[Sosfbay-discuss] Cynthia McKinney—Arrested in Israel??

[Andrea Dorey]

> Action Alert from Jewish Voice for Peace:
>
> We have just learned that a few hours ago, Israel illegally, in  
> international waters, seized the 'Spirit of Humanity,' a boat  
> carrying a cargo of humanitarian aid.  The boat is being forcibly  
> towed to an Israeli port.
>
> Also seized with the boat are 21 human rights workers from 11  
> countries, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire


> and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.


> The boat holds medicine, toys, and other much needed humanitarian  
> relief for the Palestinians living in Gaza under siege. Its cargo  
> was searched and it received a security clearance by Cypriot Port  
> Authorities before departure.
>
> Call your Congressperson and your Senators today. Ask them to call  
> the Israeli Embassy and to call the U.S. State Department demanding  
> that the boat and its occupants be released, together with their  
> humanitarian cargo, and that they be allowed to dock in Gaza.
>
> Ask them what crime is being committed by giving the people in Gaza  
> medicines, toys, and pencils?
>
>
>
> Action Alert from The Free Gaza Movement:
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS;  
> CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES
>
> 30 June 2009
>