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Action Alert: Protests in front of Israeli embassies tomorrow

Rosie Perkins | 02.07.2009 21:56 | Palestine

London, 2 July, (ECESG) - The European campaign to end the siege on
Gaza (ECESG) called today for international human rights organizations
and lobbying groups to organize large protests in front of Israeli
embassies across Europe in solidarity with activists of Freegaza
Movement

Activists onboard of the humanitarian boat were kidnapped by
Israeli naval forces while they were sailing in a peaceful mission to
end the siege.

The call aims at creating factual movements on the ground to release
"the spirit of humanity" activists. Additionally, head of ECESG, Dr.
Arafat Madi contacted EU officials and MPs to urge on moving to
release the activists immediately.

British Baroness, Jenny Tonge, expressed her deep anger and concerns
towards the Israeli doing. She said that, “I shall take up the
matter with the Foreign office.”

Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has described
the Israeli government’s decision to board and hijack a peace boat
on route to Gaza carrying medical aid as contemptible, adding; “The
piracy of the Israeli Navy in boarding the boat in international
waters and towing it towards Israel this is yet another astounding
example of just how beyond reproach this administration believes it
is.”

The boat was boarded by highly-profiled people like Mairead Maguire,
winner of a Noble Peace Prize and a former U.S. congressperson,
Cynthia McKinney. The vessel was forcibly taken to one of the Israeli
seaports under direct threats from naval boats.

Maguire, winner of a Noble Peace Prize was taken against her will and
isolated from the rest of the team. The Israeli army cared about
neither her old age nor her position. Two activists were released only
while the rest are in Israeli detention of Ramallah. The exemplary
punishment against the activists is a small glimpse of what's
happening to 12 thousand Palestinians in Israeli jails.

ECESG is organizing a number of protests in various European
countries to call on releasing the kidnapped peace activists.

Actions’ Timetable

Israeli Embassy in Roma, Italy

Location: Via Michele Mercati, 14

In front of the Israeli embassy

3rd of July 2009

12:30 pm

Embassy of Israel in Copenhagen, Denmark

Lundevangsvej 4

2900 Hellerup

12:30 pm

Israel Embassy, Sweden

Torstenssonsgatan 4

Stockholm

Sweden

12:30 pm

Embassy of Israel

Chancellery

Alpenstrasse 32

P.O.Box

3006 Bern

12:30 pm

Israeli Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands

Embassy of Israel in The Hague, Netherlands

Ambassade van Israel

Buitenhof 47

2513 AH Den Haag

12:30 pm

Rosie Perkins