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The Green Party of the United States issued the following press release today:
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,
mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
Green Party: President Obama and the US State Dept. must demand
release of Cynthia McKinney and 20 other human rights activists on
Free Gaza relief boat seized by Israeli gunboats
• The Free Gaza's 'Spirit of Humanity' was delivering medical and
other supplies following Obama's call for relief to wartorn Gaza; the
boat was in international waters
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders are calling on the White House
and US State Department to intervene and demand the immediate release
of 21 human rights activists, including former US Rep. Cynthia
McKinney and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, who were taken prisoner
by the Israeli navy after gunboats surrounded and seized the Free Gaza
Movement relief boat 'Spirit of Humanity' on Monday.
"This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our
boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission
to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party's 2008
candidate for President of the United States. "President Obama just
told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and
that's exactly what we tried to do. We're asking the international
community to demand our release so we can resume our journey."
Read Cynthia McKinney's latest statement here:
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/970-call-off-your-attack-dogs-cynthia-mckinney
Ms. McKinney had earlier sent appeals to President Obama and the State
Department for assurances of protection for the relief mission. The
Spirit of Humanity was sailing in international waters when it was
seized. Greens stressed that the relief boat represents no threat to
Israel and must be allowed to continue its voyage to Gaza.
For more information and updates, see the Free Gaza Movement web site
(http://www.freegaza.org), including the latest release on the seizure
of the relief boat
(http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/976-israel-attacks-justice-boat-kidnaps-human-rights-workers-confiscates-medicine-toys-and-olive-trees).
For communications and updates from Cynthia McKinney, visit her Green
Party page (http://www.gp.org/cynthia/index.php) and blog
(http://dignity.ning.com).
The Spirit of Humanity was carrying medical supplies, cement, olive
trees, and children's toys to Gaza after the Israeli invasion in
December and January damaged or destroyed 50,000 homes, 800 industrial
properties and 200 schools damaged or destroyed, 39 mosques, and two
churches. The supplies were confiscated by the Israeli navy.
The Green Party of the United States condemned the invasion and
massacre of Palestinians and has endorsed the call for boycott,
divestment, and sanctions against Israel until the Israeli government
guarantees full human rights, including political rights and
democracy, for all Palestinians and non-Jewish Israelis.
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections
• International Committee of the Green Party: http://www.gp.org/committees/intl
Green Party releases:
• "Breaking news: Cynthia McKinney aboard detained Free Gaza Movement
relief boat," June 25, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=228
• "Greens join Global Day of Action for Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions on March 30 to end the Israeli occupation," March 26, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=192
• "Green Party: Israel-Palestine truce must include end of Israeli
occupation and observance of international law or violence is likely
to resume," January 19, 2009
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=169
2009 Annual National Meeting of the Green Party, Durham, NC, July
23-26 http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM
• North Carolina page http://ncgreenparty.org/2009-ANM.html
• Media credentialing page http://www.gp.org/forms/media
Green Pages, Vol. 13, No. 1
The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
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