West Bank Popular Demonstrations in Solidarity with Gaza

TOGETHER WE CAN BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA!
31/12/09 POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE WEST BANK

Spokesperson (English and Arabic):
Iyad Burnat 0598-403676, 0547-847942

International Media Contact:
Stormy Staats (English)
International: 001-530-598-1670
Palestine: 0549-405276, 0597-572371

Contact by City:
Ramallah – Said Yaqin 0598954901
Tul Karm - Fayez Tanib 0599827434
Jenin – Mohammed Spehat 0599433517
Bethlehem – Mahmoud Zwahre 0599586004

Email: popularresistance [at] gmail.com
Website: http://www.popularstruggle.org, http://www.bilin-ffj.org

The Popular Committees of the West Bank are calling for non-violent popular demonstrations through out the West Bank of Palestine on Thursday December 31st, 2009. This is the one-year anniversary of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead massacre on the people of Gaza, when 1400 people were killed and some 5000 were injured during the 22 day assault. These demonstrations are happening in solidarity with the marches in Gaza as well as numerous international actions.

“We are calling on the people of Palestine to work together to end the occupation,” says Iyad Burnat, “We still live under the occupation and we need to resist together, only by uniting the resistance can succeed. We remember what happened on this terrible day one year ago, if our blood cannot unite us, what can?”

We are demanding an immediate lift on the blockade of Gaza, which has left 1.5 million people with inadequate food, water, health care, electricity, sanitation, and education. We support the Gaza Freedom March call to action.


WHO: West Bank Popular Committees and Palestinian people of the West Bank
WHAT: Popular non-violent demonstrations
WHEN: 31 December, 2009
WHERE: Ramallah, Tul Karm, Jenin, Bethlehem
(Call contacts for specific time and location.)
WHY: To end the siege in Gaza




VIDEO AND PHOTO

For more background information, video and photo links:
http://www.popularstruggle.org
http://www.bilin-ffj.org
http://www.gazafreedommarch.org (Press Room)

For high quality video and photos contact: popularresistance [at] gmail.com

West Bank Popular Resistance photo stream on Flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46003290@N04/?saved=1