As Gazans are trying to find the courage to stand up to Hamas and demand freedom and basic human rights Hamas is responding with more violence.
On Saturday a gathering of students in Gaza held a protest calling for unity between Hamas and rival Fatah. Uniformed and plain-clothes Hamas security officials forcefully broke up the small student rally, riding motorcycles into the crowd, beating people with cattle prods and firing into the air.
After roughing up demonstrators Hamas' security forces stormed the offices of international news organizations. They raided the offices of CNN, Reuters and Japanese broadcaster NHK, all in the same building where international news operations are located. Journalists were beaten with iron rods and threatened to be thrown out the window. TV equipment and cameras were destroyed and video footage of the demonstration covered was confiscated.
This was actually the 2nd time Hamas attacked media teams in Gaza. Relating to a previous incident this week, Reporter without Borders claim Asma Al-Ghoul, the correspondent of the Skeyes Centre for Media and Cultural Freedom, was badly beaten and was held for five hours. Her colleague, Samah Ahmed was stabbed in the back and had to be taken to Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital for treatment. Akram Atallah, who writes for the West Bank daily Al-Ayyam, was so badly beaten that his left arm was broken.
Following the raid on Saturday, journalists held a sit-in to denounce Hamas' treatment of media.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. Over the weekend Hamas fired 54 mortar shells at Israeli border communities within 15 minutes. Two Israeli civilians were lightly wounded by shrapnel and residents were advised to stay at home or in bomb shelters. This is more than a quarter of the amount of mortar shells shot over the last 12 months. Today, a Grad rocket exploded in the town of Ashkelon raising tension along the border even more.
Hamas treats Gazans and journalists with the same terrorist tactics it uses against Israeli civilians.
Take action now - contact the UN's Human Rights Committee and demand Hamas' be held accountable for its actions against reporters and Gazans.
All of us in Giyus.org call on Gazans to break free of Hamas and demand the freedom they deserve.
Congratulations to Giyus for this excellent and timely call!
You may consider, however, that we could maybe, instead of further individual letters and calls to the UN, add further signatures to an existing international petition which endorses - supports - an open Letter to the UN Secretary General demanding sanctions against Hamas leaders. Here follows the List of the latest 100 signatures of the total 90,000 ones until now, and also links for viewing all existing signatures, and to add your new one."
We endorse the Letter to the UN SG Hamas Leaders to International Trial Petition to UN Secretary General.
Read the "Letter to the UN SG: "Hamas Leaders to International Trial" Petition
Name Country
90150. johannes - nederland
90149. SULTAN Martine - France
90148. deborah sultan - 72@33
90147. Benyamin Solomon - America
90146. Asser Koskinen --Finland
90145. Callie Reynolds - USA
90144. Rea Kuokkanen - Finland
90143. Andrea Di Leva -
90142. Jesper Jensen - Denmark
90141. Pamela Cleveland - USA
90140. yuval - israel
90139. elena abramyan - usa
90138. sheila melkman -
90137. Aukusti Kuivalainen - Finland
90136. Dana Weinberg - United States
90135. Noske - Germany
90134. tamar - israel
90133. john -
90132. SITBON - FRANCE
90131. SITBON - FRANCE
90130. Ciani Laurette -
90129. Penny - USA
90128. Reino Laakkonen - Finland
90127. Kaarlo Olsen - Finland
90126. Samuel Bomgard - Israel
90125. Janne Nurro Oulu - Finland
90124. Simon Nיhmי Saint Martin le Beau - France
90123. Gerbrig Arends - the Netherlands
90122. Eeva Virolainen - Suomi
90121. Tuula Myllykoski - Finland
90120. Myllykoski Simo - Finland
90119. Sanna Bergenstrצm - Finland
90118. Riitta Kivimaki - Finland
90117. Petri Mהnnistצ - Finland
90116. Kauko Aalto Suomi - (Finland)
90115. Kenneth Sanders - USA
90114. Veli-Pekka Nousiainen - FINLAND
90113. Nick Nick -
90112. Obermeier, Bernd - germany
90111. Cristina Cierco - Portugal
90110. airi - finland
90109. Dan Goldman Israel
90108. Terttu Niemelה - Finland
90107. Mortmer Hertz - U.S.A.
90106. petri niemelה - finland
90105. Helvi Saastamoinen - Finland
90104. nathan cruz - india
90103. thomas - finland
90102. Raymond Cook - UK
90101. Hillar Kammer - Finland
90100. Isa - Spain
90099. Sanja Huovinen - Suomi
90098. Paavo Saukko - Finland
90097. Anneli Merikallio - Finland
90096. Raili Hakulinen - Finland
90095. harley - uk
90094. Sהvy Reijas - Finland
90093. Tessa Brown -
90092. Veikko Maaskola - Finland
90091. Lilja ben-Kiki - Finland
90090. Ulla Kujasalo - Finland
90089. ilkka kujasalo - Finland
90088. Marja Kontkanen - Suomi
90087. Pauli Eronen - Finland
90086. Saritta Minttumaki -
90085. Assedo -
90084. Melissa Wilfenger-Carraway -
90083. Anna-Liisa Piippola - Finland
90082. Aimo Piippola - Finland
90081. Dan Ariel Bloom -
90080. Mirja Blomster - Finland
90079. Maria Immonen - Finland
90078. Raimo hynynen -
90077. Varpu Haavisto - Finland
90076. Juha Lainio - Finland
90075. Sirkka - Australia
90074. Martti Pouru - Finland
90073. Sirkka-Liisa Kuronen - Finland
90072. Markku Veijola - Finland
90071. Tarja Lehikoinen - Finland
90070. Pauliina - Finland
90069. Liisa Muje - Finland
90068. Martti Rasila - Sweden
90067. Jussi Honkanen - Finland
90066. Tapsa Kuronen -
90065. E Raali - Finland
90064. Juha haakana - Finland
90063. erkki laakso - finland
90062. anja suomela - Finland
90061. Jani Ahvonen - Finland
90060. BENJAMIN WELLINGTON - GO TO .... http://www.WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.com
90059. Gillisn Orpin - United Kingdom
90058. Dorothy Beavan - New Zealand
90057. Martta Ylatalo - Finland
90056. Raili Saloseutu - Finland
90055. Heidi Johanna - FINLAND
90054. mirva - finland
90053. JEAN - france
90052. Kaisa Ron - Israel and Finland
90051. B.Heerema -
90050. Eugenia Kerek - Sweden"
Regards,
Endre (Andre) MOZES
www.takeapen.org - for truth on israel, in 18 languages
Posted by: Endre (Andre) MOZES | March 20, 2011 at 09:32 PM