event details posted by: begins: Sep 10, 6:30 pm ends: Sep 10, 9:00 pm location: Tabernacle Church (3700 Chestnut St, Phila, PA 19104)

Let's Come Together the Evening after Ramadan for the People of Gaza

HELP RAISE FUNDS TO LAUNCH "THE AUDACITY OF HOPE"

- A U.S. SHIP FOR THE NEXT GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLA-

BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA

Featuring: ANN  WRIGHT - Gaza Freedom Flotilla Survivor, also known for resigning her position in the State Department in protest of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Colonel Wright has traveled to Gaza three times and spent time in jail as a result.

...also REMI KANAZI - Palestinian American poet and writer living in New York City, co-founder and primary writer for the website www.PoeticInjustice.net and the editor of Poets for Palestine.

...plus buffet style dinner

End the Gaza Siege - by Stephen Lendman

Millions worldwide demand it. So does the Arab League, according to an Al Jazeera June 13 report quoting Amr Moussa, Arab League secretary-general, saying:

"This blockade....must be lifted and must be broken and the Arab League decision is very clear in this regard."

On June 13, Moussa commented after visiting Gaza for talks with Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, Haaretz reporting he's the highest Arab official to do so since Hamas' 2006 election, after which an Israeli/West embargo followed, then the June 2007 siege.

Moussa entered through Rafah after Egypt reopened it following the Freedom Flotilla massacre, saying it will continue indefinitely.

According to Haaretz:

Well, it seems that that side of the political spectrum has won the argument, as all the above are items that the Israeli government has prohibited from entering Gaza.

It's understandable. I mean, you can inflict a lot of damage on your oppressors with a chocolate biscuit. And those paper cuts, boy, they can really hurt.

But I don't want to over-dramatize the situation, because it's not all doom and gloom down in Gaza. Many items are allowed in: mops, sponges for washing, egg cartons, glass cleaner, hair combs, plastic chicken cages, and lentils, amongst a list you can see for yourself at www.gisha.org.

Blocking Freedom Marcher/Viva Palestina Aid to Gaza - by Stephen Lendman

Since Israel isolated Gaza under siege in mid-2007, it's blocked essential humanitarian aid from entering, including:

-- on December 1, 2008, when its warships stopped a Libyan cargo vessel several kilometers from Gaza, ordering it back to El-Arish, Egypt or be attacked; it was carrying 1,200 tons of rice, 750 tons of milk, 500 tons of oil, 500 tons of flour, and 100 tons of medicines;

-- on December 15, 2008 when the Spirit of Humanity carrying five tons of aid and 21 passengers, including three volunteer surgeons, was intercepted at sea, 100 miles from Gaza, and warned to turn back to Larnaca, Cyprus or be assaulted; and