Ask Harper to demand Israel return the Tahrir

The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog

The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog will keep you up to date on fundraising and organizing efforts in support of the ‘Tahrir’, a Canadian boat which is currently part of the ‘Freedom Waves to Gaza’. Bloggers will report from on board the Tahrir and on support activities in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Vancouver, Victoria and many points in between.

Canadian civil society has a responsibility to fight the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza and to expose the Canadian government’s unjustified support for Israel. The time has come to send a Canadian boat to challenge the blockade of Gaza, in coordination with similar international efforts. Check out the Boat to Gaza’s website at http://tahrir.ca or follow us at twitter.com/CanadaBoatGaza.

By Canadian Boat to Gaza| March 2, 2012

During Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Ottawa this weekend, Stephen Harper should take the opportunity and ask for the prompt return of the Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir.Please follow the link (http://www.tahrir.ca/content/declaration-and-call-canadian-government) and add your signature to those of Noam Chomsky, Denis Halliday, Libby Davies, Alexandre Boulerice, Alex Atamanenko and Raymond Gravel on our Declaration and Call on the Canadian Government to demonstrate its commitment to international law and the treaties by:

1. providing all necessary assistance in the prompt recovery of the Tahrir, the medical aid, and all Canadian property on board that was seized violently during a lawful, peaceful voyage to Gaza;

2. insisting that Israel meet its obligations under international law by facilitating the unimpeded movement of people and goods into and out of Gaza, including by sea, in compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution 1860.

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Demandons que Harper exige le retour du Tahrir

Pendant la visite du Premier Ministre Benjamin à Ottawa cette fin de semaine, Stephen Harper devrait saisir l’occasion de lui demander de retourner rapidement le Bateau canadien pour Gaza, le Tahrir.

Veuillez suivre le lien (http://www.tahrir.ca/fr/bcg-declaration-et-appel-au-gouvernement-canadien) pour joindre votre appui à celui de Noam Chomsky, Denis Halliday, Alexandre Boulerice, Libby Davies, Alex Atamanenko et Raymond Gravel pour notre Déclaration et Appel au gouvernement canadien demandons de fournir les preuves de son engagement à la loi internationale et aux traités auxquels il est signataire, en :

1. fournissant toute l’assistance nécessaire dans la récupération rapide du Tahrir, l’aide médicale et toute la propriété canadienne à bord qui a été saisie violemment pendant un voyage légitime, pacifique à Gaza;

2. exigeant qu’Israël respecte ses obligations conformément à la loi internationale en facilitant le mouvement libre des gens et des marchandises à Gaza et à l’intérieur de celle-ci, y compris par voie maritime, conformément à la résolution 1860 du Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies.