Greater Detroit CAAO Condemns the Massacre Against Palestinians in Gaza

posted on: Dec 27, 2008

The Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) – Michigan, strongly condemns the current Israeli massacre in Gaza, in which more than 225 Palestinians have been murdered in the bloodiest one-day death toll in 60 years of conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.

More than 700 Palestinians have been wounded in the same time period.

For the last two years, Israel has imposed an inhumane economic seige on the one and a half million Palestinians living in Gaza, a seige that has created a huge open-air prison. Humanitarian organizations have long warned of impending disaster in Gaza, where Israel has prevented food and fuel from entering and people are starving to death.

“We call on the current and the incoming American administrations to take immediate action to prevent any more deaths of innocent civilians, by starvation and by bombing,” said CAAO spokesman Osama Siblani. “The United States stands alone in the world in its unconditional support of Israeli aggression and genocide, and that is inexcusable,” he added. “The economic seige should be lifted now, adequate food and fuel allowed in to warm and feed the people and all military aggression against this civilian population stopped immediately.”

ACTION ALERT

1 – CAAO will hold a community leadership meeting to discuss further actions. The meeting will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 6:00 PM at the Lebanese American Heritage Club, 4337 Maple Road in Dearborn.

2 – CAAO calls on all community members to participate in a (human chain protest) which will be held on Warren Avenue on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 4:00 PM. Gathering at corner of Warren and Chase in Dearborn. Following the protest a memorial service will be held at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258 Chase Road in Dearborn at 5:15 PM. Program will end at 6:30 PM.