Let the ship go to Gaza

NOVANEWS

Also would be good to have people sending email messages. Here’s that email address:

nycons@greekembassy.org

Greek Consulates

Please support democracy for everyone by allowing the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to safely depart. We understand that your country is under tremendous pressure to stop the flotilla from setting sail. As citizens of the United States and the world, we urge you to take a stand for justice and equality. Do not allow threats of sabotage to succeed on your watch.

Greece is opposed to the siege of Gaza, but has not been able to end it through ordinary diplomatic means. Governments around the world have failed to make any meaningful improvement in the ghastly conditions in Gaza.

The Palestinians themselves are leading the way with nonviolent resistance to Israel’s occupation, inspiring people around the world to join them. The people aboard the flotilla, including many Greek citizens are taking a stand for human rights for all.  Please follow their lead and allow the boats to sail.

State Department

Please encourage Greece to allow the immediate departure of the the U.S. boat to Gaza, the “Audacity of Hope,” along with the rest of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The passengers aboard, including many U.S. citizens, are acting in the best tradition of the US Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Riders and taking the lead from Palestinians who are nonviolently opposing Israel’s occupation. They deserve to be honored and protected, not harassed and threatened.
We urge you to exercise your political influence to ensure the safe passage of the entire Gaza Freedom Flotilla, so that it can do the important work of highlighting the siege of Gaza and its 1.6 million inhabitants. Peace is not possible while Gaza is starving.

A year ago, Israel took military action against the Turkish ship the Mavi Marmara in international waters, which led to the deaths of nine civilians on board, including one American citizen. Please safeguard the lives of both the people of Gaza who are under attack by Israel’s policies, and the lives of those aboard the flotilla.

We believe in both the security and rights of Israelis and Palestinians. However, the siege of Gaza only makes Israel more vulnerable to attack, even as it prevents Gazan Palestinians from living freely and accessing the sufficient food, medical supplies and resources they need to live.
The whole world is watching, and you must show that Americans support the human rights of everyone by allowing the flotilla sail to Gaza unimpeded.