Intifada Palestine

ShareBy Various Undersigned (29 July 2010) The following open letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose elected mandate expired in July 2009 and who has remained in power under controversial emergency laws, was issued on 22 July 2010: We are Palestinians of diverse perspectives and affiliations — scholars, intellectuals, artists, activists, trade unionists, human [...]

Ken O’Keefe
The terrorists on that night wore Israeli commando uniforms, complete with Balaclavas, assault rifles and pistols. They executed people in international waters, that is the truth no matter how much propaganda spin is applied.

A US war veteran said yesterday he confronted Israeli commandos when they raided a Gaza-bound aid ship which he had
Ken O’Keefe
boarded as a peace activist, Anatolia news agency reported.
Kenneth Nichols O’Keefe, his face bruised and still stained with blood, flew to Istanbul from Tel Aviv, on his way to Ireland, the report said.

Iara Lee
Despite the fact that the youngest of Israel’s victims on the flotilla — 19-year old Furkan Dogan — was an American citizen, we cannot rely on our American leaders in this pursuit of justice

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
The statement requests that the United States join other nations to call for an independent inquiry into the matter by an impartial tribunal and demand that Israel immediately release property appropriated from the flotilla, in particular, the many cameras, camcorders and mobile phones that may contain evidence of crimes committed, including shootings. While other groups and individuals submitted similar letters to other governments, CCR was the group in the U.S. to do so.