18 months there is little or no medicine to treat the wounded, electricity for hospitals, or food or clean water for much of the population.

An Israeli military spokesperson said, "The operation is 'only just beginning'." The Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement: "The action will continue and will widen as much as is demanded according to the evaluation of the situation by the high command of the army."

TAKE ACTION:
- Demonstrations Across the Country
- Send a letter to the State Department and Congress

Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, December 30
4:30 pm
State Department: 22nd St & C St NW
Contact: 202-544-3389 x14, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

San Francisco
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate:456 Montgomery St.
Contact: 415-821-6545, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Los Angeles
Tuesday, December 30
4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd.
Contact: 213-251-1025, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

New York City
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Contact: 212-694-8720, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Federal Building: 299 E. Broward Blvd.
Contact: 954-707-0155, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Chicago
Details to be announced
Contact: 773-463-0311, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Boston
Details to be announced
Contact: 857-334-5084, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Seattle
Saturday, January 3
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Westlake Park: 4th and Pine
Sponsored by Voices of Palestine
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails.

Send a letter to the State Department and Congress: Join with people around the country and around the world who are demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel. This is an urgent situation and we must all act now. You can send a letter with our easy click and send system demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Without U.S. aid, the Israeli military attacks, siege and blockade of Gaza could not be continued. Click the link below now to send a letter to the State Department and elected officials in Congress.

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