Minneapolis, June 1, 2010. About 250 protesters rallied in front of the Minneapolis office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar to protest the May 30 attack on the Free Gaza Flotilla in international waters off the coast of Gaza. At least 9 peace activists were confirmed killed with more than 50 reportedly wounded. The flotilla was flying Irish, Turkish and Greek flags.The ships were carrying much needed humanitarian aid for the besieged Gazans who have lived behind the Israeli blockade for more than five years.
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We are Palestinians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, students, professionals, parents, community members and allies working together to bring Palestine-centric education to Minnesota.
We believe that by creating a balance to the corporate perspective we receive on Palestine and by opening space for honest information on Palestine we can affect change in the Middle East.
As people of the United States, whose taxes support the occupation of Palestine and the Palestinian people, we maintain that we must take responsibility for our culpability in the situation.
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Introducing the Campaign
We are Palestinians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, students, professionals, parents, community members and allies working together to bring fair and honest Palestine-centric education to Minnesota, to support justice and human rights and to examine our relationship as Minnesotans to Israel's occupation of Palestine.
We maintain that we must take responsibility for our culpability in the situation.
We say,
"We, the people of Minnesota, have the moral obligation to make sound investments that will not aid the oppression of any one race, creed or people. Minnesota's investment in Israel supports Israel's apartheid system in both Israel and the Occupied Territories causing thousands of civilian deaths, many of whom are children, and the widespread abuse of human rights. This system defies rulings by the International Court of Justice, more than 65 UN Resolutions, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. We, the people of Minnesota, demand our state act on our good conscience and support breaking economic ties with the apartheid state of Israel."
We say,
Minnesota Divest from Israel Bonds, Divest for Justice in Palestine
