Action Alert: BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA NOW!

For Immediate Release Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on all its chapters and members, supporting organizations and individuals to organize demonstrations to demand an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip. On November 5, Israel completely sealed the Strip's border crossings after launching an unprovoked attack that killed six Palestinians. Most of the Gaza Strip is without power due to lack of fuel, and The United Nations has been forced to stop food distribution to those in need. The humanitarian situation is dire for the people in the Gaza Strip, most importantly the children. The strip is home to 1.5 million Palestinians, 80% of whom are refugees denied by the Zionist state the right to return to their homes and lands of origin from which they were expelled by the Zionist occupation in 1948.

ACTION We appeal to all people: SPEAK OUT! DEMAND AN END TO THE SIEGE OF THE GAZA STRIP AND THE OCCUPATION OF ALL OF PALESTINE! ORGANIZE STREET ACTIONS AND PROTESTS CALL/WRITE THE MEDIA AND YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ORGANIZE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND DELEGATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS DONATE TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN GAZA! To contact your congressional representatives, go to http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home To contact the media, go to http://newslink.org To donate and help the people in the Gaza Strip, go to http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and simply follow the instructions. Indicate that your donation is for the GAZA EMERGENCY FUND.

BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA NOW! DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition PO Box 131352 Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA Tel: 760-918-9441 Fax: 760-918-9442 E-mail: info@al-awda.org WWW: http://al-awda.org