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gen 15 2009

Gaza is dying – by Paul Hilder, Avaaz.org

Published by Marcello De Giorgio at 11:54 under Dal Mondo

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Gaza is dying — the battle is moving into its cities, jam-packed with 1.5 million civilians lacking food, medicine or water. President Bush undermined Thursday’s United Nations ceasefire resolution, and almost 1000 people are now dead. The borders remain closed — journalists can’t get in, and desperate civilians can’t get out.

But the global movement to end this war is building — our petition is at 430,000 signatures and rising, it has been delivered to top leaders at the EU, UN and Arab League, our US members are flooding their representatives with phone calls, and Avaaz members worldwide have donated over $120,000 to an ad campaign in key newspapers.

The pressure is working — so we’re ratcheting it up with hard-hitting US ads pressing Barack Obama personally for an immediate change of tack, face-to-face petition deliveries to European leaders this week to get them to act, and working with Palestinians and Israelis to plan bold actions on the ground. But every one of these actions becomes stronger as more of us join the campaign. We need to reach 1 million signatures this week — sign the petition now and let’s forward this email to all our friends and family:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/gaza_time_for_peace

As the awful Gaza death toll approaches 1000, our Ceasefire Now petition is being delivered worldwide through ads, phone calls, and meetings with world leaders. We urgently need to reach 1 million signatures this week, act now:

Sign Ceasefire Petition,
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GAZA: STOP THE BLOODSHED

With over 1000 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed and the death toll mounting daily as the Gaza offensive escalates, we’re urgently demanding action to end the violence and protect civilians.

Sign the petition below calling for robust international action to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and take further crucial steps toward a fair and lasting peace in the Middle East — we’ve made progress at the Security Council but the Gaza violence is still escalating – our message and numbers signing will be published in US ads (opposite) and delivered to key powers in the coming days:

Petition to the UN Security Council, the European Union, the Arab League and the USA:
We urge you to act immediately to ensure a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, to protect civilians on all sides, and to address the growing humanitarian crisis. Only through robust international action and oversight can the bloodshed be stopped, the Gaza crossings safely re-opened and real progress made toward a wider peace in 2009.
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462,991 people have signed the petition. We reached our initial goal of 250,000 in just 5 days! Now help grow the call to 1,000,000

Big ads in the Washington Post and other media outlets are helping to deliver our message – click below to enlarge:

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