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2009-06-30T15:15:00.000-05:00

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Breaking news: Associated Press story "Israeli navy commandeers Gaza aid boat" says that Cynthia McKinney and the other human rights activists on the Free Gaza relief boat will be released as soon as they're "checked"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jx1nZQxJbxcsg8CKOJLVLVWTnybAD99557M80

Read Cynthia McKinney's latest statement here: http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/970-call-off-your-attack-dogs-cynthia-mckinney

See also: "Tell Israel to Free Humanitarian Workers Aboard Free Gaza Boat!"
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/t/2439/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27540

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From John Judge (who will be interviewed live on blogradio tonight: see below)....

Friends,
Please see the story below. Israeli Defense Forces surrounded, attacked boarded and confiscated a boat carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, in international waters, with a large group of human rights workers including former Rep. Cynthia McKinney. Please do what you can to spread this to your networks and to contact the numbers below and demand White House and State Department intervention and condemnation of this illegal act and release of all people confined. For updates and more details see http://www.freegaza.org or contact:

Greta Berlin
F.G. Human Rights Projects, Ltd (Free Gaza Movement)
c/o Centaur Trust
122 Athalassis Avenue, POB 28779
2082 Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel. +357 99 081 767
friends@freegaza.org

PLEASE CALL ALL OR SOME OF THESE NUMBERS TODAY:

State Department: 202-647-4000 or 1-800-877-8339
White House: Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Congress 202-225-3121 (ask for your representative)

US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
011-972-3-519-7575
011-972-3-517-3227 fax
http://www.telaviv.usembassy.gov
Mr. Richard Jones, Ambassador

US Consulate General in Jerusalem, Israel
011-972-2-622-7230
011-972-2-671-5742
http://www.jerusalem.usconsulate.gov
Mr. Jacob Walles, Consul General

CALL or FAX Major Liebovitz from the Israeli Navy at:
Tel + 972 5 781 86248 or +972 3737 7777 or +972 3737 6242
Fax +972 3737 6123 or +972 3737 7175

CALL Mark Regev in the Prime Minister's office at:
Tel +972 2670 5354 or +972 5 0620 3264
mark.regev@it.pmo.gov.il This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CALL Shlomo Dror in the Ministry of Defence at:
Tel +972 3697 5339 or +972 50629 8148
mediasar@mod.gov.il This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/976-israel-attacks-justice-boat-kidnaps-human-rights-workers-confiscates-medicine-toys-and-olive-trees

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Forwarded by Rosa Clemente....

From: Nancy Leigh
Date: June 30, 2009
Subject: Emergency Demo @ Israeli Mission -Protest Israeli Piracy and Kidnapping of Cynthia McKinney - Wed.

EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION
Against Israeli Piracy & Kidnapping
Free Cynthia McKinney and all kidnapped human rights workers!

WEDNESDAY 4-6 PM

at the

ISRAELI MISSION
800 Second Avenue
(Second Avenue @ 43rd St.)
[New York City]

Last night, Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.

The seizure of humanitarian supplies and abduction of human rights workers is an act of piracy, a crime under international law. When the boat was attacked, it was not in Israeli waters and was on a human rights mission to Gaza. Israel's deliberate and premeditated attack on an unarmed boat in international waters is a clear violation of international law. Join us tomorrow from 4 to 6 pm at the Israeli Mission to demand an immediate and unconditional release of the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, all 21 human rights workers, and the humanitarian supplies.

According to an International Committee of the Red Cross report released yesterday, the Palestinians living in Gaza are "trapped in despair." Thousands of Gazans whose homes were destroyed earlier during Israel's December/January massacre are still without shelter despite pledges of almost $4.5 billion in aid, because Israel refuses to allow cement and other building material into the Gaza Strip. The report also notes that hospitals are struggling to meet the needs of their patients due to Israel's disruption of medical supplies.

Let the Humanitarian Aid through!
Free Cynthia McKinney and all kidnapped human rights workers!
Stop the blockade of Gaza!

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Forwarded by Nancy Allen....

John Judge on blogtalkradio tonight on the McKinney kidnapping

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/your-world-news

Please Join us tonight LIVE for a special report concerning breaking news from the Middle East Region of the World. Within the last 48 hours the Israeli Defense Forces surrounded, attacked boarded and confiscated a boat carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza , in international waters, with a large group of human rights workers including former Rep. Cynthia McKinney. We will be joined tonight by Cynthia McKinney's Press Secretary, Mr. John Judge, to explain to us all of the details concerning this most recent injustice. www.blogtalkradio.com/your-world-news.

Tonight's show will air at 11:00PM EST. If you cannot catch the show LIVE tonight please listen to it on archive simply by visiting: www.blogtalkradio.com/your-world-news. Please send this show out to all of your networks, friends and family. This is extremely important that we get the word out to raise awareness and support for these human rights workers! We cannot rely on the mainstream corporate media to carry this story in its proper context. Please do what you can to spread this to your networks and to contact the website below and demand White House and State Department intervention and condemnation of this illegal act and release of all people confined. For updates and more details see www.freegaza.org

You may catch the show on archive simply by visiting: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/your-world-news.

Press notices about McKinney arrest

2009-06-30T14:39:00.002-05:00

This is just a list of links to news stories about Cynthia McKinney's detention by the Israeli government:

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43893&c=1

http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5966&Itemid=99999999

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June1017.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/01/content_11629976.htm

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jx1nZQxJbxcsg8CKOJLVLVWTnybAD99557M80

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/30/748455/-Israel-Attacks-Humanitarian-Boat,-Kidnaps-Occupants

Greens call on Obama, state department to push for release of Cynthia McKinney

2009-06-30T14:06:00.002-05:00

Green Party Watch .org is offline due to more hits than the site can handle. This site, Green Party Watch .com is being used as a temporary supplement to GPW .org.

The Green Party of the United States issued the following press release today:

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,
mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

Green Party: President Obama and the US State Dept. must demand
release of Cynthia McKinney and 20 other human rights activists on
Free Gaza relief boat seized by Israeli gunboats

• The Free Gaza's 'Spirit of Humanity' was delivering medical and
other supplies following Obama's call for relief to wartorn Gaza; the
boat was in international waters

WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders are calling on the White House
and US State Department to intervene and demand the immediate release
of 21 human rights activists, including former US Rep. Cynthia
McKinney and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, who were taken prisoner
by the Israeli navy after gunboats surrounded and seized the Free Gaza
Movement relief boat 'Spirit of Humanity' on Monday.

"This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our
boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission
to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party's 2008
candidate for President of the United States. "President Obama just
told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and
that's exactly what we tried to do. We're asking the international
community to demand our release so we can resume our journey."

Read Cynthia McKinney's latest statement here:
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/970-call-off-your-attack-dogs-cynthia-mckinney

Ms. McKinney had earlier sent appeals to President Obama and the State
Department for assurances of protection for the relief mission. The
Spirit of Humanity was sailing in international waters when it was
seized. Greens stressed that the relief boat represents no threat to
Israel and must be allowed to continue its voyage to Gaza.

For more information and updates, see the Free Gaza Movement web site
(http://www.freegaza.org), including the latest release on the seizure
of the relief boat
(http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/976-israel-attacks-justice-boat-kidnaps-human-rights-workers-confiscates-medicine-toys-and-olive-trees).

For communications and updates from Cynthia McKinney, visit her Green
Party page (http://www.gp.org/cynthia/index.php) and blog
(http://dignity.ning.com).

The Spirit of Humanity was carrying medical supplies, cement, olive
trees, and children's toys to Gaza after the Israeli invasion in
December and January damaged or destroyed 50,000 homes, 800 industrial
properties and 200 schools damaged or destroyed, 39 mosques, and two
churches. The supplies were confiscated by the Israeli navy.

The Green Party of the United States condemned the invasion and
massacre of Palestinians and has endorsed the call for boycott,
divestment, and sanctions against Israel until the Israeli government
guarantees full human rights, including political rights and
democracy, for all Palestinians and non-Jewish Israelis.

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections
• International Committee of the Green Party: http://www.gp.org/committees/intl

Green Party releases:
• "Breaking news: Cynthia McKinney aboard detained Free Gaza Movement
relief boat," June 25, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=228
• "Greens join Global Day of Action for Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions on March 30 to end the Israeli occupation," March 26, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=192
• "Green Party: Israel-Palestine truce must include end of Israeli
occupation and observance of international law or violence is likely
to resume," January 19, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=169

2009 Annual National Meeting of the Green Party, Durham, NC, July
23-26 http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM
• North Carolina page http://ncgreenparty.org/2009-ANM.html
• Media credentialing page http://www.gp.org/forms/media

Green Pages, Vol. 13, No. 1
The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog

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2009-06-16T09:29:00.002-05:00

Photos for GPW

2009-06-16T09:29:00.000-05:00

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2009-04-02T17:38:00.000-05:00

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