Back to normal?
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- Published on Friday, 10 October 2014 15:40
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Action Alert
We can't let things go back to "normal".
As we approach Yom Kippur, we ask that you once again watch and share the #GazaNames video
via Institute for Middle East Understanding (see full size)
You know, because you’ve seen it again and again, that the world turns away from the Palestinian struggle for freedom when the bombs stop falling and so-called ‘calm’ returns to the region.
But at Jewish Voice for Peace, we have more members, more chapters and more supporters than ever before, and we won’t turn away. We promise, we will redouble our efforts to transform our already changing Jewish community and the U.S political culture that makes such destruction possible.
As we approach Yom Kippur, the Jewish holy day of atonement and repentance, we ask that you once again watch and share this #GazaNames video, which we made with the assistance of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU). We must continue to bear witness to the over 2,000 lives lost this summer.
While Israelis see things as “calm,” the reality for Palestinians is ongoing crackdowns, arbitrary arrests, unprecedented land grabs, and settlement expansion. It means hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza continue to suffer from psychological trauma and limited access to clean water and electricity, while 100,000 remain newly displaced from their homes.
The siege of Gaza continues. The occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem continues. The displacement of refugees continues.
We can’t let things go back to “normal.’ We won’t. Working together, we will make sure our massively expanded movement continues to grow..
Join us in sharing the #GazaNames videoin which the world’s social justice heroes—including Diana Buttu, Brian Eno, Chuck D, Angela Davis, Wallace Shawn, Mira Nair, Desmond Tutu, Jonathan Demme, Remi Kenazi, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein and so many more, through their simple act of honoring life, remind us to recommit to working for justice in the new year.
Naomi Dann
Media Coordinator
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