#Jan25: A Call from the People of Egypt

To all the people of world

The people in Egypt are under governmental siege.  Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network and the internet completely.  And there is news that even the phone landline will be cut tomorrow, to prevent any news agency from following what will happen.

 Suez city is already under siege now. The government cut the water supply and electricity, people, including, children and elderly are suffering there now. The patients in hospitals cannot get urgent medical care. The injured protestors are lying in the streets and the riot police are preventing people from helping them.  The families of the killed protestors cannot get the bodies of their sons to bury them.  This picture is the same in north Saini (El-Sheikh zoyad city) and in western Egypt (Al-salom). The riot police is cracking down on protestors in Ismailia, Alexandria, Fayoum, Shbin Elkoum, and Cairo, the capital, in many neighborhoods across the city.

The government is preparing to crackdown on the protestors in all Egyptian cities. They are using tear gas bombs, rubber and plastic pullets, chemicals like dilutes mustard gas against protestors.  Several protestors today have been killed when the armored vehicles of the riot police hit them. Officials in plain clothes carrying blades and knives used to intimidate protestors.

All this has been taken place over the past three days during the peaceful demonstrations in Cairo and other cities. Now, with the suspicious silence of the local media and the lack of coverage from the international media, Mubarak and his gang are blocking all the channels that can tell the world about what is happening.

People who call for their freedom need your support and help. Will you give them a hand?  

The activists are flooding the net (youtube and other sites) with thousands of pictures and videos showing the riot police firing on armless people. The police started to use ammunition against protestors. 15-year old girl has been injured and another 25 year old man has been shot in the mouth. While nothing of these has appeared in the media, there is more to happen tomorrow. Will you keep silent? Will you keep your mouth shut while seeing all these cruelty and inhumane actions?

We don’t ask for much, just broadcast what is happening

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the guardian

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new York times

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#Jan25: Protest in Occupied Jerusalem on Friday in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution

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#Jan25: Solidarity Protests with the Egyptian Revolution all Over the World

These are the protesting events all over the world:

Vienna: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129970120402471

London: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179281765443239

Geneva: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196129640404020

Brussels: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_104229969655611&notif_t=group_activity#!/event.php?eid=121814417891473

Paris: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166528276727095

Berlin: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179299068775555

Frankfurt: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158721870843809

München: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158542954196152

Sydney: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177198512322316

Los Angeles: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136377153093178

New York City: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187815277910180

Vancover: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184036711619296

San Francisco: http://youthanormalization.blogspot.com/2011/01/jan25-saturday-san-francisco-solidarity.html

#Jan25: Protest outside the Egyptian Embassy in LONDON on Sat

We are a group of Egyptians from different political & ideological backgrounds. At 12 pm on Saturday 29/01/2011 we shall hold a peaceful protest outside the Egyptian Embassy in London, to show our solidarity & support of our fellow Egyptians in our beloved country, who decided on making Tuesday 25/01/2011 a day of protests & demonstrations in Egypt against the unfair, tyrant, oppressive & corrupt Egyptian regime that has been ruling our country for decades. We would like to announce our full solidarity with all honourable freedom fighters from different backgrounds who decided to peacefully protest (despite the expected suppression & brutality from the regime) in order to achieve our justified goal of a democratic, free & civil nation capable of ensuring a dignified, honourable & non-discriminatory life for all Egyptians.

We are inviting all supporters of human rights & civic democracy to come & support us in delivering our message to the Egyptian regime.

Please spread the word & invite your friends. Flags & banners of all supporting nations are welcomed.

Address of the Egyptian Embassy:
26 South Street
London
W1K 1DW


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#Jan25: SF protest in solidarity with the revolution in Egypt

#Jan25: Saturday – San Francisco solidarity protest with Egypt intifada

arabawy posted this:

Protest planned this Saturday, 12pm, in San Francisco in solidarity with the Egyptian intifada.

#Jan25 Egyptian Revolution

I am currently following the news about the Egyptian revolution and will resume blogging in a few days.

#BDS: Elisabeth Guigou défend le boycott des produits israéliens

"Soutenir le principe du boycott économique qui, en l’occurrence, est l’expression politique de la protestation contre la tyrannie israélienne dans les territoires occupés, voilà un courage parlementaire suffisamment rare pour qu’il nous redonne quelque espoir dans la revalorisation de l’Assemblée Nationale, et dans sa saine opposition à une pensée unique pernicieuse.

Cette parole, qui s’élève au-dessus de la réprobation univoque contre ceux qui ont choisi de censurer les produits israéliens BDS, émane d’Elisabeth Guigou, députée (PS) de Seine-Saint-Denis et ancienne ministre de la Justice, laquelle défend cette stratégie de la mise à l’index comme étant l’arme des forces vives de la société pour lutter contre le mutisme de l’Europe, et l’inertie complaisante du gouvernement français et de sa realpolitik aux amitiés coupables, sous toutes les latitudes..."

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#BDS: Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employee: Statement of Position

"The Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE) wishes to reiterate its firm opposition to any bilateral or multilateral relationships between Palestinian and Israeli academic institutions. In reference to the decision by the University of Johannesburg Senate in September 2010 to review the University's Memorandum of Understanding with Ben-Gurion University, and particularly regarding the condition of partnering with a Palestinian university, PFUUPE, representing Palestinian academics at virtually all Palestinian universities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip stands firmly behind the position of the Palestinian Council for Higher Education (CHE) rejecting cooperation with Israeli universities.  The CHE, representing all higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), has rejected, since the early 1990s, any form of cooperation by Palestinian institutions of higher education with Israeli academic institutions until the Israeli occupation ends.[1] This position was reiterated again with particular reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between Ben-Gurion and Johannesburg Universities during one of its meetings  in October 2010. Members of the CHE reaffirmed their rejection to any form of cooperation with Israeli universities, be it direct cooperation, or through third parties.   

PFUUPE fully endorses the Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it fulfils its obligations under international law [2] and, as part of it, the Call by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).[3] Within the framework of this non-violent form of resistance to the occupation and dispossession of the Palestinians, the boycott must be applied to Israeli institutions, including all universities that are complicit in the state's violations of international law and human rights until they end their direct and indirect collusion in the state's colonial and apartheid policies.[4] "

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#BDS: تأجيل محاكمة ناشط دعا لمقاطعة الشركة المصدرة للغاز إلى إسرائيل

أجلت محكمة جنح الاقتصادية، اليوم السبت، نظر ثانى جلسات محاكمة كريم رضا، ناشط حركة شباب 6 أبريل بتهمة سب وقذف وإزعاج رئيس مجلس إدارة شركة كبرى للغاز، عندما أسس موقعًا إلكترونيًا يدعو إلى مقاطعة الشركة احتجاجاً على تصديرها الغاز إلى إسرائيل، ما اعتبرته الشركة إزعاجًا لها ويسبب الإضرار بالاقتصاد القومى، وذلك إلى جلسة 29 يناير الجارى للإعلان بالدعوى المدنية المقابلة..

كانت البداية بتأسيس "كريم رضا" حملة مصرية لمقاطعة الشركة المصدرة للغاز حملت شعار "مش هاندفع الفواتير طول ما فى تصدير"، وذلك احتجاجاً على تصدير الغاز المصرى إلى إسرائيل بأسعار مخالفة لسعر السوق.

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#BDS:

"Marrickville Council has stayed firm in the face of criticism for its recent decision to join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israeli apartheid in Palestine.

The council passed a Greens-initiated motion to support the BDS campaign on December 14.

The motion read: “In particular recognition of its sister city relationship with Bethlehem and the strong support for this relationship from local progressive faith communities and other community members, Marrickville Council support the principles of the BDS global campaign and reports back on any links the Council has with organisations or companies that support or profit from the Israeli military occupation of Palestine with a view to the Council divesting from such links and imposing a boycott on any future such links or goods purchases.

“Marrickville Council [will] boycott all goods made in Israel and any sporting, institutional academic, government or institutional cultural exchanges.

“Marrickville Council [will] write to the local state and federal ministers (Carmel Tebbutt and Anthony Albanese) informing them of council’s position and seeking their support at the state and federal level for the global BDS movement.”

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#BDS: The Jerusalem Book Fair & Prize: Both Eminently Boycottable

"It was announced yesterday that British novelist Ian McEwan has been awarded the Jerusalem Prize, awarded biennially at the Jerusalem Book Fair, to a writer whose work explores the theme of the ‘freedom of the individual in society’. The Book Fair is notable for its Fellowship scheme, in which selected ‘promising’ international editors and agents are treated as guests of the Fair, and offered tours of the city and environs. The Prize, which comes with a trip to Jerusalem and $10,000, has been awarded to authors including Susan Sontag, Arthur Miller and J.M. Coetzee. Five previous winners have gone on to be Nobel Laureates, giving the Prize a prestige beyond its relatively modest cash reward.

BWISP reacts with dismay to today’s further announcement that McEwan intends to accept the Prize. The writer stated in The Guardian:

“I think one should always make a distinction between a civil society and its government. It is the Jerusalem book fair, not the Israeli foreign ministry, which is making the award. I would urge people to make the distinction – it is about literature.

“I am not a supporter of the Israeli settler movement, nor of Hamas. I would align myself in the middle of a great many of my Israeli friends who despair that there will ever be peace while the settlements continue. I support the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon’s call for a freeze on the settlements. But I also have no time for Hamas lobbing missiles into Israel either.”

In a sign of how far the BDS movement has come, The Guardian solicted a response from Betty Hunter, the general secretary of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, who said: “We welcome Ian McEwan’s statement about his disapproval of the settlements but we would point out that accepting this prestigious prize is a way of giving support to the Israeli government, which is dedicated to pursuing illegal expulsion policies against the Palestinian people. His acceptance will be used as a public relations exercise by the Israeli government.”

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#BDS: هل رَأيتُمْ مطاراً أو حدوداً تُغْلق في ساعات اللَّيلْ؟

ديانا ريان

كُنّا في الأردن في إجازة قصيرة في شهر دسيمبر ٢٠٠٩ وكان لدينا متسع من الوقت فقلت لأمي: لِمَ لا نقضي اليومين القادمين في سوريا فهي قريبة جداً؟ فقالت: أمسموحٌ لحاملي جواز السلطة الفلسطينية بدخولها فهم كل يوم بقرار؟ فقلت: نعم وسأتصل بالسفارة السورية الآن لأتأكد وهذا ماقالته لي إحدى موظفي السفارة: تستطيعون الدخول إن كانت مدة مكوثكم في الأردن الحالية أقل من شهر وإن كنتم تحملون إقامة سارية المفعول في إحدى دول الخليج وإن لم تكن جوازاتكم مختومة من الأراضي المحتلة؟!؟ فوضبنا الحقائب وذهبنا لمنطقة العبدلي حيث توجد الباصات والتكاسي التي تنقل الركاب إلى سوريا واتفقنا مع سائق تاكسي وجلسنا ننتظر اكتمال عدد الركاب. وفي هذه الأثناء جاء إلينا سائق تاكسي آخر وسألنا عن هوية جوازاتنا وقال: راح كون صريح معكن بس ماتفهموني غلط الله يخليكن! هلأ أنتُ فيكن تدخلو بس بدكم سواق شاطر ليمشيلكم الأمور عالحدود وتكرم عيونكن!! التزمنا الصمت ثم قالت أمي: إن لم يكن مسموحٌ لنا بالدخول فكان مكتب التاكسي قد منعنا ولكنه لم يفعل، فهذا يدل على أن الأمور على مايرام ثم انطلقنا وكنت في قمة السعادة حيث هذه المرة الأولى لي.. وصلنا للحدود في خلال ثلاث ساعات تقريباً وطلب سائق التاكسي من الجميع بدخول الصالة وختم الجوازات ثم الرجوع للسيارة وفي ثواني كنا أمام الشباك حيث يجلس موظف الحدود السورية خلفه وابتسم وقال: أهلا وسهلا فيكن بسوريا وفي لمحة بصر تحولت هذه الإبتسامة إلى علامات تعجب ونهض ونظر إلينا ثم قال: فيكن تنتظرو عالكراسي هنيك بس لنادي عليكن.. وبعد ساعة قال لأمي: حضرتك كنتِ بالضفة بالصيف؟ فقالت: كُنِت بغزة عشان أزور إمِّي في أي مشكلة؟ فقال: الله يخليلك إياها بس بعد إذنك هلأ بنتك فيها تدخل سوريا أهلا وسهلا فيها بس حضرتك مضطرين نرجعك على الأردن لإن جوازك مختوم من البلاد المحتلة وهادا بنافي قوانينا!! فقالت: بس غزة مش محتلة، هيمحاصرة وبعدين مو عأساس سوريا بلد العروبة؟ هاي هي العروبة اللي بتحكو عنها؟ على كلٍ كسبنا شوفتكم وهالوش السمح!! وعدنا أدراجنا للأردن ثم إلى جدة

حين أتى صيف ٢٠١٠ وهو الموعد المعتاد لأمي لزيارة غزة فكان جوازها قد انتهت مدة صلاحيته وتم تجديده فقالت أمي أريد زيارة سوريا أولاً لبضعة أيام ومن ثم ننتقل لغزة، فقلت: ولكن لم يسمحوا لكِ بالدخول قبل ثمانية أشهر فقالت: مزبوط بس جوازي هلا اتجدد وماعليه أي ختم! وفعلا دخلنا سوريا وكان نفس الشرطي عالحدود وضحك وقال: انتو جيتو قبل هيك ورجعناكم ما؟ اهلا وسهلا فيكن وقت بتيجو من السعودية باي وقت بس مو من الضفة!! ولم يختموا دخول على جوازاتنا بل على كرت أزرق خارجي وطلبوا منا الاحتفاظ به لمغادرة البلاد

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#BDS: Protest Held at Mercer County Plant Over Tear Gas

"A Mercer County company is manufacturing and selling a type of tear gas to law enforcement agencies around the world.

Monday, a group of protesters gathered outside of that facility, upset that the company is allegedly selling that product to Israeli military forces who are in turn using it against Palestinians.

Combined Systems Incorporated, or CSI, based in Jamestown, Pa., manufactures and sells what they call less-lethal weapons to law enforcement.

One of those products is a type of tear gas called CS."

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#BDS: مقاطعة لمنتجات المستوطنات بلندن

واصل نشطاء التضامن مع الشعب الفلسطيني السبت إقامة مظاهراتهم الاحتجاجية أمام الفرع الرئيسي لشركة أهافا الإسرائيلية لمستحضرات التجميل وسط العاصمة البريطانية لندن للمطالبة بمقاطعة البضائع الإسرائيلية.

ورفع المتظاهرون الأعلام الفلسطينية وأذاعوا نداءات تدعو لمقاطعة المنتجات الإسرائيلية، كما حملوا لافتات تدعو للمقاطعة ووزعوا مئات المنشورات على المارة.

وانضمت متاجر جون لويس الكبرى لنداءات المقاطعة، حيث أعلنت الشركة أنها توقفت كليا عن بيع منتجات شركة أهافا الإسرائيلية.

وقد أكد المدير العام  لمتاجر جون لويس، أندي ستريت، في رسالة وجهها لحملة التضامن مع فلسطين مؤرخة في 7 يناير/كانون الثاني، أن شركات جون لويس لم تعد تقوم بتخزين أو بيع منتجات البحر الميت من شركة أهافا.

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