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The Middle East Crisis Response is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined in support of human rights for Palestinians and an end to the US's aggressive policies in the Middle East. (read more) Donating to Mideast Crisis Even a small donation helps our efforts. Make checks out to "MECR" and send them to: MECR, Box 1362, Woodstock, NY 12498. Local Groups We Support Children of Occupation Project Hudson to Gaza Freedom March Hudson Valley Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Woodstock Peace Economy Our Blogs Articles Events Other Blogs Al-Awda-NY Convoy Doctor in Galilee Eyewitness Reports Gaza Views George Salzman Joan Nestle: Mondoweiss Raising Yousuf: Shalom Rav Sunshine Tales to Tell from Gaza Podcasts Palcast: podcasting the occupation. ClassWars podcast. Background Find out which Israeli and international corporations are directly involved in the occupation: in the construction of Israeli colonies and infrastructure in the occupied territories, in the settlements' economy, in building walls and checkpoints, in the supply of specific equipment used in the control and repression of the civilian population under occupation.
Read Joel Kovel's book Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel Palestine that was censored by the Israeli Lobby. Listen to his interview on "Democracy Now!"
Read about Rachel Corrie, the 23 year old American peace activist, who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer as she knelt in front of a Palestinian home. A memorial as well as a tribute to Rachel Corrie were put in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Read more in Common Dreams. Watch a video of Jim Page singing "I'd Rather Be Dancing." Listen to Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian, talk about apartheid and the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Listen to: "They're Building a Wall" by David Rovics.
Watch a short clip from "A Palestinian Woman," a new release from Red Hill Films. Watch the "Shame of Ertas" on YouTube.
Listen to Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli air force pilot who refused to serve in Palestine. He spoke at Bard and on Activist Radio. Read the "Two-States or One State" public debate between Uri Avnery and Ilan Pappe. Read: MuzzleWatch What YOU can do for justice in Palestine. |
We are going to Gaza! It looks like twelve residents of the Hudson Valley will take part in the Gaza Freedom March from Dec. 25 to January 4. We will be part of the Code Pink effort to break the siege.
Emergency -- Call Congress Now. The US Congress is a considering a bipartisan resolution which would officially reject the findings of Judge Goldstone’s report on the Gaza war and call on President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to use the US veto to prevent a vote on the report in the United Nations Security Council. Call your senators, as well as your House representative. US Senate (202) 224-3121
Dear Leonard Cohen: ...by coming, you are putting a feather in Israel’s political and cultural cap, but are not doing a favor to either Jews or Arabs or others who live here. Your place should be on the side of right and justice, not on the side of the strong who use force and brain washing to attain political aims.
This petition is about Professor Margo Ramlal-Nankoe's struggle for tenure at Ithaca College. We think she has been targeted for her criticism of US and Israeli policy in the Middle East. Sign a petition for an independent and transparent tenure review process.
Let us test if the new US State Department is more open to human rights than the old fascist state Department. Email them your thoughts. This link will take you to the state Department comment page. Mazin Qumsiyeh
Dear Friend, I am writing you today because hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are suffering terribly following the recent Israeli attacks paid for by your tax dollars and mine. Even before this horrifying assault, there were tremendous shortages of food, medicine, electricity, and fuel because of the Israeli blockade that has been going on for nearly two years. We must do everything we can to stop the immoral acts of the Israeli government and our own government's political and financial support. But right now, the children desperately need our immediate help. I'm asking you to make a contribution to the Middle East Children's Alliance to help meet the most basic needs of children in Gaza... Thank you so much for your support,
Israel Killing Palestinians in Gaza
"Let's see this for what it is." said UN spokesman Chris Gunness. "Fifty-six percent of the Gaza Strip are children. Let us not cause suffering of innocent children."
From US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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You can help us raise money for the march by sending your donation to: MECR, Box 1362, Woodstock, NY 12498. Please write "Gaza" on the memo line to make sure it goes to our trip.
Tristan Anderson (US Citizen) was critically injured and is in intensive care. Other friends there reported that the Israeli soldiers were not in any danger when they fired new kinds of projectiles and other weaponry. Tristan was actually to the side and was hit while standing and observing the attack by the Israeli soldiers on the Palestinian and International nonviolent and unarmed demonstrators. So far in the last 9 years over 6000 Palestinians and several Internationals were murdered by Israeli occupation forces (including a 23 year old American student Rachel Corrie)...