Pakistanis For Palestine will organize a protest demonstration against the Israel firing on the ship carrying aid to Gaza.

Today on Monday 31^st May 2010 6pm at Lahore Press Club,

Labour Party Pakistan, Labour Education Foundation, Women Workers Help Line, National Trade Union Federation, Progressive Youth Front, National Student Federation, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and other political and civil society organization will participate in the demonstration.

In Karachi, LPP is also taking an initiative to call a Left Unity demonstration.

We call on all the organization to protest in strongest terms against the Israel aggression and American Imperialism.

Pakistanis for Palestine condemns Israel’s attack on the International Freedom Flotilla

Press Statement

Pakistanis for Palestine condemns the naked aggression of the Israeli Defense Forces against the international “Freedom Flotilla”, the convoy of ships attempting to carry humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip that has been unilaterally blockaded by Israel since June 2007. The ships were in international waters, about 150 km off the coast of Gaza, where Israel has no jurisdiction.

Current death toll: 20, Injured: more than 60

We demand:

1. That the United Nations include the Israeli Defense Forces in its list of terrorist organizations and put Israel on the list of states that officially sponsor terrorism;

2. That “the international community” end its hypocritical attitude towards Israel and authorize international news media to report objectively on acts of Israeli aggression; and

3. That Pakistan should use its status as the most important non-NATO ally of the US to pressure it to punish Israel for this gross violation of international humanitarian law

It is time for people of conscience all over the world to demand the end of the apartheid regime in Israel, the last colonial state in this post-colonial world, and to join the worldwide movement for the Boycott of, Sanctions on and Divergent from all organizations and entities that support the racist ideology of Zionism.

For more information on the BDS campaign, see: http://bdsmovement.net/
We subscribe to the three principles laid out in the Palestinian call for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel that calls on Israel to:

1. End its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall;

2. Recognize the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and

3. Respect, protect and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

For more information, see: http://www.pacbi.org/campaign_statement.htm
We call on all Pakistanis who support the principles listed above to join the campaign.

Please contact us at:

Email address: PakistanisForPalestine gmail.com
Online petition: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFNRb2pFbXQwT2ZXa2VHNUg1Zk01S0E6MA

Karachi: Meeting against Israeli aggression

Left parties, student, workers and social organizations including individuals has decided to held press conference on 1^st June,Tuesday at 2.30pm sharp at Karachi Press club against Israeli military’s brutal and bloody attack on aid ship,killing 20, injuring 60.

After the press conference date and other details for big rally in support of Palestinian will be decided.

Meeting was attended by Yusuf Masti Khan, Usman Baloch(Workers Party Pakistan), Nasir Mansoor, Mukhtiar Raho(Labour Party Pakistan), Salim Akhter,(Communist Party Pakistan), Hassan Nasir, Ramazan Mamon, farhat Perveen (Awami Party Pakistan),Mazhar Rahojo(Awami Tehreek), Khaliq Junejo(Jey Sindh Mahaz), Karamat Ali (PILER), manzoor Razi(Railway Workers Union), Ghani Zaman (National Trade Union Federation), Mohammed Mian(Journalist,Jamhori Mahaz), Roshan Kalhoro (Pakistan Trade Union Federation),Zehra Akber Khan(Labour Education Foundation), Ali Nasir (Pakistan Madoor Mahaz),Tamyaseen Din(Child and Labour Rights),Dr Nisar(Peace Social Council) comrade Shabir Azad,Khuram (National Student Federation), Sherbaz (Progressive Youth Front).

Nasir Mansoor