US Academic Faculty Call for End to Israeli Attacks and Siege

A group of academics in US universities is calling for an end to the siege of Gaza and condemning the latest attacks. Below is the text of their petition:Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, USA Inc

Building a stronger peace and social justice movement here at home
and in Palestine/Israel

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Dear friend of FFIPP,

FFIPP-International is circulating the following petition condemning the bombing of the Islamic University in Gaza.

To sign the petition and see a letter from Dr. Kamalain Shaath, the President of The Islamic University, please go to:

http://office.ffipp.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=23869&qid=16998

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FFIPP-I Petition: on the bombing of the Islamic University in Gaza

December 30, 2008

The present Israeli devastation of Gaza is the culmination of years of
a suffocating siege: together they sow death and suffering to an
appalling, insufferable extent. Israeli policy, having already provoked
a vicious cycle of attacks, retaliation, and counter-attacks by Hamas,
now has escalated. Current military action includes the direct shelling
of the Islamic University in Gaza. Israeli bombers have destroyed the
main laboratory buildings and damaged six other buildings, including
the library, lecture halls and the student cafeteria.
As academics, students, and intellectuals, we condemn the Israeli
attack on the Islamic University and call for an immediate cessation of
all military and violent actions by both sides. We demand an end to the
siege on the Gaza strip and full protection and guarantee of the
freedom of education.
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