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We are writing to ask for your support for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
scheduled to set sail in the second half of June to the besieged Gaza
strip.

At least ten ships with dignitaries, doctors, professors, artists,
journalists, and activists, as well as construction supplies and
humanitarian aid, will sail from ports in Europe to Gaza in an act of
non-violent civil disobedience to persuade the international community
to fulfill its obligations towards the Palestinian people and end
Israel's four-year illegal blockade of Gaza.

This is the second, large-scale citizen-to-citizen flotilla to be
launched by international grassroots groups. Organized by 14 national
groups and international coalitions, the flotilla will carry
approximately 1,000 passengers. It includes a US boat named The
Audacity of Hope, which will have aboard dozens of dedicated social
justice activists (visit: http://ustogaza.org/).

The last Freedom Flotilla in May 2010 included seven vessels carrying
nearly 700 passengers from 36 different countries. Israeli commandos
attacked the boats, shooting and killing nine passengers, injuring
over 50 and imprisoning all aboard.This tragedy opened the subject of
Gaza on the world stage and put considerable pressure on Israel to
ease the draconian siege on Gaza – something the international
community had failed to do for 3 years. For more information about the
Free Gaza Movement, visit: http://www.freegaza.org/

We ask you to sign this petition to show the overwhelming public
support for an end to siege of Gaza and the rights for Palestinians.
We also demand that the American administration apply pressure on
Israel to ensure that passengers are not violently attacked and to
allow the flotilla to sail to Gaza.

SEE TEXT OF THE PETITION LETTER

Freedom Flotilla to Gaza

Dear President Obama,

We demand that the US government apply political pressure on Israel to
ensure that passengers aboard the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza are not
violently attacked by the Israeli military.

The Freedom Flotilla II, to sail in late June, will hold around 1,000
passengers demanding for an end to the draconian siege on Gaza.
International organizations, including the United Nations, have
condemned the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Your administration
must pressure Israel to uphold international law and allow the
Flotilla to pass to Gaza.

Around 35 American social justice activists will partake in this
mission aboard a boat named, The Audacity of Hope. We ask for your
support in ensuring their safety on this passage.

Sign the petition and get updated news about the Freedom Flotilla II -
Stay Human: http://bit.ly/stayhuman
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