Dear friends,
I just witnessed as Israeli soldiers shot tear gas and
rubber bullets at Palestinians peacefully marching to demand access
to the main commercial street of their city. The youth responded with
stones, and chaos ensued. More than a dozen were injured or detained.
Now, they are calling on us for help.
The situation is totally unjust --
Hebron is a city with nearly 200,000 Palestinian residents, who are
banned from their main street, while 800 Israeli settlers, protected
by Israeli soldiers, are allowed full access. If we can get key
diplomats to visit the city, we could help expose this repressive
segregation.
When diplomats themselves bear witness to this
injustice, they will be more motivated to act. We have to act fast as
more peaceful actions are planned now and there could be more
violence. Let’s flood key Consuls General in Jerusalem with
messages to send a mission to visit the Governor of Hebron and speak
out. Send an urgent message now:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/open_shuhada_street_c/?bwqhjab&v=36574 Shuhada
Street is an iconic symbol of the crushing subjugation of
Palestinians under the Israeli occupation. What used to be a bustling
shopping street has now become a ghost road with massive concrete
boulders and heavily armed young soldiers at checkpoints at each end.
Palestinians who need to pass through to go to work or home can be
held for hours for no reason, harassed or humiliated.
Israel
says it pushed out thousands of Palestinian families and shop owners
from the heart of their city for security reasons. But the closure
and increasing illegal colonisation by violent Israeli settlers in
the area is in fact increasing tensions and insecurity.
Right now,
the US government says it is negotiating a peace deal, but until
there is an end to these endless violations of Palestinians’ basic
rights, it's hard to imagine real peace. Let’s send the Consuls
General an urgent message to meet with the Governor of Hebron before
anyone else is detained or
hurt:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/open_shuhada_street_c/?bwqhjab&v=36574 Months
ago our community came together to raise funds for these courageous
families that are peacefully standing up to the daily violence of
living under occupation. Now they are calling on us to stand with
them. Let’s answer their call and help get them their rightful
access to the heart of their city.
With hope and
determination,
Nick, Alice, Rewan, Ari, Ricken and the entire
Avaaz team
SOURCES
Palestinians demand Shuhada St. reopened
after 20
years
http://972mag.com/palestinians-demand-shuhada-st-reopened-after-20-years/87526/
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