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South Africa charges Israel with genocide in Gaza
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on the ICJ order Application Instituting Proceedings VIDEO OF DAY ONE: Proceeding at The Hague, January 11, 2024 Why Israel’s war on Gaza is textbook genocide. link from Jewish Voice for Peace website John J. Mearsheimer: Genocide in Gaza “I am writing to flag a truly important document that…
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Message from a Christian Peacemaker Team Member, Lorin Peters*
ARE YOU OKAY WITH GAZA? Dear Friends and Family, Because I know many Palestinians (I spent seven summers there) and I know their suffering, I have been vigiling publicly and handing out this flyer: Your Taxes Are Being Used to Kill Children and Women in Gaza, Are You OK with That? For 16 years, Israel has blockaded…
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Support for Gaza Ceasefire MUST GROW!
The ceasefire movement is slowly growing! 25 Senators and 69 Congressional Representatives have now indicated a willingness to push for a ceasefire. We need to push for additional support! To keep updated on this list as it continues to grow, check out this website: https://winwithoutwar.org/congress-ceasefire/ AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES We are Bay Area…
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Informative videos/podcasts on Israel/Gaza
Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Christian Zionism “Ralph welcomes Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner, National Program Director of Friends of Sabeel—North America, to discuss the ongoing violence in Palestine, the influence that Christian Zionists have on America’s Israel policy, and the religious organizations that have refused to collaborate with Israel’s modern-day Crusader State.” Interview by Mehdi Hasan…
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Report on Community Gathering* held Saturday, December 9th
Thanks go to the creative activists from East Bay 4 Ceasefire Now, who did an excellent job in organizing this event! Several hundred people of all ages were in attendance at the community gathering and demonstration of Saturday, December 9th at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. Speakers included representatives from various groups including poets,…
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Suggested Reading on Israel/Gaza War
Week of February 5, 2024 Jake Johnson: US Judge Rejects US Complicity Case on Technical Grounds “A federal judge in Oakland, California, dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that aimed to stop the U.S. from aiding Israel’s catastrophic assault on the Gaza Strip — but also offered sharp criticism of the Biden administration’s unwavering support for the war. U.S. Judge…
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