NYC Protests Israeli Piracy & Kidnapping of Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" Tomorrow, 7/1, 4-6 PM Israeli Consulate

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

WEDNESDAY 4-6 PM

at the

ISRAELI MISSION - Consulate General of Israel in New York Map
800 Second Avenue
(Second Avenue @ 43rd St.)
New York City, NY 10017
(212) 499-5000

• Free Gaza Live - provided GPS updates.
• Twitter Updates: Free Gaza Twitter; IsraelConsulate Twitter
• Dublin Protest Tomorrow
• ABC News: Israeli Navy Commandeers Gaza Aid Boat
• al Jazerra Report: Israel stops aid ship to Gaza
• CBS News: Activist: Israeli Navy Turns Back Gaza Aid Boat
• China View: AL Chief condemns Israeli offensive on "Spirit of Humanity"
• CNN: Israel navy intercepts boat with ex-U.S. Rep. McKinney
• Fox News: Cynthia McKinney Demands Immediate Release After Her Gaza-Bound Boat is Seized by Israeli Navy
• Huff Po: Cynthia McKinney On Board Gaza Aid Boat Intercepted By Israeli Navy
• Int'l JPost: Free Gaza boat stopped by Navy
• Jordan Times: Peace activists set sail for besieged coastal enclave
• MSNBC: Israeli navy commandeers Gaza aid boat
• Palestine Telegraph: The Spirit of HUMANITY's 21 and the Spirit that Preceded it
• Reuters: Israeli navy takes control of activist ship to Gaza
• Flicker gallery containing pictures of the boats and the deplorable conditions being endured by the Palestinian people.

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!