Washington, DC | June 30, 2009 | www.adc.org |

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns
the Israeli naval commandeering of a ship carrying humanitarian
supplies to the besieged territory of Gaza. Please sign this online petition @:

http://capwiz.com/adc/issues/alert/?alertid=13656986

Sign this petition for FreeGaza! to call for the release of the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY and crew,
including Cynthia McKinney and Mairead Maguire.

Here is the message that we are going to append:
On June 30th, 2009, the Israeli navy attacked, boarded, and captured the humanitarian aid ship,
the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY while it was in international waters, heading toward the Port of Gaza.
The Isreali navy kidnapped the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY’s 21 crew and passengers, including former
U.S. Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney and Irish Nobel Peace Laurate, Mairead Maguire.
Please take action to call for the release of these brave humanitarian aid workers who were trying to
deliver medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and children’s toys to the people of Gaza who are
still suffering from the consequences of Israel’s deadly assault in December 2008/January 2009.

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/

First, ongoing “Be the Media” self coverage channels:

http://www.freegaza.org/

http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news

http://www.livestream.com/dignity

http://twitter.com/dignityaction

http://twitter.com/cynthiamckinney

http://twitter.com/LatestGazaNews

http://dignity.ning.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/gazafriends

http://www.myspace.com/dignityaction

http://www.myspace.com/runcynthiarun

http://www.facebook.com/CynthiaMcKinney

Commentary from Cynthia McKinney
http://www.gp.org/cynthia/index.php

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/

Some of the sites below allow comments, they are marked COMMENTS, please do, as much as possible.

Please also consider signing up for social bookmarking sites and clicking the buttons that allow one
to post to Digg.com and other such sites, where you can also share your comments.

JULY 2

Action Alert: Protests in front of Israeli embassies tomorrow – 02 July 2009 20:25
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/56-news

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister called for release of Irish activists detained – 02 July 2009 18:17
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/56-news/980-irelands-foreign-affairs-minister-called-for-release-of-irish-activists-detained

Video & Transcript – Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Speaks from
Israeli Jail Cell After Arrest on Boat Delivering Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/2/nobel_peace_laureate_mairead_maguire_speaks

Cynthia McKinney calls WBAIX from Israeli prison – 2:46
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkPvzSZRu

McKinney & Free Gaza Activists Won’t Sign Statement Of Guilt; Will Remain In Prison Longer – July 2nd
http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2009/07/02/mckinney-will-remain-in-prison-longer/

Union urges end to threats to boat carrying journalists – 2nd July 2009
http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=1274

McKinney held in Israel, to be returned to U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/mckinney.israel.gaza/index.html?eref=rss_latest

Ex-Rep. McKinney says she remains held in Israeli prison
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2009/07/excongresswoman-remains-held-in-israel.html

Personal phone calls and messages from Cynthia:

July 2, about 11:30 AM:

Don DeBar

July 2, at 1:33am
Cynthia McKinney was able to get a call out to a colleague, Don Debar,
she sends a message that she is fine, keep calling, faxing and emailing.
Keep protesting, too! She is being held at the Ramle Prison in Israel…
she has seen an attorney today provided by Free Gaza.
She had no information on any of the 21 being released.
Mairead Maguire is possibly being held or detained somewhere else.
FREE the FREE GAZA 21!
Demand that Israel return the ship along with the DANGEROUS CARGO–CRAYONS!

“We were in international waters on a boat delivering humanitarian aid to people in Gaza when the
Israeli Navy ships surrounded us and illegally threatened us, dismantled our navigation
equipment, boarded and confiscated the ship.

John Judge (Press Secretary during the 2008 campaign) sent this tonight:
I just got a call from former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney from inside
an Israeli prison at Ramale where she and 20 other humanitarian aid workers from
9 different countries are still being held by Israeli authorities.
US Embassy officials have spoken to Ms. McKinney and are aware of the situation.
Four of the group are US citizens. Among them is Mairead Maguire, from Ireland,
a Nobel laureate and renowned peace activist. They have named themselves the
“Free Gaza 21.” They are demanding their release.
All those aboard were taken off the ship and into custody, and brought into Israel
and imprisoned. Immigration officials in Israel said they did not want to keep them,
but they remain imprisoned.
State Department and White House Officials have not effected their release or taken a
strong public stance to condemn the illegal actions of the Israeli Navy, enforcing a
blockade of humanitarian assistance that has been condemned by President Obama.

JULY 1

We are NOT the “Story”, It’s Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers – 01 July 2009 13:22
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/979-we-are-not-the-story-its-not-just-our-21-kidnapped-passengers

Press Conference, Today, Journalist House, Nicosia, 17:00-17:30
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/56-news/978-press-conference-today-journalist-house-nicosia-1700-1730

MIDEAST:  Nobel Laureate ‘Abducted’ by Israeli Navy
By Mel Frykberg – RAMALLAH, Jul 1
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47486 

Human rights activists ‘arrested’ off Gaza coast
British and Irish people are among a group of 21 human rights activists arrested by
the Israeli authorities, campaigners claimed. – 10:44PM BST 30 Jun 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/5703146/Human-rights-activists-arrested-off-Gaza-coast.html

McKinney still held on ship of activists detained by Israel
By KENT A. MILES -  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Wednesday, July 01, 2009
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2009/07/01/mckinney_detained_gaza_israel.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

JUNE 30

ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS;
CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/976-israel-attacks-justice-boat-kidnaps-human-rights-workers-confiscates-medicine-toys-and-olive-trees

Call off your attack dogs – Cynthia McKinney
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:15
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/970-call-off-your-attack-dogs-cynthia-mckinney

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 – 2009-06-30 Washington, DC
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=230

Cynthia McKinney and Free Gaza Team: update on journey – June 30th, 2009

http://unitedprogressives.us/:

Cindy Sheehan demands the immediate release by Israel of the kidnapped aid workers on the boat:
The Spirit of Humanity.
http://unitedprogressives.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=236:cindy-sheehan-demands-the-immediate-release-by-israel-of-the-kidnapped-aid-workers-on-the-boat-the-spirit-of-humanity&catid=196:news-release&Itemid=84 

Israel Kidnaps Humanitarian Workers in International Waters – 30 June 2009 11:56
http://unitedprogressives.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235:israel-kidnaps-humanitarian-workers-in-international-waters&catid=196:news-release&Itemid=84

FreeGaza Boat With Cynthia McKinney Under Seige
http://unitedprogressives.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232:freegaza-boat-with-cynthia-mckinney-under-seige&catid=39:middle-east&Itemid=84
COMMENTS

Cynthia McKinney Demands Immediate Release After Her Gaza-Bound Boat is Seized by Israeli Navy

COMMENT – SOME HOSTILE

Small ferry carrying medical supplies that set sail from Cyprus Monday with
21 peace activists, medical supplies intercepted off Strip’s shore;
passengers say army jammed boat’s radio signals
Ali Waked, Anat Shalev – 06.30.09, 16:18 / Israel News

How Israel’s naval blockade denies Gazans food, aid (and 45,000 jobs)

Pro-Palestinian movement accuses Israel of “abducting” activists

15:40 GMT, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:40 UK

a few related stories from JUNE 30

Collateral damage? – AlJazeeraEnglish – Inside Story – 30 June 09
Details of the Human Rights Watch Study “Precisely Wrong”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYkGFuDpOk
COMMENTS

Privately run checkpoint stops Palestinians with ‘too much food’
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1096322.html
COMMENTS

UN probe in Gaza: Especially painful testimonies

June 29

Pulling Out of Port ; Mission is leaving Larnaca, Cyprus.

1AM EST 6/29/09

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/3671400840/

FREE GAZA IS LEAVING THE PORT @ LARNACA, CYPRUS

AS OF 1AM EST…6/29/09! http://dignity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/free-gaza-is-leaving-the-port

Cynthia McKinney’s boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza are being

threatened with destruction!  Please contact the White House here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/   Other contacts:   1. U.S. Embassy in Nicosia
011-357-22-393-939
011-357-22-780-944 fax
www.nicosia.usembassy.gov
2. US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
011-972-3-519-7575
011-972-3-517-3227 fax
www.telaviv.usembassy.gov

FREE GAZA and SPIRIT OF HUMANITY are determined to sail -by Cynthia McKinney

http://www.opednews.com/articles/FREE-GAZA-and-SPIRIT-OF-HU-by-Cynthia-McKinney-090628-162.html

[Video Free Gaza] Determined to go, 27th June 2009

Audio interview with Cynthia
http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/cynthia.mp3

Cynthia McKinney and Crew Being Kept from Gaza

Posted: 2009/06/26 http://mathaba.net/news/?x=620918

Cynthia McKinney Rejoins Voyage to Defy

US-Israeli Blockade of Gaza- `Sink Us or Arrest Us!`

Posted: 2009/06/26 http://mathaba.net/news/?x=620917

Free Gaza activists vow they will not let Israeli intimidation stop them from sailing again to Gaza

Breaking!!! Cynthia McKinney aboard detained Free Gaza Movement relief boat
June 25, 2009 - http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=228

June 25th, 2009 – Breaking: Cynthia McKinney Aboard Detained Free Gaza Movement Relief Boat

Free Gaza Speaks about the Delayed Departure of the Hope Fleet

http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/free-gaza-speaks-about-the-delayed-departure-of-the-hope-fleet/

http://theinfounderground.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6099

Three years later the siege on the Gaza Strip remains, European-Palestinian resistance ready to sail
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5900

6/25/09: They Denied Us So They Wouldn’t Have to Ram Us!–UPDATED

by Cynthia McKinney - http://www.opednews.com/articles/They-Denied-Us-So-They-Wou-by-Cynthia-McKinney-090625-315.html

THEY DENIED US SO THEY WOULDN’T HAVE TO RAM US! Posted on June 25, 2009

http://dignity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/they-denied-us-so-they-wouldnt

Free Gaza Boats Did Not Leave Cyprus Today – Posted Jun 25, 2009

http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/free_gaza_boats_did_not_leave_cyprus_today/0017429

Jun 25, 2009 – 16:05 -’Free Gaza’ boats stopped by Cyprus
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924929151&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

June 24 – Special Report on Gaza featuring Rep. Cynthia McKinney Audio file – 13:59
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-281664
http://www.livestream.com/wbaix
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7veibj

22nd June 2009 Video Free Gaza News PRESS CONFERENCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWI-5KOBo3o

Group vows to defy Gaza naval blockade
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=298625&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

U.S. ups pressure on Israel to end Gaza blockade
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1093870.html

Free Gaza!
http://www.maxajl.com/?p=1449

US Presidential candidate from Green Party among those
on board ships aimed to break siege on Gaza 21.06.09 -
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5857

Free Gaza movement says to bring “15 tons of cement”
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=43614

Free Gaza to sail cement into Strip in defiance of Israeli seige
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=38666 

18/06/2009
Activists plan to send Gaza cement, in violation of Israel blockade
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1093988.html

‘Free Gaza: Brick by Brick’
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/06/18-30

Jun 18, 2009 17:20
Activists plan to defy Gaza blockade again
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184869772&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Cynthia McKinney @ LA Fundraiser for Free Gaza 1/11/09
http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/cynthia-mckinney-la-fundraiser-for-free-gaza-11109/

2008/12/31
Cynthia McKinney: Update from Gaza/Lebanon trip
http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/cynthia-mckinney-update-from-gazalebanon-trip/

2008/12/30
Free Gaza: Israeli Gunboats Came out of the Darkness and Rammed us Three Times
http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/free-gaza-israeli-gunboats-came-out-of-the-darkness-and-rammed-us-three-times/

2008/12/30
Israeli gunboats attack Dignity boat on way to Gaza
http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/israeli-gunboats-attack-dignity-boat-on-way-to-gaza/

Green Party Prez candidate Cynthia McKinney on way to Gaza
http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/reported-green-party-prez-candidate-on-way-to-gaza/

http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/

Thu 5 Feb 2009 McKinney speaks out for Gaza at massive rally

http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=996

Dec 11, 2007 10:56
http://www.youtube.com/v/ozQ_iPuqCxg

http://www.freegazamovement.org/site/

Free Gaza Song Contest
http://www.anis-online.de/office/events/FreeGazaSong.htm

The Free Gaza Art Festival
http://www.anis-online.de/2/freegaza/artfestival.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Gaza_Movement

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ismpalestine/3443049306/in/photostream/

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(Israel blows up jails and police stations first,
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYkGFuDpOk 
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http://uruknet.com/?p=m55510&hd=&size=1&l=e

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-contractors21-2009jun21,0,2407707.story

Iraq’s Plague of Snakes
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