"Death to the Arabs" and "Arabs to the Gas Chambers"
On January 22, 2007 hundreds of Palestinian women of the Gaza Strip, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is Greater!) stormed through barbed wire fencing to open the Rafah crossing at the border of Egypt and Gaza so that Palestinian people with serious medical problems could enter Egypt for emergency treatment.
In response to this courageous act of resistance, the Egyptian security forces opened fire on the women with water cannons, and also used dogs and clubs to force the women back. The sisters did not retreat. It is reported that several of the sisters lost consciousness as they were pushed to the ground by the water cannons and dogs, and beaten with clubs.
Muslim Women throughout the world must stand with our Palestinian sisters!
Sister Huda Naim, who is an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council said that the women will not back down. According to Arab news reports, Sister Huda said, "We wont surrender until they end the blockage against Gaza.!"
The National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW) asks Muslims, and people of conscious everywhere to stand with these women, and support their struggle! We congratulate their courage, strength, and faith, and we honor them. May Allah make them successful! Their acts of faith should shame, and humiliate those who raised their hands, unleashed dogs, and sought to harm and to hurt these women.
National Assoc. of Muslim American Women
Anisa Abd el Fattah
Chairwoman
email: namawbiz@yahoo.com
BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!
DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on its chapters, supporting organizations and individuals to organize to break the silence about the ongoing Israeli war crimes being committed against Palestinians in Gaza. Organize street actions and protests, community meetings and delegations to religious leaders and educators. Call and write the media and your congressional representatives.
People of the world watch in horror as the racist state of 'Israel', with the support and encouragement of the US government, engages in a genocidal project to eliminate the indigenous Arab people of Palestine.
The world community has denounced the government of 'Israel' for using its military for the purpose of collectively punishing the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, a clear war crime and violation of the 4th Geneva Conventions. The only power plant in Gaza was shut down today leaving the 1.5 million inhabitants without electricity, water, or any functional medical facilities.
Palestinians continue to endure starvation, aerial bombings, US CIA interventions, and Israeli army brutality. This murderous endeavor has caused the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians and the already fragile economy of Gaza has been decimated.
NO FOOD, NO WATER, NO BREAD!
We appeal to all people living in the US:
SPEAK OUT TO DEMAND ONCE AND FOR ALL AN END TO THE SIEGE OF GAZA AND THE OCCUPATION OF ALL OF PALESTINE!
ORGANIZE STREET ACTIONS AND PROTESTS, CALL AND WRITE THE MEDIA AND YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.
ORGANIZE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND DELEGATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS
DONATE TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN GAZA!
For information to contact your congressional representatives, go to http://www.congress
For writing to the media, go to http://newslink.
To make a donation to help the people in the Gaza Strip go to http://www.al-
BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!
DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail: info@al-awda.
WWW: http://al-awda.
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible. To make a donation simply go tohttp://www.al-