|  Al
Mezan Center for Human Rights has begun an advocacy campaign demanding
an end to Israel’s ongoing siege on the Gaza Strip, emphasizing
in particular the continuing embargo on entry of construction materials.
Al Mezan has already issued appeals to the international community
at multiple levels through the United Nations and the European Union
( read these appeals here).
We now call on concerned citizens to demonstrate their solidarity
by writing to their political representatives to protest the siege
on Gaza.
The siege is a draconian form of
unlawful collective punishment of Gaza’s population. Under the siege,
construction materials are prevented from entering. Almost 3 years
after Israel’s major attack on Gaza (Operation Cast Lead, December
2008 – January 2009), many of those whose homes were destroyed are
still unable to rebuild and remain displaced or living in inadequate
housing.
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Take Action!
Sign
our petition now!
And write to your local representative
and embassy in Israel demanding an end to the siege.
We have provided a
sample letter which may be amended to write to your
local representative and national embassy in Israel. Contact details
for important representatives can be found below. Contact details
for most Israeli embassies can be found here.
We also provide the following contact
details for several countries where intervention is particularly
needed:
Czech Republic
Ms. Radka Bordesova, Middle East advisor to the Permanent Representation
of the Czech Republic to the European Union: radka_bordesova@mzv.cz
Germany
Ms. Nikola Gillhoff, Middle East advisor to the Permanent Representation
of Germany to the European Union: nikola.gillhoff@diplo.de
Mr. Stefan Kruschke, Middle East
advisor to the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European
Union: pol-at-1-eu@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Israel
Prime Minister’s Office: Online
email form
Foreign Minister’s Office: sar@mfa.gov.il
Office of Director General: mankal@mfa.gov.il
Telephone: 972-2-5303111
Fax: 972-2-5303367
Office for Coordination of Government
Activities in the Territories, Headquarters’ Public Ombudsman:
Telephone: 03-6977957
Fax: 03-6975177
Al Mezan asks that Israeli citizens
contact individual Knesset members. Fax and telephone numbers for
members of the Knesset can be found here.
Sweden
Ms. Ulrika Funered, Middle East advisor to the Permanent Representation
of Sweden to the European Union: ulrika.funered@foreign.ministry.se
United Kingdom
Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Online
email form
Al Mezan also asks that U.K. citizens contact their
parliamentary representatives. Contact details for members of the
House of Commons are available here.
Contact details for members of the House of Lords are available
here.
United States
The White House: Online
email form
Department of State: Contact
information here
Al Mezan also asks that U.S. citizens contact their
Congress members. A contact form for House of Representatives members
can be found here.
Contact details for members of the Senate can be found here.
Sample
Letter
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sign
here |
The
development of this campaign is supported by UNDP/PAPP’s the Rule
of Law Program.