By Jessica Frederick
HEBRON - Palestinian residents of the Beqa'a Valley are in danger of losing eleven homes and their health clinic. The clinic is currently under construction. The Israeli Civil Administration issued orders to the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) to demolish the homes and clinic by 14 February.
Residents in the valley have been building this clinic without governmental or outside funding, even though many have little or no paid employment. The Israeli Civil Administration refused to grant a building permit despite the difficulties residents encounter in reaching other health facilities outside of the valley. Between 600 and 700 people, mostly women and children, will use the new clinic for routine medical care, including prenatal checkups and vaccinations. Palestinian Relief and CARE International currently provide these services one day a week in other existing facilities. The residents decided to build their own clinic as the facilities they are now using are inadequate. Some patients are currently receiving care in part of one resident's home.
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(To view more pictures of Beqa'a Valley residents using an existing home as a clinic, visit:
http://www.cpt.org/gallery/album233 )
Eleven other buildings also have demolition orders. Six of these are homes that the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) rebuilt after previous demolitions.
Atta Jaber, a resident of the Beqa'a Valley, told CPTer Jessica Frederick (member of Christian Peacemaker Teams), "We want the world to know that with our new clinic that has the demolition order, if there was an automobile accident on the Bypass Route 60, and Israelis were injured and could not get to a hospital, we would give them medical treatment right here in this Palestinian clinic. Tell the world." Israeli authorities demolished Jaber's home in the Beqa'a Valley three times.
ACTION ALERT
Call your local news desk or the telephone numbers below. Don't let Israel continue to get away with war crimes.
WRITE OR TELEPHONE THOSE WORKING FOR YOU IN WASHINGTON AND DEMAND THAT THIS CARNAGE STOP-AND THAT YOUR TAX DOLLARS NO LONGER BE USED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE:
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1414
White House Comment Line: (202) 456-1111
Email: comments@whitehouse.gov
Fax: (202) 456-2461
* the White House:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Department of State
Washington, DC 20520
State Department Public Information Line:
(202) 647-6575
* the State Department:
http://contact-us.state.gov/cgi-bin/state.cfg/php/enduser/ask.phpAny Senator
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3121Any Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3121
* elected representatives:
http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/USA Embassy in Tel Aviv,
71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 63903, Israel.
Email: Mary Glantz, Human Rights, glantzme@state.gov
Or Michelle Schohn, schohnjm@state.gov Or ac5@bezeqint.netMatthew S. Rosenstock,
Office of Israel and Palestine Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the State Department.
Phone 202-647-1461
Email: RosenstockMS@state.govThe media, use: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=111
and
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/E-Mail Congress and the White House:
Congress: http://www.congress.org
President Bush: president@whitehouse.gov
Vice President Cheney: vice.president@whitehouse.govCONTACT THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL TO DEMAND THAT IT STOP ESCALATING THE DEADLY CYCLE OF VIOLENCE:
Embassy of Israel
3514 International Dr., NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 364-5500Canada:
Embassy in Tel Aviv - The Canadian Embassy,
PO Box 9442, Tel Aviv 67060, Israel.
Fax: (011 972 3) 636-3380.
Email: taviv@dfait-maeci.gc.caPrime Minister Stephen Harper,
Office of the Prime Minister,
80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0A2.
Fax: 613-941-6900
Email: pm@pm.gc.caMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada,
Maxine Bernier,
House of Commons, Ottawa ON, Canada, K1A 0A6.
Fax: (613) 995-0687
Email: Berni.M@parl.gc.caYou can mail your MP at the House of Commons address, or find their email address at
http://tinyurl.com/4b2jIsrael:
Send appeal electronically: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/Contact+Us/
Public Appeals Officer Phone: (country code 972) 03-5691000
Public Appeals Officer Fax: (country code 972) 03-5699400
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I have a problem here.
The Israelis can take land and build settlements on stolen land.
But Palestinians can’t build clinics or anything else because the Fucking Israelis don’t want them to.
On a sad note. I just learned that my own brother is supporting the Israelis.
GIVE ME TIME.
I will convert him.
I have discovered that he is a Zionist.
I will convert him.
If that is all I can do. It will be a victory.
All the best, kimmy!
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