ZGram - 8/19/2001 - "Orient House" - Part VI

[Ingrid Rimland]

Copyright (c) 2001 - Ingrid A. Rimland

ZGram - Where Truth is Destiny

August 19, 2001

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

I remember clearly my undergraduate years in the Midwest when the
professors and some of the text books repeatedly accused the Germans for
not having stood up and protested against laws, rules, regulations and
policies adopted against the Jewish minority, the gypsies etc.  Although I
was not "alive to history" then, I still felt the sting of that criticism
and promised myself that if ever in my lifetime blatant violations of human
rights occurred, I would speak out, and speak clearly.

Things are now moving so fast that even ZGrams and notes prepared a few
days ago on an event or topic are now almost more than pass=E9 as new events
overtake the "old" ones, often greater in impact or importance:

=46isk keeps on hammering away at the whorish mainstream media glossing over
the murderous things the Israelis do and magnifying the cornered
Palestinian reaction to Jewish torment - putting it succinctly:  "Editors
around the world are requesting their journalists to be ever softer, ever
more mealy-mouthed in their reporting of any incident which might upset
Israel."  Nice free press we have, nyet?

Denmark is in a near-open diplomatic crisis about the Israeli
"Torturer/Ambassador" who is clearly not welcome in Denmark, that little
bastion of liberalism only yesterday.

Amnesty International - for once in its long, shameful  history of
suppression of Israeli's terrorist tactics - has finally for once come out
on the side of the Palestinian, as has the Danish Red Cross.

Students all over our continent are getting ready for demonstrations and
rallies on the side of the underdog.  The Palestinians' cause is gaining an
ever wider sympathetic response on Canadian and American campuses.  There
is ferment wherever you look.

On the other side, there has been blatant saber-rattling in the leftist
Washington Post via its most prestigious pro-Zionist columnists, virtually
demanding that Israel start an all-out war of ethnic cleansing against the
Palestinians.  Hundreds of readers have called them to task for "inciting
war crimes" with their poisonous agitation and unwarranted attacks on the
desperate Palestinians.  Yesterday it took me half an hour to even access
their website - apparently it was just clogged with irate readers giving
the editors hell.

I thought I should postpone my "Revisionist Week in Review" Sunday ZGrams
for once and keep on with my "Orient House" series.  It's filling in the
gaps for many around the world, from Argentine to Namibia, from Russia to
the US Armed Forces in Turkey, the Arab Emirates and the Balkans where
English speaking readers don't have access to the many revisionist Websites
and rely on what I send them for news updates.

Here, then, are several noteworthy items:

--For Immediate Release--

Bethlehem, Occupied Palestine

August 13, 2001

On Saturday, August 11, 2001, American citizens, including Beth Daoud from
Denver, participated in a peaceful demonstration in East Jerusalem when
they found themselves facing American guns and other lethal military
hardware in the hands of a hostile and violent police and military force. =
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 Several of the Americans were knocked down, others were hit, kicked, and
insulted for exercising their human rights =92 all without prior warning or =
a
request to cease and desist. =20

The demonstration was the immediate consequence of the Israeli government's
escalation of tension with the Palestinian people through its seizure of
the Orient House in East Jerusalem, an action that has been roundly
condemned by the international community.

 The Americans were present in association with the International
Solidarity Movement to Free Palestine (=92=C4=FAISMFP=92=C4=F9), an organiza=
tion
encompassing individuals from many nations who are dedicated to the use of
non-violent means to advance the cause of justice for Palestinians. =20

  Beth Daoud has submitted the following statement the American consul in
Jerusalem, Israel:

   Beth and the other Americans so assaulted ask their government the
following question:  How is it that their tax dollars - collectively well
in excess of $3 billion annually -  have come to be used against Americans
exercising their human and civil rights?


  [Note to editor:  Beth's address and phone number are available for
confirmation but not for publication.]

  For further information, please contact:

  Thomas H. Nelson
 Attorney at Law
 Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights
 825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 925
 Portland, OR  97232
 Phone: (503) 230-8311
 e-mail:  <<mailto:thnelson@thnelson.com>thnelson@thnelson.com
 Temporary phone in Middle East:  001-972-53-876-142  =20

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Salam all:

This is going to be a huge event with a target of 20,000 people.  In
addition to Montreal and Ottawa, we are hoping to get people from Kingston,
Toronto, London Ontario, Quebec City and anywhere from Canada or the USA
close enough to drive or fly.  Bring the whole family and show your support
while enjoying the trip to Montreal.  For those who prefer to bus it, JDC
will chart buses to Montreal from Ottawa and other Canadian cities.

 Please reserve seats with us in advance. Provide home city and number of
people interested.  Please do so now to help us plan ahead.

 Regards................................./Salah Musa

 Coordinator, Jerusalem Defense Committee

 2700 members worldwide, help us reach 5,000 by 2002.

 Standing up for Arabs and Muslims anywhere, anyhow, anytime.

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 On September 15, you are invited to come to Montreal to rally for Palestine

 Montreal - Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), a non-profit,
student association based in Montreal with the aim of educating the
Canadian public about the human rights status of the Palestinian people, is
organizing a mass rally for Palestine to be held in Montreal, on September
15th, 2001. The theme of this rally will be "End Israeli colonialism- Unite
for Justice."  The rally will be held in the memory of Sabra and Shatila
massacre. It is hoped that this event will achieve its goals of being one
of the largest pro- Palestinian events in North America, and between
15-20,000 people are expected to attend.

 Support from all groups from all around North America is needed to make
this rally a real success, and it is hoped that people outside of Montreal
and Quebec will make an effort to come to this rally, especially from
Toronto and Ottawa.

 Details of the event:

 The rally will begin with an information bazaar, to be held at the corner
of DeMaisonneuve and Guy in downtown Montreal (close to Concordia
University) at 10:00 AM of the 15th, in which all participating
organizations will take part, and they can set up their own information
tables. A big tent has been rented to house the bazaar. From there, the
demonstrators will make their way to the American Consulate, and then back
to the corner of Guy and DeMaisonneuve, passing by the Israeli Consulate on
the corner of Peel and Rene Levesque Blvd. The bazaar will continue
throughout the day.

 How can you participate?

 Organizations can help by doing one or all of the following:

 -	Endorsing the rally. To endorse send an e-mail to: demo@sphr.org

 -	Participating in the bazaar. To reserve a table e-mail:
bazaar@sphr.org

 -	Mobilizing people to attend in your area. The posters and the
flyers of the rally are ready and are also available at the SPHR
website (www.sphr.org)

 -	Advertise for the rally in all possible ways, including word of
mouth.

 The detailed proposal of the event is available at the SPHR website
(www.sphr.org) in both English and French.

 Purpose of the event:

 The main purpose of this demonstration is:

 1)	Bring attention to the plight of the Palestinian people by uniting
all active organisations in speaking out for the Palestinian people,

 2)	Inform the Canadian public and attract media attention concerning
the continued human rights abuses perpetrated by the Israeli occupation
force on Palestinians.

 3)	To inform the Canadian public of the discrimination against
Palestinians living under Israeli law.

 4)	To pressure the Canadian government to support the Palestinians
right to self-determination.

 5)	To pressure the Canadian government to recognize the right of
return of all Palestinians to their homeland.

 6)	To provide a forum for activists to facilitate the communication of
their ideas to one another and to the public. Demonstrator's demands:

 Some of the demands the demonstrators will be making is that the Canadian
government put economic and diplomatic pressure on Israel until it stops
its continuous violation of International Law, the end of all human rights
abuses against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and in the refugee
camps, the full implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and of all
the UN resolutions pertaining to Palestine and to Palestinians, and that
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon be brought before an International
tribunal to be tried for war crimes against the Palestinian and Lebanese
people.

 Your feedback is always appreciated. It is imperative that those who are
concerned for the cause of Human Rights and Justice support this effort
and, in addition, let the general Canadian public know the real truth of
what is taking place in Palestine.

 For More Information:

 Please phone or email Sami Nazzal for details and if your organization
would like to sponsor this event -  Phone: (514) 909-6084. E-mail:
concordia@sphr.org or Montreal@muslimsonline.com Please visit the SPHR
website at www.sphr.org


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Thought for the Day:

 [1]  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as proclaimed by the
General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948, provides in
part: =20

 Article 19.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive
and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.

 Article 20.

Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

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