Lest we forget the other half of the progressive side of the shekel, scroll down to the roster of supporters of this call.
It’s an impressive, numerous and worldwide list of organizations and individuals. Scroll down. -Ed
From: Karen Pomer [mailto:krpomer@gmail.com]
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/ali-abunimah/call-gaza-open-rafah-crossing-permanently-and-unconditionally
Call From
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 11:38
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"This deadly siege should have ended when the revolutionary Egyptian movement ousted Hosni Mubarak and his murderous regime during which Egyptians in their millions made clear that their emancipation and the freedom of
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Dozens of Arab and international organizations and leading personalities have joined an urgent call from
Press Release
Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between
The call to action underscores the Geneva Conventions which entitle all people to freedom of movement and protection from collective punishment such as the arbitrary closure of the Crossing. Fulfilling a demand of the Egyptian revolution, supporters urge their governments to re-open the gates that have turned
The Rafah Crossing is
Building on the momentum of a year's international activism to break the deadly siege of Gaza, supporters of the call to action include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Laureate; Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University; Ronnie Kasrils, former South African Chief of Intelligence and Justice Minister; Egyptian novelists and activists Ahdaf Soueif and Radwa Ashour; author Tariq Ali and others.
To sign the petition
Signatories will be updated on further actions in support of this campaign as they are announced.
Call From
Besieged
Article 13 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly states that:
Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
This article follows others that unequivocally recognize the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of ALL members of the human family, which naturally includes Palestinians.The inalienable right to freedom of movement of the more than 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children who make up the population of the Gaza Strip has been denied by successive Israeli governments and the Mubarak regime which imposed a barbaric siege. Mainstream human rights organizations describe the Gaza Strip as the "largest open-air prison on earth."
This deadly siege should have ended when the revolutionary Egyptian movement ousted Hosni Mubarak and his murderous regime during which Egyptians in their millions made clear that their emancipation and the freedom of
This raised the hopes of Palestinians in
Former Egyptian Foreign Minister, Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, made very encouraging initial statements that the previous Egyptian government's treatment of
This decision of the government post-revolution was implemented for just two days: 28-29 May 2011, and this Rafah Crossing policy was in reality retracted without any formal announcement. The current number allowed to pass each day has been reduced to an arbitrary figure of between 160-300 travelers.
The sudden about-turn comes in the midst of the worst medical crisis that
The current system requires every potential traveler to register online with the Gaza Ministry of Interior and confirm this registration with the Ministry of Transport. The number registered to cross as of the end of June exceeds 20,000, and with the daily rate of travelers at the Crossing restricted to a maximum of 300, the possibility of crossing before mid-September is almost nil.
Those who travel via Rafah face inhumane conditions: standing for long hours in the heat, then escorted by police to
Palestinians demand freedom of movement now!
These restrictions should no longer be imposed on Palestinian people. It is an offense to the immense ongoing struggles of the Egyptian people in pursuit of human rights for the present Egyptian authorities to so quickly break promises made to them..
Under the Geneva Conventions we are all entitled to freedom of movement and protection from collective punishment such as the arbitrary closure of the Crossing.
Our demand, therefore, is the permanent and free movement of Palestinians, without distinction or limitation of any kind, through the Rafah Crossing.
Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU)
University Teachers Association in
Palestinian Students' Campaign for the Academic Boycott of
General Union of Youth Entities (GUYE)
Palestinian Youth Against Israeli Apartheid (PYAIA)
Arab Cultural Forum
One Democratic State Group (ODSG)
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee,
Campaign for the Right to Enter the Occupied
Karama Campaign for the Free Movement of Palestinians
Palestine Justice Network
Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution,
People's Socialist
Democratic Workers
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
The Free Egyptian Movement
National Front for Justice and Democracy,
Popular Democratic Movement for
El Nadim Centre for the psychological rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture,
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression,
We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with this demand for basic human rights of the people of
Tariq Ali, author and activist,
Radwa Ashour, author,
Mona Baker,
Oren Ben-Dor,
Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, US
Haim Bresheeth,
Martin Caton,
Richard Falk, Professor of International Law,
James C. Faris
Bill Fletcher, Jr.,BlackCommentator.comeditorial board,
Keith Hammond,
Nelly Hanna,
Richard Hudson, FBA,
Colin Imber
Najaty Jabary,
Fanny and Sonja Karkar,
Ronnie Kasrils, former South African government minister, author and activist
Muhammad Ali Khalidi,
Erwin Lanc, Federal Minister of the
Yosefa Loshitzky,
Ian
Mike Marqusee, author,
Nur Masalha, St. Mary's
Hajo Meyer,
Christl Meyer, Women In Black,
Gail Miller, Women of A Certain Age,
Fanny-Michaela Reisin, International League of Human Rights-FIDH, AEDH;
German Section (President), Jewish Voice for a Just Peace (EJJP
Dalia Said Mostafa,
Mai Perez Apraiz,
Steven Rose,
Ibrahim Jabary
Pilar
Suleiman Sharkh,
Ahdaf Soueif, author,
Baroness Jenny Tonge,
Waltraud Torossian
Desmund Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of
Peter & Joan Unterweger
Angela Waldegg,
Organizations:
Al-Awda,
Americans Against the War,
American Muslims for
Arab Resource and Organizing
Artists Against
Association Des Universitaires Pour le Respect du Droit International en
Australians for
Bay Area Coalition to End Israeli
Bethlehem Group,
Black
BRICUP- British Committee for the Universities of
British Writers in Support of
Canadian Boat to
Caribbean Labour
Catalyst
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR),
Center for Encounter And Active Non-Violence,
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA)
Collectif Judeo Arabe et Citoyen pour la
Comitato Varesino per la
Comite De Solidariedade Com A Palestina,
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
En Nuestro Nombre
Frantz
Frauen in Schwarz (Wien) - Women in Black,
Free
Friends of
Global Compliance Research Project
Global
Global Women's Strike, (GWS)
Grassroots Global Justice
Hadeel Palestinian
Handicap
International Forum for Secular
International Jewish Anti-Zionist
International Jewish Anti-Zionist
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN),
Independent Jewish Voices,
International Payday Men's Network
International Solidarity Movement
International Solidarity Movement - Northern California,
International Solidarity Movement -
Italian Peace Research Institute - Net for Civil Peace Corps,
Kritische Judische Stimme (Osterreich) - Critical Jewish Voice (
Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods (J-BIG),
Judische Stimme fur gerechten Frieden in Nahost, EJJP (Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East) ,
Jewish Voice for Peace,
Jews Say No!
Justice for Palestinians,
LA BDS for Justice in
Labor for
Leeds
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement,
Merseyside Jews for Peace and
Middle East Children's
Middle East Crisis Committee Of
NION - Not in our name - Jews opposing Zionism
Our Developing
Palestine Action Group,
Peace for Life,
Red Internacional Judea Antisionista (IJAN),
Red
RESCOP, the Spanish network of organizations in solidarity with
Asociacion Al Quds (
Asociacion Hispano Palestina Jerusalen (
Asociacion Paz Ahora
Asociacion Paz con Dignidad
Castello per Palestina
Coordinadora de apoyo a Palestina Rioja (La rioja)
CSCA (Comite de Solidaridad con la Causa Arabe)
Ecologistas en Accion (
Grupo de ONG por Palestina (Plataforma 2015 y Mas y Federacion de Asociaciones deDefensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos- Espana) + ACSUR
ISM Cataluna/Valencia
Izquierda Anticapitalista
Komite Internazionalistak (Euskadi)
MEWANDO (Euskadi)
Mujeres en zona de conflicto (MZC)
Mujeres por la Paz- Accion solidaria con Palestina (Canarias)
Palestinarik Elkartasuna (Euskadi)
Plataforma Palestina (
Plataforma Solidarida con Palestina (Sevilla)
Red de Jovenes Palestinos
Red de Judios Antisionistas (IJAN)
REMCODE
Sodepau
Sodepaz
Sodepaz Balamil-
Talua Per Palestina (Baleares)
Xarxa d'enllaC amb Palestina (
Xarxa Solidarida Palestina (
Right to Return, (DAR),
Scottish Friends of
Scottish
Siege Busters Working Group
Silicon Valley De-Bug,
SOAS
Stop Agrexco Roma
Stop the Jewish National Fund
South African Municipal Workers
Trade Union Friends of
Un ponte per,
US Campaign for the Academic Boycott of
US Citizens for Peace & Justice
US Palestinian Community Network
Vic to
War Times/Tiempo de Guerras,
WESPAC
Women in
Women of Color in GWS
Women for Justice and Peace,
Women for
14 Friends of
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