The Irish Response to the Siege of Gaza

Perhaps that's it imokyrok. The Jerusalem Post is a shocker when I came to it the other day. It must be tough being an Israeli peace activist.

There are some very good people there.

Very well produced video from Eirigi.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398746.html?c=on#c196133

An interesting perspective on the difference between being anti-Israeli and anti-semitic and how it affected indymedia.co.uk some months back.

Haven't time to read that now but I'll read it tomorrow. Anti-semitism is toxic, the same as any form of racism.

News management is a horrible business. Even Al Jazeera can get caught - there were pictures for a few days of a lovely fruit and veg market in Gaza supposedly showing that people could go and shop in the cease fire - strangely underpopulated pictures though considering the five hour bread queues, then two days ago an old man in the market went cracked at the camera shouting that it was all a fake set up by the Israelis.

My husband and I just sent the following email to everyone in our address books:[i]I'd appreciate it if you would give a minute of your time to object to the slaughter of Gazan children by signing this petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/israeli-embassy-in-ireland/sign.html Forward the link if you can. If you have any doubts you can take a look at the pictures on this website but you'll need a strong stomach. http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/10156 Can more of you do the same? There is so little we can do but perhaps for once the pen really will be mightier than the sword. 

Those links didn't come out well so I'll try again http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/10156 and http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/israeli-embassy-in-ireland/sign.html 

I'll do that imokyrok - I'll also copy your posts onto the Action on Gaza thread - there is information there on demonstrations and boycotts.

Auditor #9 wrote:

imokyrok wrote:

My husband and I just sent the following email to everyone in our address books:[i]I'd appreciate it if you would give a minute of your time to object to the slaughter of Gazan children by signing this petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/israeli-embassy-in-ireland/sign.html Forward the link if you can. If you have any doubts you can take a look at the pictures on this website but you'll need a strong stomach. http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/10156 Can more of you do the same? There is so little we can do but perhaps for once the pen really will be mightier than the sword.

I'll put that link up on the front. Are you going to boycott Israeli produce too ?

I am but to be honest I don't recall ever seeing 'made in Israel' on a product. Strange that.

imokyrok wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

imokyrok wrote:

My husband and I just sent the following email to everyone in our address books:[i]I'd appreciate it if you would give a minute of your time to object to the slaughter of Gazan children by signing this petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/israeli-embassy-in-ireland/sign.html Forward the link if you can. If you have any doubts you can take a look at the pictures on this website but you'll need a strong stomach. http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/10156 Can more of you do the same? There is so little we can do but perhaps for once the pen really will be mightier than the sword.

I'll put that link up on the front. Are you going to boycott Israeli produce too ?

I am but to be honest I don't recall ever seeing 'made in Israel' on a product. Strange that.

Kevin Myers is forever going on about boycotts and pointing out that half the stuff we use without thinking was made in Israel. Computers in particular it seems.

But then this is the man who ascribed to the whole of the western world a subconsciousness the other day, an anti-Israeli one, and put our opposition to Israel's actions down to a sort of Oedipus complex.

905 wrote:

imokyrok wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

imokyrok wrote:

My husband and I just sent the following email to everyone in our address books:[i]I'd appreciate it if you would give a minute of your time to object to the slaughter of Gazan children by signing this petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/israeli-embassy-in-ireland/sign.html Forward the link if you can. If you have any doubts you can take a look at the pictures on this website but you'll need a strong stomach. http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/10156 Can more of you do the same? There is so little we can do but perhaps for once the pen really will be mightier than the sword.

I'll put that link up on the front. Are you going to boycott Israeli produce too ?

I am but to be honest I don't recall ever seeing 'made in Israel' on a product. Strange that.

Kevin Myers is forever going on about boycotts and pointing out that half the stuff we use without thinking was made in Israel. Computers in particular it seems.

But then this is the man who ascribed to the whole of the western world a subconsciousness the other day, an anti-Israeli one, and put our opposition to Israel's actions down to a sort of Oedipus complex.

Has anyone ever read a Myers article they agree with, I wonder. I think he licks his finger to test the way the wind is blowing and then writes the opposite. Mind you, I haven't read him in a very long time - I have my blood pressure to think about.

I've been trying to find out about Israeli products for some a while now and read conflicting info. One site says for example that Coca cola contribute financially to Israel, the next confims that is just a rumour etc. Also many lists are aimed at the American market and products not marketed here. Additionally companies and sections of companies continually change hands and supporting one today could be support for Israel tomorrow. It ain't easy. If anyone knows a good list relevant to the Irish Market I'd like to see it. In the meantime I'll avoid the oranges and look for 'made in Israel' signs and labels.

Apparantly various Arab countries once threatened to ban any product marketed in Israel. Pepsi took it seriously, but Coke defied them and sold in Israel. It's all in the past now but some Israelis still choose Coke for that reason.

In view of the OP

Please post details of any events, boycotts, useful email addresses, petitions, suggestions in relation to action against the Gaza massacre here. In order to keep the thread useable, please post any comments on the Gaza threads and not here

would either of you mind if I move the last four threads over to the Irish Response to Gaza thread?

I wouldn't. Sorry.

905 wrote:

I wouldn't. Sorry.

No problem at all. Thank you 905.

Hopes of a ceasefire  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/16/us-israel-sign-agreement-_n_158525.html"  Israel's Security Cabinet will vote Saturday night on an Egyptian proposal for a truce to end the 3-week-old offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers, a senior government official said.

The official said a vote to approve the truce would amount to a "unilateral" cease-fire, though Israeli forces would only leave Gaza after an official declaration that the fighting was over. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.....

Gaza residents said they heard tanks roll away from their positions in the eastern and southern fringes of the city, leaving clouds of dust in their wake. At least 40 tanks and military vehicles retreated into Israel, but a senior security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the tanks were to redeploy, and were not withdrawing."

Quote :

though Israeli forces would only leave Gaza after an official declaration that the fighting was over

At this stage, I hope I'm wrong, but I think all the talking is just a cover for prolonging the slaughter.